Moving to Lexington, Massachusetts
About Lexington, Massachusetts

Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was first settled by Europeans c. 1642 as a farming community. Lexington is well known as the site of the first shots of the American Revolutionary War, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775, where the "Shot heard 'round the world" took place. It is home to Minute Man National Historical Park.
Gender
Gender | Lexington | Massachusetts | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 51.1% | 51.5% | 50.8% |
Male | 48.9% | 48.5% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Lexington | Massachusetts | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 2.8% | 5% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1.6% | 4.1% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 3.1% | 6.8% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 2.5% | 6.4% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 3.9% | 9% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 6.3% | 13.9% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 5.8% | 12% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 14.5% | 18% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 12.9% | 10.6% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 46.6% | 14.2% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Lexington | Massachusetts | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 0% | 3% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 1% | 5% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 5% | 24% | 27.0% |
Other College | 5% | 15% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 3% | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 26% | 25% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 35% | 14% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 10% | 3% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 15% | 3% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Education
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Lexington | Massachusetts | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 62% | 70.8% | 60.1% |
African American | 1.2% | 6.8% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Asian | 30.6% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 3.6% | 2.7% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 1.9% | 12% | 18.2% |
Race / Ethnicity
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