Lexington, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Click Here to Find Homes in Lexington, MA   Back to: Lexington, Massachusetts main profile, Massachusetts, Massachusetts smaller cities, Massachusetts small towns, Massachusetts forum, All US cities. (All urban) Houses: 11,333 (11,110 occupied: 9,166 owner occupied, 1,944 renter occupied) % of renters here: 17% State: 18% Housing density: 691 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $342,737. Median contract rent in 2009: $1,695 (lower quartile is $1,176, upper quartile is $2,001) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $853 Median gross rent in Lexington, MA in 2009: $1,846 Housing units in Lexington with a mortgage: 5,612 (511 second mortgage, 889 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,770 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $163,676 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $98,551 Median monthly housing costs: $2,098 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Latest news about housing in Lexington, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Recent posts about housing in Lexington, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Lexington MA – Townhouses  (0 replies) Paralyzed with indecision: Condo in Brookline vs. House in Newton/Lexington  (10 replies) condos in Concord / Lexington  (1 reply) I need to rent a house in Lexington  (1 reply) How do you find homes to rent?  (1 reply) Modular Homes in MA?  (22 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $641,286 (it was $413,500 in 2000) Lexington: $641,286 Massachusetts: $338,500 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $508,167 - $862,411 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $894,518 Here: $894,518 State: $412,156 Townhouses or other attached units: $917,884 Here: $917,884 State: $346,236 In 2-unit structures: $720,496 Here: $720,496 State: $348,924 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,348,918 Here: $1,348,918 State: $354,648 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $313,594 Here: $313,594 State: $326,862 Household type by relationship: Households: 29,571 In family households: 26,501 (6,509 male householders, 1,965 female householders) 7,479 spouses, 9,466 children (8,979 natural, 337 adopted, 150 stepchildren), 153 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 199 parents, 272 other relatives, 284 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,070 (798 male householders (598 living alone)), 1,847 female householders (1,715 living alone)), 425 nonrelatives In group quarters: 784 (547 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 3,361 2-persons, 1,930 3-persons, 2,100 4-persons, 823 5-persons, 168 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,313 1-person, 274 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 3 5-persons. 6,947 married couples with children. 777 single-parent households (124 men, 653 women). 81.2% of residents of Lexington speak English at home. 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). 8.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). 7.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 1.3% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 5,001 (16.5%) (54.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Lexington, MA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 1 $40,000 to $49,999: 3 $50,000 to $59,999: 9 $60,000 to $69,999: 16 $70,000 to $79,999: 9 $80,000 to $89,999: 6 $90,000 to $99,999: 4 $100,000 to $124,999: 17 $125,000 to $149,999: 5 $150,000 to $174,999: 11 $175,000 to $199,999: 7 $200,000 to $249,999: 44 $250,000 to $299,999: 90 $300,000 to $399,999: 352 $400,000 to $499,999: 758 $500,000 to $749,999: 3087 $750,000 to $999,999: 2178 $1,000,000 or more: 2571

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Lexington: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 66 $250 to $299: 10 $300 to $349: 85 $350 to $399: 36 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 59 $500 to $549: 19 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 0 $650 to $699: 0 $700 to $749: 0 $750 to $799: 0 $800 to $899: 29 $900 to $999: 29 $1,000 to $1,249: 81 $1,250 to $1,499: 137 $1,500 to $1,999: 502 $2,000 or more: 743 No cash rent: 143

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.9%
Number of people working at home: 973 (6.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 169 5 to 9 minutes: 1106 10 to 14 minutes: 1770 15 to 19 minutes: 1590 20 to 24 minutes: 1955 25 to 29 minutes: 903 30 to 34 minutes: 2259 35 to 39 minutes: 809 40 to 44 minutes: 779 45 to 59 minutes: 1346 60 to 89 minutes: 643 90 or more minutes: 180

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,375 (79%) Carpooled: 877 (6%) Bus or trolley bus: 253 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 24 (0%) Subway or elevated: 615 (4%) Railroad: 32 (0%) Taxi: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 44 (0%) Walked: 243 (2%) Other means: 35 (0%) Worked at home: 973 (7%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 382 $10,000 to $14,999: 213 $15,000 to $19,999: 207 $20,000 to $24,999: 322 $25,000 to $29,999: 382 $30,000 to $34,999: 258 $35,000 to $39,999: 328 $40,000 to $44,999: 314 $45,000 to $49,999: 213 $50,000 to $59,999: 677 $60,000 to $74,999: 973 $75,000 to $99,999: 1459 $100,000 to $124,999: 1330 $125,000 to $149,999: 1007 $150,000 to $199,999: 1439 $200,000 or more: 1615

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4868

Irish: 3837

English: 2932

Italian: 2904

German: 1647

United States or American: 1239

Russian: 1107

Polish: 892

French (except Basque): 616

Scottish: 595

Swedish: 546

Armenian: 428

Greek: 395

French Canadian: 359

British: 332

Eastern European: 307

European: 283

Scotch-Irish: 239

Canadian: 216

Iranian: 208

Portuguese: 203

Arab:: 191

Swiss: 177

Dutch: 154

Israeli: 124

Subsaharan African:: 123

Austrian: 120

Hungarian: 116

Finnish: 107

Lithuanian: 104

Lebanese: 104

Norwegian: 101

Danish: 82

Northern European: 82

Ukrainian: 78

South African: 58

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 55

Romanian: 52

Haitian: 43

Belgian: 42

Czech: 40

Slovak: 38

Latvian: 34

Egyptian: 33

Arab/Arabic: 33

Other Subsaharan African: 33

African: 32

Basque: 30

Guyanese: 30

Slovene: 29

Welsh: 27

Brazilian: 22

Syrian: 21

Slavic: 18

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 18

Scandinavian: 12

Czechoslovakian: 12

Albanian: 10

Alsatian: 9

Cypriot: 7

Jamaican: 6

West Indian: 6

Celtic: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 16142
• Northeast: 4857
• Midwest: 2038
• South: 1190
• West: 845

69% of Lexington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 36
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 4
• 7th and 8th grade: 37
• 9th grade: 13
• 10th grade: 46
• 11th grade: 12
• 12th grade, no diploma: 114
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,024
• Less than 1 year of college: 189
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 548
• Associate degree: 264
• Bachelor's degree: 2,465
• Master's degree: 2,384
• Professional school degree: 804
• Doctorate degree: 1,723

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 38
• Nursery to 4th grade: 23
• 5th and 6th grade: 60
• 7th and 8th grade: 84
• 9th grade: 83
• 10th grade: 60
• 11th grade: 87
• 12th grade, no diploma: 88
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,740
• Less than 1 year of college: 407
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 955
• Associate degree: 674
• Bachelor's degree: 3,247
• Master's degree: 2,969
• Professional school degree: 484
• Doctorate degree: 633

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 58.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $121,234
• Black householders: $117,879
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $55,566
• Asian householders: $177,227
• Some other race householders: $111,148
• Two or more races householders: $127,581
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $122,389

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $647,489
• Black or African American householders: $693,550
• Asian householders: $638,494
• Some other race householders: $213,245
• Two or more races householders: $581,577
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $746,435

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,035
• One, attached: 527
• Two: 350
• 3 or 4: 348
• 5 to 9: 223
• 10 to 19: 354
• 20 to 49: 127
• 50 or more: 369

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

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