Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.98 minutes getting to work every day.
The rate of college-level education in Lexington is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.71% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lexington in 2022 was $21,560, which is low income relative to Nebraska and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,240 for a family of four. However, Lexington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lexington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lexington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Lexington, accounting for 64.44% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Lexington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lexington include German, Irish, English, Somalian, and African.
Lexington also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 40.27%.
The most common language spoken in Lexington is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and African languages.
