98.0% of residents of Lexington speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English less than very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
98.3% of residents of Lexington speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English less than very well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
All residents speak only English at home
English speakers - Foreign born:
13.2% of residents of Lexington speak English at home.
86.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak another language
Native:
0.5% (27)
Foreign born:
100.0% (16)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (15)
Foreign born:
18.9% (7)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (34)
Foreign born:
13.2% (7)
88 residents are foreign born
This city:
1.2%
Tennessee:
2.8%
Median age by place of birth - Lexington
Place of birth - Lexington White
Place of birth - Lexington Black or African American
Place of birth - Lexington Other race
Place of birth - Lexington Two or more races
Place of birth - Lexington White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Lexington Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth by age - Lexington
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 24.6%
Now married: 57.2%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 2.8%
Divorced: 13.7%
Females:
Never married: 10.5%
Now married: 49.7%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 18.4%
Divorced: 18.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.1% (76)
Unmarried:
44.9% (62)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
60.6% (822)
Unmarried:
39.4% (534)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 21.3%
Now married: 74.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 25.1%
Now married: 42.7%
Separated: 11.3%
Widowed: 11.9%
Divorced: 9.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.9% (142)
Unmarried:
44.1% (112)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 46.9%
Now married: 53.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (10)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (15)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (34)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 25.1%
Now married: 56.3%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 14.0%
Females:
Never married: 10.5%
Now married: 49.7%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 18.4%
Divorced: 18.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.1% (76)
Unmarried:
44.9% (62)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
60.6% (822)
Unmarried:
39.4% (534)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (10)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Ancestries in Lexington (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 1,460 (19.7%)
United States - 1,386 (18.7%)
Irish - 651 (8.8%)
English - 553 (7.5%)
German - 269 (3.6%)
Scotch-Irish - 106 (1.4%)
Scottish - 104 (1.4%)
French - 50 (0.7%)
Dutch - 46 (0.6%)
Polish - 38 (0.5%)
Italian - 26 (0.4%)
Welsh - 26 (0.4%)
Subsaharan African - 24 (0.3%)
Norwegian - 22 (0.3%)
French Canadian - 8 (0.1%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 4,396 (69.1%)
Black or African American: 812 (76.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 52 (100.0%)
Other race: 22 (36.1%)
Two or more races: 90 (78.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 4,346 (68.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 57 (59.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 1,362 (21.4%)
Black or African American: 141 (13.2%)
Other race: 39 (63.9%)
Two or more races: 25 (21.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,362 (21.6%)
Hispanic or Latino: 39 (40.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 327 (5.1%)
Black or African American: 112 (10.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 327 (5.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
1.2%
2.8%