Lexington vs Sardis

A side-by-side comparison of Lexington and Sardis: population, income, housing, and more.

Lexington and Sardis are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lexington has the higher population (7,943 vs 463 in Sardis). Lexington has the higher median household income ($49,253 vs $40,536 in Sardis). Lexington has the higher median home value ($173,200 vs $112,800 in Sardis).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Sardis
Population	7,943	463
Median age	36.4 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,253	$40,536
Median home value	$173,200	$112,800
Median gross rent	$758	$613
Housing units	3,250	259
Homeownership rate	58.8%	78.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	13.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Sardis
Population	7,848 → 7,943 (+1.2%)	366 → 463 (+26.5%)
Median household income	$34,567 → $49,253 (+42.5%)	$43,438 → $40,536 (-6.7%)
Median home value	$114,900 → $173,200 (+50.7%)	$92,100 → $112,800 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $758 (+19.2%)	$625 → $613 (-1.9%)

Lexington

Population

7,8487,943

Median household income

$34,567$49,253

Median home value

$114,900$173,200

Median gross rent

$636$758

Sardis

Population

366463

Median household income

$43,438$40,536

Median home value

$92,100$112,800

Median gross rent

$625$613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Sardis
Under 5	6.9%	3.0%
5 to 17	19.2%	19.4%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.1%
25 to 34	15.7%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	7.3%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	19.9%
75 and over	7.5%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Sardis
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	91.1%
Black or African American	14.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Sardis
No high school diploma	10.6%	17.6%
High school graduate	43.5%	53.2%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Sardis
Drove alone	84.0%	59.3%
Carpooled	2.1%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	35.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Sardis
1-unit, detached	74.2%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	30.5%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Sardis
Poverty rate	18.9%	24.2%
Average household size	2.63	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	27	36
Median year structure built	1982	1984