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> Lexington, NE Micro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 24,226 | 100% |
English only | 17,050 | 70.4% |
Language other than English | 7,176 | 29.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,791 | 15.6% |
Spanish | 6,336 | 26.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,370 | 13.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 165 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 72 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 72 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 603 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 340 | 1.4% |
Ancestry in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,287 | 100% |
American | 1,289 | 4.9% |
Arab | 26 | 0.1% |
Czech | 583 | 2.2% |
Danish | 554 | 2.1% |
Dutch | 499 | 1.9% |
English | 2,041 | 7.8% |
French (except Basque) | 324 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 55 | 0.2% |
German | 7,910 | 30.1% |
Greek | 27 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 21 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,069 | 7.9% |
Italian | 113 | 0.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 147 | 0.6% |
Polish | 405 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 87 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 187 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 277 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 694 | 2.6% |
Swedish | 1,482 | 5.6% |
Swiss | 43 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 42 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 8 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,637 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,862 | 71.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,192 | 33.1% |
Married-couple family | 5,368 | 55.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,230 | 23.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 561 | 5.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 346 | 3.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 933 | 9.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 616 | 6.4% |
Nonfamily households | 2,775 | 28.8% |
Householder living alone | 2,524 | 26.2% |
65 years and over | 1,081 | 11.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,502 | 36.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,503 | 26.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 25,892 | 100% |
Householder | 9,637 | 37.2% |
Spouse | 5,360 | 20.7% |
Child | 8,155 | 31.5% |
Other relatives | 1,437 | 5.5% |
Nonrelatives | 1,303 | 5.0% |
Unmarried partner | 563 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 10,117 | 100% |
Never married | 2,796 | 27.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,871 | 58.0% |
Separated | 135 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 196 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 1,119 | 11.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 10,000 | 100% |
Never married | 2,014 | 20.1% |
Now married, except separated | 5,666 | 56.7% |
Separated | 167 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,135 | 11.4% |
Divorced | 1,018 | 10.2% |
Fertility in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 411 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 129 | 31.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 73 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 150 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 579 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 237 | 40.9% |
Less than 1 year | 72 | 12.4% |
1 or 2 years | 46 | 7.9% |
3 or 4 years | 62 | 10.7% |
5 or more years | 57 | 9.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 237 | 100% |
Who are female | 152 | 64.1% |
Who are married | 171 | 72.2% |
School Enrollment in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,649 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 408 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 566 | 8.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,147 | 47.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,875 | 28.2% |
College or graduate school | 653 | 9.8% |
Educational Attainment in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,775 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,144 | 12.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,635 | 9.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,929 | 35.3% |
Some college, no degree | 3,384 | 20.2% |
Associate's degree | 1,091 | 6.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,925 | 11.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 667 | 4.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.5% |
Veteran Status in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,876 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,674 | 8.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 25,993 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,091 | 11.9% |
Under 18 years | 7,411 | 100% |
With a disability | 251 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 14,949 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,579 | 10.6% |
65 years and over | 3,633 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,261 | 34.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 25,977 | 100% |
Same house | 22,549 | 86.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 3,304 | 12.7% |
Same county | 2,086 | 8.0% |
Different county | 1,218 | 4.7% |
Same state | 645 | 2.5% |
Different state | 573 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 124 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 26,287 | 100% |
Native | 21,808 | 83.0% |
Born in United States | 21,621 | 82.2% |
State of residence | 17,101 | 65.1% |
Different state | 4,520 | 17.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 187 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 4,479 | 17.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,479 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,400 | 31.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 3,079 | 68.7% |
Year of Entry in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,666 | 100% |
Native | 187 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 2.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 182 | 97.3% |
Foreign born | 4,479 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 59 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,420 | 98.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,479 | 100% |
Europe | 60 | 1.3% |
Asia | 88 | 2.0% |
Africa | 542 | 12.1% |
Oceania | 9 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 3,752 | 83.8% |
Northern America | 28 | 0.6% |