Lexington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 7,952 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lexington is the 78th largest community in Tennessee.
Also of interest is that Lexington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.12% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lexington has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lexington has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lexington than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lexington may be for you.
Lexington is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Lexington with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.02% of adults in Lexington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Lexington in 2022 was $22,907, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,628 for a family of four. However, Lexington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lexington is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lexington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. 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 English, African, Irish, German, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Lexington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.