Lexington is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 927 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lexington is the 488th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lexington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lexington is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lexington who work in office and administrative support (19.69%), sales jobs (11.42%), and business and financial occupations (9.25%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Lexington’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lexington has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lexington a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small village, Lexington doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Lexington is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.76% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lexington in 2022 was $39,267, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,068 for a family of four. However, Lexington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Lexington include Irish, German, Polish, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Lexington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
