Lexington vs Longview

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

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

Longview has the higher population (37,836 vs 4,495 in Lexington). Lexington has the higher median household income ($101,417 vs $60,844 in Longview). Lexington has the higher median home value ($344,200 vs $339,000 in Longview).

Population, income & housing

	Lexington	Longview
Population	4,495	37,836
Median age	41.9 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$101,417	$60,844
Median home value	$344,200	$339,000
Median gross rent	$1,537	$1,119
Housing units	1,523	16,955
Homeownership rate	80.5%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	12.6%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lexington	Longview
Population	3,785 → 4,495 (+18.8%)	37,520 → 37,836 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$72,396 → $101,417 (+40.1%)	$44,957 → $60,844 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$234,700 → $344,200 (+46.7%)	$190,400 → $339,000 (+78.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,214 → $1,537 (+26.6%)	$859 → $1,119 (+30.3%)

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

Longview

Population

37,52037,836

Median household income

$44,957$60,844

Median home value

$190,400$339,000

Median gross rent

$859$1,119

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lexington	Longview
Under 5	0.8%	6.1%
5 to 17	27.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	6.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	6.6%	14.2%
35 to 44	17.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	9.9%	12.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.6%
75 and over	6.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lexington	Longview
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	78.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	3.9%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lexington	Longview
No high school diploma	6.8%	11.5%
High school graduate	26.3%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	43.7%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lexington	Longview
Drove alone	86.9%	81.0%
Carpooled	4.3%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.3%	5.9%
Other means	3.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lexington	Longview
1-unit, detached	80.1%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	14.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	16.2%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Lexington	Longview
Poverty rate	2.7%	15.1%
Average household size	2.95	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1993	1965