Lexington, MA: 11% of residents report Asian Indian descent; 607 in our $1M+ set

Lexington has about 3,900 residents of Asian Indian descent, up 7% from about 3,600 in the 2015–2019 survey [1][2]. In a town of about 34,300, that is 11.4% of the population [1][3]. The Census Bureau reports Lexington as a census-designated place [1].

That share is the highest among Middlesex County places of 20,000+ residents in the table below (our ranking) [1][2][4]. Our database places 607 people in Lexington at an estimated $1M+, 61 of them in our $5M+ bands [6].

• 3,908 residents of Asian Indian descent (alone or in combination) in Lexington, Massachusetts, 2020–2024 average [1], or 11.4% of the population [3].
• +7.2% versus the 2015–2019 estimate of 3,647 [1][2] (our calculation).
• 607 people in the HeyAlbert database placed in Lexington, Massachusetts at an estimated $1M+, of whom 61 are in our $5M+ bands [6].

How Lexington compares with nearby places

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey counts 3,908 people who report Asian Indian ancestry, alone or with another group, in Lexington [1], against 3,647 in 2015–2019 [2]. The table compares it with the places in Middlesex County that have the largest Asian Indian communities. Figures are for whole places, and some places extend into neighboring counties [1][2][4].

Place	2020–2024	2015–2019	Change	Share of place
Cambridge	6,639	5,037	32%	5.6%
Lexington CDP	3,908	3,647	7%	11.4%
Malden	3,221	2,364	36%	4.9%
Lowell	3,184	3,431	-7%	2.7%
Newton	3,125	2,475	26%	3.5%
Somerville	2,722	1,688	61%	3.4%
Burlington CDP	2,463	3,559	-31%	9.4%
Medford	2,326	1,297	79%	3.9%

Asian Indian alone or in any combination. Sources: ACS 5-year estimates [1][2][4]; totals from Table B01003. Change and share are our calculations. Estimates carry margins of error.

Cambridge has the county's largest community by count, about 6,600, at 5.6% of the city [1][2][4]. Burlington, next door to Lexington, is 9.4% Asian Indian [1][2][4]. Somerville's community grew 61% and Medford's 79% in five years [1][2][4] (our calculation).

The most concentrated communities

Raw counts favor big cities. Ranking places of 20,000+ residents by the share who report Asian Indian ancestry gives a different map [1][2][3][4][5]:

Place	Asian Indian residents	Total population	Share
Lexington CDP	3,908	34,295	11.4%
Burlington CDP	2,463	26,274	9.4%
Cambridge	6,639	118,796	5.6%
Malden	3,221	65,906	4.9%
Medford	2,326	59,354	3.9%
Newton	3,125	89,044	3.5%
Somerville	2,722	81,036	3.4%
Lowell	3,184	118,368	2.7%

Places with 20,000+ residents and at least 1,000 Asian Indian residents. CDP = census-designated place. Sources: ACS 2020–2024 5-year, Tables B02018 and B01003 [1][2][3][4][5]; shares are our calculation.

What the HeyAlbert database shows in Lexington, Massachusetts

HeyAlbert builds profiles of Indian-American individuals with an estimated net worth of $1M or more from public records, and every estimate is tied to a cited source. Our database currently places 607 such people in Lexington, Massachusetts [6]. That is a count of people we have found and estimated, not a census of wealthy households: our coverage is partial and uneven.

Estimated net-worth band	People in our database
$5M+	61
$1M–5M	546
Total, $1M+	607

Source: HeyAlbert database [6]. Bands are estimates from public evidence; $5M+ combines our $5–15M and $25M+ tiers. Cells under 25 are suppressed.

City	$1M+	of which $5M+
Lexington	607	61

Source: HeyAlbert database [6]. Cities with 25+ people at $1M+; cells under 25 shown as <25. The city is where our sources place the person; for some records it is a workplace rather than a home. Our records are matched on the city name Lexington; the Census figures are for the whole place.

Of the 607 people in our Lexington set, 546 are in the $1M–5M band and 61 in our $5M+ bands [6]. That is about twice the 306 people we place in Cambridge, though Cambridge has more people at $5M+ in our data, 104 [6]. Fewer than 25 have a public giving signal [6].

Why our Lexington, Massachusetts count looks the way it does

Each estimate in our database rests on a primary piece of public evidence. The mix differs from place to place, depending on which records we have been able to process, and it shapes the counts above more than any real difference in wealth does [6].

Primary evidence for the estimate	People	Share
Home value (public assessor or listing records)	542	89%
Other public signals (executive roles, company filings, gifts, pay)	65	11%

Source: HeyAlbert database [6], people at $1M+. Categories under 25 not shown.

Home values support 542 of our 607 estimates and other public signals 65 [6]. Lexington in our data is mostly a $1M–5M homeowner market [6].

What it means if you work with these families

For advisors and nonprofits, Lexington has the densest Indian-American community in Middlesex County and a deep $1M–5M group in our data [1][3][6]. Our Middlesex County, Boston metro and Massachusetts posts cover the region.

Methodology

Census figures are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024 and 2015–2019, Table B02018, using “Asian Indian, alone or in any combination” [1][2]. Total population comes from Table B01003 [3]. The Census Bureau changed how it codes detailed race responses in 2020, so part of the change between the two periods may reflect coding rather than migration. All estimates carry margins of error. Shares and growth rates are our calculations.

HeyAlbert counts are aggregates from our database as of November 1, 2026 [6]. They include people we identified as likely of Indian origin with an estimated net worth of $1M or more, based on public records such as property assessments, professional licenses, patents, SEC filings and donor rolls. Coverage is partial and depends on which public records exist and which we have processed. These counts are not population totals. Any cell under 25 is suppressed, and we publish aggregates only, never individual records.

Related

• Middlesex County, MA: Lexington leads on count, Cambridge at $5M+
• Indian-American wealth in the Boston metro: inside the Route 128 ring
• Indian-American wealth in Massachusetts: Route 128 versus the I-495 belt

HeyAlbert finds Indian-American families worth $1M+ and tells you who to call, with every fact cited. See who is in Lexington, Massachusetts at heyalbert.site.

Sources

1. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in Massachusetts. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=040XX00US25$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
2. ACS 2015–2019 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in Massachusetts. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2019.B02018?g=040XX00US25$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
3. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003 (total population), places in Massachusetts. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=040XX00US25$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
4. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B02018, places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B02018?g=050XX00US25017$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
5. ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Table B01003, places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. US Census Bureau. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=050XX00US25017$1600000 (data: machine-readable)
6. HeyAlbert database, aggregate counts (snapshot as of November 1, 2026); how we build it is described on our methodology page. HeyAlbert. https://heyalbert.site/research/methodology/