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Lexington, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,333 (11,110 occupied: 9,166 owner occupied, 1,944 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	38%

Housing density: 691 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $1,632 (lower quartile is $1,150, upper quartile is $2,481)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,618

Median gross rent in Lexington, MA in 2007: $1,755

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

Lexington,MA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $746,804 (it was $413,500 in 2000)

Lexington:	$746,804
Massachusetts:	$366,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $587,727 - $1,013,448

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $829,512
Here: $829,512
State: $440,475

Townhouses or other attached units: $596,441
Here: $596,441
State: $384,213

In 2-unit structures: $617,340
Here: $617,340
State: $414,317

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $836,837
Here: $836,837
State: $431,982

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $402,313
Here: $402,313
State: $335,381

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)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.4
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lexington, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 116 4 rooms: 222 5 rooms: 740 6 rooms: 1,802 7 rooms: 1,846 8 rooms: 1,903 9 or more rooms: 2,537

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lexington, Massachusetts:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 176 3 rooms: 418 4 rooms: 407 5 rooms: 357 6 rooms: 258 7 rooms: 162 8 rooms: 83 9 or more rooms: 69

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 73
1995 to 1998: 262
1990 to 1994: 316
1980 to 1989: 1,054
1970 to 1979: 1,100
1960 to 1969: 1,795
1950 to 1959: 2,713
1940 to 1949: 1,142
1939 or earlier: 2,878

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lexington:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 140 2 bedrooms: 1,133 3 bedrooms: 3,843 4 bedrooms: 3,093 5 or more bedrooms: 957

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lexington:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 513 2 bedrooms: 754 3 bedrooms: 466 4 bedrooms: 163 5 or more bedrooms: 34

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lexington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 243 1 vehicle: 2,107 2 vehicles: 5,343 3 vehicles: 1,193 4 vehicles: 233 5 or more vehicles: 47

Cars and other vehicles available in Lexington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 320 1 vehicle: 811 2 vehicles: 684 3 vehicles: 86 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 18

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 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: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 12
$60,000 to $69,999: 15
$70,000 to $79,999: 8
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $174,999: 10
$175,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 to $249,999: 55
$250,000 to $299,999: 91
$300,000 to $399,999: 403
$400,000 to $499,999: 817
$500,000 to $749,999: 3164
$750,000 to $999,999: 2085
$1,000,000 or more: 2463

Lexington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lexington:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 13
$150 to $199: 30
$200 to $249: 67
$250 to $299: 34
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 14
$400 to $449: 16
$450 to $499: 38
$500 to $549: 46
$550 to $599: 4
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 17
$750 to $799: 22
$800 to $899: 20
$900 to $999: 20
$1,000 to $1,249: 168
$1,250 to $1,499: 259
$1,500 to $1,999: 348
$2,000 or more: 717
No cash rent: 69

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,137 1990 to 1994: 703 1985 to 1989: 463 1980 to 1984: 527 1975 to 1979: 562 1970 to 1974: 427 1970 to 1974: 312 1965 to 1969: 870

Lexington, MA Time Leaving Home for Work

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

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

Lexington mode of transportation to work chart

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

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (11%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
Korea (8%)
Taiwan (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Canada (4%)
Japan (4%)

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

Educational Attainment for Males

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

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

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 American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native 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 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $116,562
Black householders: $110,453
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,574
Asian householders: $164,510
Some other race householders: $113,102
Two or more races householders: $114,160
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $118,789

Lexington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lexington household income for Black householders

Lexington household income for Asian householders

Lexington household income for Some other race householders

Lexington household income for Two or more races householders

Lexington household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lexington marital status for males

Lexington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $754,028
Black or African American householders: $807,668
Asian householders: $743,553
Some other race householders: $248,332
Two or more races householders: $677,270
Hispanic or Latino householders: $869,254

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lexington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%) Utility gas (30%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (37%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 345

Here:	8.5%
Massachusetts:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 153

Here:	9.0%
Massachusetts:	12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 272

Here:	45.0%
Massachusetts:	48.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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