2024 population: 533,366 ( 16,540 from 2020)
Land area: 1469.9 square miles
Population density: 362.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	388,825	72.90%	0.3%
Black:	63,288	11.87%	8.5%
Indian:	945	0.18%	2.7%
Asian:	19,521	3.66%	25.7%
2+ races:	14,475	2.71%	19.4%
Hispanic:	46,312	8.68%	15.8%

Total non-White:	144,541	27.10%	13.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	25,015	12.1
Deaths:	21,050	10.2
Net Migration:	-2,954	-1.4
Net Immigration:	15,493	7.5

Change in White population:	-1,114	-0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	17,654	3.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
516,826
389,939	75.45%
58,315	11.28%
920	0.18%
15,529	3.00%
12,127	2.35%
39,996	7.74%
126,887	24.55%

2010
472,099
372,839	78.97%
50,352	10.67%
922	0.20%
10,846	2.30%
8,651	1.83%
27,760	5.88%
99,260	21.03%

2000
408,326
342,002	83.76%
41,996	10.28%
714	0.17%
6,988	1.71%
4,821	1.18%
11,195	2.74%
66,324	16.24%

1990
348,428
303,884	87.22%
36,947	10.60%
664	0.19%
3,939	1.13%
n/a
2,994	0.86%
44,544	12.78%

1980
317,629
278,758	87.76%
34,427	10.84%
280	0.09%
1,879	0.59%
n/a
2,061	0.65%
38,871	12.24%

1970
266,701
233,844	87.68%
30,829	11.56%
113	0.04%
336	0.13%
n/a
1,279	0.48%
32,857	12.32%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
57,894	12.3
36,349	7.7
11,674	2.5
11,848	2.5

17,100	3.6
27,627	5.9

Number	Rate
2000's
56,321	13.8
30,383	7.4
17,161	4.2
12,765	3.1

30,837	7.6
32,936	8.1

Number	Rate
1990's
53,441	15.3
29,769	8.5
15,151	4.3
3,875	1.1

38,118	10.9
21,780	6.3

Number	Rate
1980's
49,111	15.5
25,164	7.9
8,270	2.6
n/a

25,126	7.9
5,673	1.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
22,482	8.4
n/a

44,914	16.8
6,014	2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
36.7
111,630	20.9%
421,736	79.1%
76,945	14.4%

210,280
2.38

127,093	60.4%
93,369	73.5%
12,243	9.6%
83,187	39.6%

2010
Number	Percent
35.2
107,035	22.7%
365,064	77.3%
52,335	11.1%

190,142
2.39

117,832	62.0%
85,858	72.9%
13,686	11.6%
72,310	38.0%

2000
Number	Percent
33.9
93,217	22.8%
315,109	77.2%
41,782	10.2%

164,023
2.39

105,153	64.1%
81,673	77.7%
11,262	10.7%
58,870	35.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
83,313	23.9%
265,115	76.1%
36,009	10.3%

134,039
2.48

91,786	68.5%
73,203	79.8%
9,123	9.9%
42,253	31.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
86,021	27.1%
231,608	72.9%
29,091	9.2%

113,627
2.67

81,922	72.1%
67,587	82.5%
7,328	8.9%
31,705	27.9%

2022 Housing Data for Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11,776	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,491	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,086	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,919	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,928	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,718	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,101	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,438	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,016	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	16,557	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	20,366	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	26,107	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,801	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	15,104	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	15,964	7.6%
$200,000 or more	17,908	8.5%

Median Household Income	67,818
Per Capita Income	39,511

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	9,645	4.6%
Public Assistance	3,007	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20,250	9.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	232,133	72.7%
Unemployed	11,886	3.7%
In Armed Forces	178	0.1%

Total Labor Force	244,197	76.5%
Not in Labor Force	75,027	23.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	94,436	77,947	54.8%
Non-Profit	8,896	14,515	38.0%
Self-Employed	14,795	9,164	61.8%

Local Government	6,460	9,336	40.9%
State Government	9,558	12,811	42.7%
Federal Government	2,526	2,383	51.5%

Total Private + Self	109,231	87,111	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	27,440	39,045	41.3%
Total	136,671	126,156	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	42,322	16.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	55,017	20.9%
Professional, Technical	72,118	27.4%
Service Occupations	41,119	15.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,772	0.7%
All others	52,782	20.0%

White Collar		64.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	38,662	14.7%
Educational services	33,488	12.7%
Retail trade	31,777	12.1%
Manufacturing	30,582	11.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	18,665	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	17,512	6.6%
Construction	13,414	5.1%
Other services	13,260	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	11,015	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10,596	4.0%
Public administration	10,033	3.8%
Finance and insurance	8,407	3.2%
Wholesale trade	6,136	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5,050	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,866	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,259	1.6%
Information	3,218	1.2%
Utilities	1,782	0.7%
Management	447	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	189	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	21,757	4.22%
Puerto Rican	2,344	0.45%
Cuban	872	0.17%
Dominican	166	0.03%

Total Central American	4,189	0.81%
Costa Rican	156	0.03%
Guatemalan	1,134	0.22%
Honduran	2,169	0.42%
Nicaraguan	34	0.01%
Panamanian	272	0.05%
Salvadoran	420	0.08%
Other Central American	4	0.00%

Total South American	1,919	0.37%
Argentinean	400	0.08%
Bolivian	29	0.01%
Chilean	90	0.02%
Colombian	375	0.07%
Ecuadorian	86	0.02%
Paraguayan	11	0.00%
Peruvian	476	0.09%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	434	0.08%
Other South American	18	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,752	0.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	4,047	0.78%
Indian	3,317	0.64%
Japanese	1,102	0.21%
Filipino	1,082	0.21%
Korean	1,021	0.20%
Vietnamese	551	0.11%
Cambodian	414	0.08%
Indonesian	354	0.07%
Thai	138	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	435,684	89.6%
Spanish	24,126	5.0%
Other Indo-European	5,711	1.2%
Other	3,714	0.8%
Other Asian	3,426	0.7%
Chinese	3,110	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,620	0.5%
Arabic	2,327	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,258	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	70,794	13.7%
German	64,086	12.4%
Irish	58,957	11.4%
American	56,543	11.0%
Italian	13,125	2.5%
Scottish	12,418	2.4%
European	12,076	2.3%
Scotch-Irish	9,818	1.9%
French	7,662	1.5%
Polish	6,820	1.3%
British	4,829	0.9%
Dutch	4,656	0.9%
Welsh	4,481	0.9%
Swedish	2,960	0.6%
Other Subsaharan African	2,496	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	491,087	95.2%
Not a citizen	24,867	4.8%

Native	476,687	92.4%
Foreign-born	39,267	7.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10,963	3.2%	17,891	5.2%	80,836	23.7%	95,400	27.9%	77,646	22.7%	58,738	17.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10,963	3.2%
9-12 Years	17,891	5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	80,836	23.7%
Some College	95,400	27.9%
Bach. Degree	77,646	22.7%
Grad Degree	58,738	17.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	386,924	371,152	15,772	4.1%
1991	382,752	366,898	15,854	4.1%
1992	387,484	372,238	15,246	3.9%
1993	398,742	384,258	14,484	3.6%
1994	403,518	389,748	13,770	3.4%
1995	409,382	398,226	11,156	2.7%
1996	416,464	405,732	10,732	2.6%
1997	429,672	418,930	10,742	2.5%
1998	436,450	427,482	8,968	2.1%
1999	445,536	436,556	8,980	2.0%

2000	458,138	444,466	13,672	3.0%
2001	453,564	435,750	17,814	3.9%
2002	448,228	428,060	20,168	4.5%
2003	451,158	429,576	21,582	4.8%
2004	448,660	429,402	19,258	4.3%
2005	456,282	435,284	20,998	4.6%
2006	467,306	446,286	21,020	4.5%
2007	473,972	454,294	19,678	4.2%
2008	472,844	448,422	24,422	5.2%
2009	475,046	433,284	41,762	8.8%

2010	513,966	472,808	41,158	8.0%
2011	515,364	477,820	37,544	7.3%
2012	516,734	484,694	32,040	6.2%
2013	522,432	491,234	31,198	6.0%
2014	518,744	493,208	25,536	4.9%
2015	522,184	501,626	20,558	3.9%
2016	533,642	514,010	19,632	3.7%
2017	544,508	524,702	19,806	3.6%
2018	541,732	523,770	17,962	3.3%
2019	548,638	530,614	18,024	3.3%

2020	538,668	507,412	31,256	5.8%
2021	540,974	521,046	19,928	3.7%
2022	549,880	532,712	17,168	3.1%
2023	547,584	528,950	18,634	3.4%
2024	556,334	532,722	23,612	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	226,808
Median Value	$238,795

Occupied	210,280	92.7%
Vacant	16,528	7.3%

Owned	126,374	60.1%
Rented	83,906	39.9%
Median Rent	$1,026

Single-Family Units	161,138	71.0%
Detached	147,354	65.0%
Attached	13,784	6.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	42,990	19.0%
Mobile Homes	5,397	2.4%

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area