Community & Data
Demographics
A Portrait of Lexington
Lexington is one of the wealthiest and most highly educated towns in Massachusetts, and one of the most Asian-American: about a third of residents trace their roots to Asia, and two in five speak a language other than English at home. The town draws families who chase its schools, which shows in the numbers: more than a quarter of residents are under 18, even as roughly one in five is 65 or older. Home prices tell the other half of the story, with a median value well past a million dollars. Figures below come from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 34,454
- Households: 12,337
- Persons per household: 2.7
- Foreign-born: 33.7% of residents
- Under 18: 26.4%
- Age 65 and over: 21.0%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 56.8%
- Asian: 32.9%
- Two or more races: 6.2%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 3.3%
- Black or African American: 2.1%
- Speak a language other than English at home: 40.0%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $219,402
- Poverty rate: 4.3%
- Median home value: $1,147,900
- Median gross rent: $2,816
- Homeownership: 81.0% of units
- In the labor force: 64.3%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth. As in most of the state, Lexington’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 23,070
- Unenrolled (no party): 14,501 (62.86%)
- Democrats: 7,344 (31.83%)
- Republicans: 1,113 (4.82%)
Sources
See how Lexington fits into the broader Commonwealth.