Lexington, GA Population

Overview

351

Total Population

16.0

Median age

45.87%

Female population %

118:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

80.0

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lexington's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lexington is 16.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lexington's population under 18 was 51.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lexington's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.12% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lexington, 37.32% were under the age of 15, 17.09% aged 15 to 29, 38.46% aged 30 to 64, 6.84% aged 65 to 84, and 0.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 29 less females than males in Lexington:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.87% females and 54.13% males in Lexington, GA.
The Lexington, GA gender ratio is 118:100 i.e. 118 men to 100 women (1.180).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 77.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 54.

Lexington's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Lexington population: 45.58% are White and 54.42% are Black or African American.
Lexington's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 351 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lexington is Black or African American with a population of 191 (54.42% of the total population).

Lexington's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 231 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Lexington's population increased by 17 (7.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lexington's population decreased by 29 (12.55%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lexington's population was lowest in year 2020 at 202.