Lexington Fayette, KY Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	260,512	100.0

Male	127,905	49.1
Female	132,607	50.9

Under 5 years	16,146	6.2
5 to 9 years	15,711	6.0
10 to 14 years	14,947	5.7
15 to 19 years	18,422	7.1
20 to 24 years	28,355	10.9
25 to 34 years	44,542	17.1
35 to 44 years	41,824	16.1
45 to 54 years	34,491	13.2
55 to 59 years	11,275	4.3
60 to 64 years	8,625	3.3
65 to 74 years	13,890	5.3
75 to 84 years	9,149	3.5
85 years and over	3,135	1.2

Median age (years)	33.0	(X)

18 years and over	204,979	78.7
Male	99,487	38.2
Female	105,492	40.5
21 years and over	189,172	72.6
62 years and over	31,076	11.9
65 years and over	26,174	10.0
Male	10,253	3.9
Female	15,921	6.1

RACE
One race	256,398	98.4
White	211,120	81.0
Black or African American	35,116	13.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	507	0.2
Asian	6,407	2.5
Asian Indian	1,506	0.6
Chinese	2,022	0.8
Filipino	368	0.1
Japanese	1,006	0.4
Korean	448	0.2
Vietnamese	354	0.1
Other Asian ¹	703	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	83	0.0
Native Hawaiian	19	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	11	0.0
Samoan	26	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	27	0.0
Some other race	3,165	1.2
Two or more races	4,114	1.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	214,657	82.4
Black or African American	36,849	14.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,517	0.6
Asian	7,269	2.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	203	0.1
Some other race	4,390	1.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	260,512	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	8,561	3.3
Mexican	6,014	2.3
Puerto Rican	495	0.2
Cuban	245	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,807	0.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	251,951	96.7
White alone	206,174	79.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	260,512	100.0
In households	247,789	95.1
Householder	108,288	41.6
Spouse	47,074	18.1
Child	62,986	24.2
Own child under 18 years	50,580	19.4
Other relatives	9,822	3.8
Under 18 years	3,609	1.4
Nonrelatives	19,619	7.5
Unmarried partner	5,837	2.2
In group quarters	12,723	4.9
Institutionalized population	4,722	1.8
Noninstitutionalized population	8,001	3.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	108,288	100.0
Family households (families)	62,955	58.1
With own children under 18 years	29,528	27.3
Married-couple family	47,074	43.5
With own children under 18 years	20,427	18.9
Female householder, no husband present	12,477	11.5
With own children under 18 years	7,524	6.9
Nonfamily households	45,333	41.9
Householder living alone	34,316	31.7
Householder 65 years and over	8,115	7.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	32,083	29.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	18,735	17.3

Average household size	2.29	(X)
Average family size	2.90	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	116,167	100.0
Occupied housing units	108,288	93.2
Vacant housing units	7,879	6.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	880	0.8

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	108,288	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	59,889	55.3
Renter-occupied housing units	48,399	44.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.47	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.07	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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