In 2021, Lexington-Fayette, KY had a population of 514k people with a median age of 36.3 and a median household income of $63,360. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Lexington-Fayette, KY grew from 514,273 to 514,392, a 0.0231% increase and its median household income grew from $60,769 to $63,360, a 4.26% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lexington-Fayette, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.31%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.81%), and White (Hispanic) (2.6%).
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.
95% 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 Frontier Nursing University (156727) (913 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Lexington-Fayette, KY was $206,000, and the homeownership rate was 59.7%.
Most people in Lexington-Fayette, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Lexington-Fayette, KY was 2 cars per household.
Lexington-Fayette, KY borders Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, Frankfort, KY, Mount Sterling, KY, and Richmond-Berea, KY.