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Lexington, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Lexington is a Census city of 1,350 people across 2.42 square miles of land, in Holmes County. Median household income is $48,417, 72.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lexington
What Lexington is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.42 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land558 plus or minus 156
- County holding the largest share of its areaHolmes County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lexington
How many people live in Lexington
- Population1,350 plus or minus 378
- Median age38.7
- Population under 18332 plus or minus 126
- Share under 1824.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over192 plus or minus 65
- Share 65 and over14.2 percent
- Households558 plus or minus 145
- Family households342 plus or minus 108
- Share of households that are families61.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lexington
Income and work in Lexington
- Median household income$48,417 plus or minus $9,943
- Per capita income$28,626 plus or minus $5,994
- Civilian labor force603 plus or minus 199
- Employed558 plus or minus 186
- Unemployed45 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate7.5 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over939 plus or minus 234
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.8 percent plus or minus 29.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lexington
- Housing units752 plus or minus 161
- Occupied units558 plus or minus 145
- Vacant units194 plus or minus 79
- Vacancy rate25.8 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied404 plus or minus 110
- Renter occupied154 plus or minus 87
- Ownership rate72.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$88,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$685
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units667 plus or minus 162
- Share single family88.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes85 plus or minus 50
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lexington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute548 plus or minus 186
- Commuting under 15 minutes229 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more269 plus or minus 123
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.1 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Drove alone92.0 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lexington
SBA loans in Lexington (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,669,700
- Average approval$333,940
- Median approval$349,800
- Largest approval$516,000
- Jobs supported20
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term12 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lexington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lexington
Flood risk in Lexington
- NFIP communityCity of Lexington
- NFIP community number280076
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/17/25
The City of Lexington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280076 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Holmes County, not Lexington
Holmes County context, not Lexington figures
- Establishments in Holmes County208
- Covered employment, Holmes County2,999
- Average annual pay, Holmes County$41,381
- Housing units permitted, Holmes County19
Every figure in this section is published for Holmes County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lexington.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lexington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lexington, Mississippi?
1,350, in 558 households. Lexington city covers 2.42 square miles of land, which is 558 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lexington in?
Holmes County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lexington?
$48,417. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $88,500. Median gross rent is $685 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lexington businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $349,800. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lexington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lexington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lexington. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lexington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lexington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lexington, city of, community 280076, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lexington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Holmes County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lexington.
Is zoning published for Lexington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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