2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Lexington, KY vs Las Vegas, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Las Vegas, is 44% less than it is in Lexington and is 101% below the National Average.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Las Vegas unemployment rate is 8.2%.
 Lexington, KYLas Vegas, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%8.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.8%21.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%8.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.8%4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,475$23,090$37,638
 Household Income$61,526$34,335$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,028$43,638$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lexington, KYLas Vegas, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%30.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%4.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.8%11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%8.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.7%10.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%9.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.9%8.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%2.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.8%2.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lexington, KYLas Vegas, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%13.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.8%4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%3.5%1.8%
 Legal1.6%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%11.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%3.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%3.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%9.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%8.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%16.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%1.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.1%6.0%13.1%
Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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Reviews for Las Vegas    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I was motivated to write this review because Las Vegas is my favorite getaway from SE Colorado, where I live. I've been there many, many times -- I stay overnight there  More

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I live in Colorado and have driven by Las Vegas at least 20 times and always wished I could stop to visit. I even considered it as an option of future residence until I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Las Vegas New Mexico is truly an architectural gem-100s of historic registered buildings from victorian mansions to adobe haciendas unfortunately it is also full of  More

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