Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY

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2023 Population

101,110

0.256% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.84% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

12.9%

8.32% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$72,616

3.7% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$270,000

9.8% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (71.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.69%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.57%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.47%).

None of the households in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, 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.

95% of the residents in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY was $270,000, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY was 2 cars per household.

Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY borders Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central) PUMA, KY, Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North) PUMA, KY, Bluegrass Area Development District (South) PUMA, KY, Bluegrass Area Development District (Southeast) PUMA, KY, and Bluegrass Area Development District (Northeast) PUMA, KY.

United States Kentucky

Population & Diversity

Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY is home to a population of 101k people, from which 95% are citizens. As of 2023, 9.13% of Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY residents were born outside of the country (9.23k people).

In 2023, there were 5.46 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (72.2k people) in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.74k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

50,797

Women

50%

50,717

Men

50%

The resident population of United States in N/A was 101,514 inhabitants, with 50% men, and 50% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in the United States.

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Citizenship

95%

2023 Citizenship

95.5%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
72.2k ± 2.07k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
13.2k ± 1.54k
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
4.74k ± 874

6.86%

Hispanic Population

6.94k people

6.86% of the people in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY are hispanic (6.94k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
1,590 ± 971 people
China
1,013 ± 778 people
India
646 ± 622 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY was Mexico, the natal country of 1,590 Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY residents, followed by China with 1,013 and India with 646.

Foreign-Born Population

9.13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9.23k people

8.16%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

8.23k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,473 ± 258
Gulf War (2001-)
1,355 ± 287
Gulf War (1990s)
867 ± 289

Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY employs N/A people. The largest industries in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,460 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (3,628 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,546 people), and the highest paying industries are Offices of dentists ($197,696), Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing ($158,904), and Air transportation ($151,731).

Males in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,569. The income inequality in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY (measured using the Gini index) is 0.47, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

N/A

Women

N/A%

N/A

Men

N/A%

The workforce of Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY.

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Occupations

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N/A Value

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY, are Registered nurses (1,631 people), Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,426 people), and Customer service representatives (1,259 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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N/A Value

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY, are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,460 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (3,628 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,546 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY, though some of these residents may live in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,786

Median earning men ± $2,602

$39,150

Median earning women ± $1,953

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($79,430), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($64,779), and Wholesale Trade ($62,109).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($65,774), Manufacturing ($52,115), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,115).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Civics

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY awarded 196 degrees. The student population of Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY are White (122 and 62.9%), followed by Black or African American (47 and 24.2%), Unknown (12 and 6.19%), and Asian (5 and 2.58%).

The median tuition cost in N/A for private four year colleges is $N/A.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 497 students enrolled in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY, 19.3% men and 80.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 122 degrees mean that there were 2.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 47 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.396% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.437% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (20.4k), Some college (16.2k), and High School or Equivalent (15.7k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY was $270,000 in 2023, which is 0.89 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $245,900 to $270,000, a 9.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$270,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,930

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,616

Median Household Income

± $2,387

43.7k

Number of Households

± 1,720

The following chart displays the households in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY

N/A Wage GINI in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY

In 2022, the income inequality in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 53% decline from N/A to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.4%)
Worked At Home (12%)
Carpooled (8.05%)

In 2023, 77.4% of workers in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12%) and those who carpooled to work (8.05%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY (12.9k out of 100k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY is false, followed by false and false.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

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In N/A, N/A had the highest N/A in the nation, at N/A. N/A has the second highest (N/A), followed by N/A (N/A).

The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

94.2% of the population of Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY has health coverage, with 53.8% on employee plans, 16.9% on Medicaid, 10.1% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 1.44% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1551 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.977% increase from the previous year (1536 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1512 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 365 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

1,551 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kentucky

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see an average of 1,551 patients per year. This represents a 0.977% increase from the previous year (1,536 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kentucky in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 24.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.81%

Uninsured

53.8%

Employer Coverage

16.9%

Medicaid

10.1%

Medicare

11.9%

Non-Group

1.44%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Blugrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.