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Lexington-Fayette, KY

320,154 Population
283.9 square miles 1,127.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: 37 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 39.2 ±0.2

Population by age category

18 to 6464%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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67%White14%Black0%Native4%Asian0%Islander0%Other5%Two+9%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$41,624 ±$1,550 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: $40,958 ±$1,172
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $34,676 ±$484
$66,392 ±$4,229 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: $70,027 ±$2,880
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $61,118 ±$653

16.1% ±2.1% (49,345  ±6,503) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: 13.8% 69,354 (±1.3% / ±6,677)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 16.4% 720,642 (±0.5% / ±20,801)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty20%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty6%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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20.9 minutes ±0.9 (3,129,980  ±164,588) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: 22.2 5,229,410 (±0.8 / ±217,848)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 24.2 45,143,416 (±0.3 / ±662,711)

Families

141,680 ±2,116 Number of households
  • the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: 222,167 ±2,383
  • Kentucky: 1,853,603 ±7,950
2.2 ±0 (307,079  ±348) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: 2.3 502,978 (±0 / ±382)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,404,947

Population by household type

Married couples52%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married45%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale41%Female37%
Now marriedMale46%Female44%
DivorcedMale12%†Female12%†
WidowedMale1%†Female7%†
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4.8% ±1.7% (3,971  ±1,424) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: 5% † 6,362 (±1.3% / ±1,700)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 54,757 (±0.4% / ±3,624)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-194%†20-243%†25-2912%†30-3511%†35-392%†40-440%45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

150,398 ±165 Number of housing units
  • the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: 233,549 ±196
  • Kentucky: 2,036,559 ±301

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied94%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied56%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit65%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$294,300 ±$9,883 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: $289,200 ±$7,663
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Kentucky: $211,800 ±$2,250

20.5% ±2.3% (64,594  ±7,311.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: 17.3% 88,757 (±1.6% / ±7,952.9)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 12.3% 549,779 (±0.4% / ±18,178.2)

Social

94% ±3.4% (197,518  ±7,244.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: 93.2% 323,802 (±2.5% / ±8,731.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Kentucky: 89.5% 2,782,267 (±0.8% / ±26,576.2)
49.8% ±2.4% (104,663  ±5,071.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: 44.5% 154,763 (±1.7% / ±6,061.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 27.9% 865,265 (±0.5% / ±15,692.7)

Population by highest level of education

6%†No degree20%High school24%Some college28%Bachelor's21%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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11.9% (37,953  ±5,668) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: 9.1% 47,335
  • more than double the rate in Kentucky: 4.5% 201,672

Place of birth for foreign-born population

9%†Europe35%Asia18%†Africa0%†Oceania36%Latin America2%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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5% ±0.6% (12,610  ±1,565) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area: 5.5% 22,363 (±0.5% / ±2,117)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 6.2% 216,667 (±0.2% / ±6,866)

Veterans by wartime service

21†WWII389†Korea4,432†Vietnam2,723†Gulf (1990s)3,355†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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12,610 Total veterans ±1,565 11,506 Male ±1,389 1,104 Female ±740

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Lexington-Fayette, KY <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US2146027-lexington-fayette-ky/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Lexington-Fayette, KY <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US2146027-lexington-fayette-ky/>