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Moving to Lexington, Mississippi

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Population: 2,025. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,941 (-4.1% change)
Males: 965 (47.7%), Females: 1,060 (52.3%)

Holmes County

Zip code: 39095

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $22,163
Median house value: $51,200

Population by Race

Races in Lexington:

  • Black (67.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (31.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (8.2%), English (3.7%), Irish (2.4%), Scottish (1.7%), German (1.1%), Subsaharan African (1.1%).

Elevation: 240 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lexington

  • High school or higher: 67.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 9.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lexington city

  • Never married: 40.0%
  • Now married: 36.5%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -262 (-11.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Lexington:

  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND CLINIC-HOLMES (239 BOWLING GREEN ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Lexington:

  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL – DURANT,THE (about 13 miles; DURANT, MS)
  • GREENWOOD LEFLORE HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; GREENWOOD, MS)
  • HUMPHREYS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; BELZONI, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lexington:

  • JACKSON INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; JACKSON, MS; Abbreviation: JAN)
  • MID DELTA RGNL (about 69 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; Abbreviation: GLH)
  • UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 95 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lexington:

  • C. A. MOORE (about 3 miles; LEXINGTON, MS; Abbreviation: 19M)
  • GREENWOOD-LEFLORE (about 26 miles; GREENWOOD, MS; Abbreviation: GWO)
  • BELZONI MUNI (about 32 miles; BELZONI, MS; Abbreviation: 1M2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lexington:

  • HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; GOODMAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,485)
  • MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; ITTA BENA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,297)
  • MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; MOORHEAD, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,486)
  • JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; JACKSON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 5,955)
  • MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 61 miles; CLINTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,904)
  • DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; CLEVELAND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
  • HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; RAYMOND, MS; Full-time enrollment: 10,057)

Schools

Public high school in Lexington:

  • HOLMES CO VOC CENTER (Location: 77 KICKERNICK STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Lexington:

  • CENTRAL HOLMES ACADEMY (Students: 277; Location: PO BOX 279; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Lexington:

  • S V MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,006; Location: 12572 HIGHWAY 12; Grades: KG – 12)
  • J J MC CLAIN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 842; Location: 9479 BROZVILLE ROAD; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • LEXINGTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 672; Location: 209 PINE STREET; Grades: KG – 05)

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