Lexington Park is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 13,317 people and six associated neighborhoods, Lexington Park is the 67th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns, Lexington Park isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lexington Park are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lexington Park is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lexington Park who work in sales jobs (12.16%), architecture and engineering (10.41%), and management occupations (10.28%). Also of interest is that Lexington Park 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: 12.05% 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 Park is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. In terms of college education, Lexington Park is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.51% of adults in Lexington Park have a college degree. The per capita income in Lexington Park in 2022 was $41,168, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,672 for a family of four. However, Lexington Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lexington Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lexington Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lexington Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lexington Park include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Lexington Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
