Kalama vs Lexington

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

Kalama 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 2,996 in Kalama). Kalama has the higher median household income ($103,438 vs $101,417 in Lexington). Kalama has the higher median home value ($428,000 vs $344,200 in Lexington).

Population, income & housing

	Kalama	Lexington
Population	2,996	4,495
Median age	52.0 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$103,438	$101,417
Median home value	$428,000	$344,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,537
Housing units	1,333	1,523
Homeownership rate	63.3%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kalama	Lexington
Population	2,629 → 2,996 (+14.0%)	3,785 → 4,495 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$62,969 → $103,438 (+64.3%)	$72,396 → $101,417 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$248,200 → $428,000 (+72.4%)	$234,700 → $344,200 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,214 → $1,537 (+26.6%)

Kalama

Population

2,6292,996

Median household income

$62,969$103,438

Median home value

$248,200$428,000

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)

	Kalama	Lexington
Under 5	6.3%	0.8%
5 to 17	13.5%	27.8%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	6.6%
35 to 44	7.2%	17.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	23.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.0%
75 and over	10.6%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kalama	Lexington
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kalama	Lexington
No high school diploma	7.5%	6.8%
High school graduate	24.0%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	49.8%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kalama	Lexington
Drove alone	90.0%	86.9%
Carpooled	2.9%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kalama	Lexington
1-unit, detached	60.8%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	1.4%
20 or more units	17.3%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Kalama	Lexington
Poverty rate	11.8%	2.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1999	1993