Lexington, MA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lexington, MA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 31,394. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LEXINGTON-MA · Lexington, MA 2 ZIPs · 31,394 pop · #125/25278 · Middlesex County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $236,422
- RANK-TOP #125/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Arlington
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-SMALL 31,394
- SPREAD-TIGHT 02421→02420
- HOME-TOP $1,203,000
Nearest income peer: Arlington, MA ( $85,576 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Lexington
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lexington on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Lowell · lowest $78,949
Lowell · lowest
$78,949 median HH income
- Cambridge · near
Cambridge · near
$132,817 median HH income
- Somerville · near
Somerville · near
$134,940 median HH income
- Natick · near
Natick · near
$138,563 median HH income
- Arlington · near
Arlington · near
$150,846 median HH income
- Lexington · this city · highest
Lexington · this city · highest
$236,422 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Lexington, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 1%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 31,394
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $236,422
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $236,422 and home value $1,203,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 84.4%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Lexington as a pure owner town.
Within Massachusetts, Medfield is the closest lower-income city and Sudbury the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lexington.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Lexington differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Lexington: $227,813 in ZIP 02421 to $245,031 in 02420. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.0×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 3.6 points
02421 to 02420
02420 to 02421
02420 to 02421
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 02421 skews compact Lexington
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 02421 covers about 55% of Lexington's 31,394 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Lexington
Citywide ZBP: 1,086 establishments, 25,194 employees , annual payroll $3,751,868k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02421 (582 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (261) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .
ZIP Codes in Lexington, MA
These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 81 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Lexington. See the Middlesex County roll-up →
No other city sharing Middlesex County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lexington. Lowell, Cambridge and Somerville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Lowell marks the far end of that range at $78,949, 67% below Lexington.
Side-by-side: Compare 02421 vs 02420 →
Lexington roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Lexington, .