In 2021, Lexington-Fayette, KY had a population of 321k people with a median age of 35 and a median household income of $61,526. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Lexington-Fayette, KY declined from 322,200 to 321,354, a −0.263% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,954 to $61,526, a 4.36% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lexington-Fayette, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (70%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.98%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.66%), and White (Hispanic) (2.83%).
None of the households in Lexington-Fayette, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
93.2% of the residents in Lexington-Fayette, KY are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Lexington-Fayette, KY are University of Kentucky (8,208 degrees awarded in 2021), Bluegrass Community and Technical College (6,249 degrees), and Transylvania University (240 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Lexington-Fayette, KY was $216,800, and the homeownership rate was 54.1%.
Most people in Lexington-Fayette, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Lexington-Fayette, KY was 2 cars per household.