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Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

520,045 Population
1,470 square miles 353.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,958 ±$1,172 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$70,027 ±$2,880 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

13.8% ±1.3% (69,354  ±6,677) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.2 minutes ±0.8 (5,229,410  ±217,848) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

222,167 ±2,383 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (502,978  ±382) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5% ±1.3% (6,362  ±1,700) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

233,549 ±196 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$289,200 ±$7,663 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

17.3% ±1.6% (88,757  ±7,952.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

93.2% ±2.5% (323,802  ±8,731.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
44.5% ±1.7% (154,763  ±6,061.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

9.1% ±9,723.6% (47,335  ±6,037) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.5% ±0.5% (22,363  ±2,117) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
22,363 Total veterans ±2,117 20,816 Male ±1,835 1,547 Female ±830

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