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Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

533,366 Population
1,470 square miles 362.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,832 ±$1,432 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$71,444 ±$2,948 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.2% ±1.3% (62,726  ±6,898) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.3 minutes ±0.8 (5,437,895  ±230,956) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

221,234 ±2,717 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (516,152  ±237) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±1.1% (7,429  ±1,477) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

235,586 ±121 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$306,900 ±$11,219 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.1% ±1.6% (90,149  ±8,420.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.7% ±2.4% (322,489  ±8,640.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
44.1% ±1.7% (155,106  ±5,911.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10% (53,107  ±5,059) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.7% ±0.5% (19,756  ±2,006) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
19,756 Total veterans ±2,006 17,646 Male ±1,942 2,110 Female ±723

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