Population: 7,393. Estimated population in 2021: 7,667 (+3.7% change)
Males: 3,411 (46.1%), Females: 3,982 (53.9%)
Henderson County
Zip code: 38351
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $29,725
Median house value: $82,800
Races in Lexington:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.9%)
- Black (13.1%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (18.7%), Irish (8.8%), English (7.5%), German (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%), Scottish (1.4%).
Elevation: 503 feet
Land area: 11.5 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Lexington
- High school or higher: 72.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lexington city
- Never married: 16.9%
- Now married: 52.7%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 17.0%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +74 (+1.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Lexington:
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE LEXINGTON HOSP (200 W CHURCH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lexington:
- DECATUR COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; PARSONS, TN)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HUNTINGDON (about 24 miles; HUNTINGDON, TN)
- METHODIST LEBONHEUR HEALTHCARE-JACKSON (about 29 miles; JACKSON, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lexington:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 36 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 84 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Abbreviation: MSL)
- CAMPBELL AAF (about 94 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lexington:
- FRANKLIN WILKINS (about 2 miles; LEXINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: M52)
- SCOTT FIELD (about 20 miles; PARSONS, TN; Abbreviation: 0M1)
- CARROLL COUNTY (about 30 miles; HUNTINGDON, TN; Abbreviation: HZD)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lexington:
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 50 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 72 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 82 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
Schools
Public high school in Lexington:
- LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 850; Location: 284 WHITE ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Lexington:
- LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 37; Location: PO BOX 709; Grades: KG – 12)
- TURNING POINT PROGRAM THE (Students: 14; Location: PO BOX 1069; Grades: 8 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lexington:
- PAUL G. CAYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 691; Location: 61 DIXON ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- PIN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 354; Location: 19925 HWY 412 E; Grades: KG – 08)
- PAUL G. CAYWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 317; Location: 162 MONROE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- SOUTH HAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location: 5455 HWY 22A; Grades: KG – 08)
- BARGERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 261; Location: 6141 POPLAR SPRINGS RD; Grades: KG – 08)
- LEXINGTON JUVENILE ACADEMY (Location: 680 EAST CHURCH; Grades: 05 – 12)
Private primary/middle school in Lexington:
- LEXINGTON MONTESSORI CENTER (Students: 33; Location: 49 N MAIN ST; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Lexington:
- EVERETT HORN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $81,177; Location: 702 WEST CHURCH STREET; 26,342 books; 823 audio materials; 829 video materials)