Castle Rock vs Lexington

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

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

Lexington has the higher population (4,495 vs 2,298 in Castle Rock). Lexington has the higher median household income ($101,417 vs $65,272 in Castle Rock). Lexington has the higher median home value ($344,200 vs $301,000 in Castle Rock).

Population, income & housing

	Castle Rock	Lexington
Population	2,298	4,495
Median age	31.1 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$65,272	$101,417
Median home value	$301,000	$344,200
Median gross rent	$1,326	$1,537
Housing units	933	1,523
Homeownership rate	62.0%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castle Rock	Lexington
Population	3,153 → 2,298 (-27.1%)	3,785 → 4,495 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$50,573 → $65,272 (+29.1%)	$72,396 → $101,417 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $301,000 (+82.0%)	$234,700 → $344,200 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $1,326 (+66.8%)	$1,214 → $1,537 (+26.6%)

Castle Rock

Population

3,1532,298

Median household income

$50,573$65,272

Median home value

$165,400$301,000

Median gross rent

$795$1,326

Lexington

Population

3,7854,495

Median household income

$72,396$101,417

Median home value

$234,700$344,200

Median gross rent

$1,214$1,537

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castle Rock	Lexington
Under 5	13.0%	0.8%
5 to 17	16.2%	27.8%
18 to 24	7.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	17.8%	6.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	17.5%
45 to 54	8.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	9.1%	9.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.0%
75 and over	8.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castle Rock	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castle Rock	Lexington
No high school diploma	9.6%	6.8%
High school graduate	34.8%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castle Rock	Lexington
Drove alone	87.7%	86.9%
Carpooled	5.2%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castle Rock	Lexington
1-unit, detached	73.1%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	1.4%
20 or more units	9.5%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Castle Rock	Lexington
Poverty rate	6.5%	2.7%
Average household size	2.61	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1971	1993