METRO AREA · 2000 CENSUS
Lexington Metro
Lexington-Fayette, KY · 6 counties · 408,326 residents · 1,469.966 sq mi
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Lexington has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $40,763. Population has grown 17% since 1990. Median home value has risen by half since 1990, reaching $106,376.
At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $42,589
Mid-age
median age 33.7
US median: 35.2
More educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024523K
Age distribution, 2000
Under 56.5%(26,387)
5 to 96.5%(26,531)
10 to 146.3%(25,586)
15 to 197.1%(29,106)
20 to 249.4%(38,458)
25 to 3416.1%(65,821)
35 to 4416.2%(66,274)
45 to 5413.6%(55,376)
55 to 648%(32,790)
65 to 745.5%(22,548)
75 to 843.6%(14,507)
85 and over1.2%(4,942)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$40,763
+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $27,669 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$106,376
+17%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $69,127 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic87.8%(305,969)
Black10.7%(37,234)
Hispanic / Latino0.9%(2,994)
Asian1.1%(3,744)
2000
White, non-Hispanic83.8%(342,002)
Black10.3%(41,996)
Hispanic / Latino2.7%(11,195)
Asian1.7%(6,890)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican5.1%(26,825)
Central American1%(5,405)
Puerto Rican0.5%(2,856)
South American0.5%(2,675)
Honduran0.5%(2,346)
Cuban0.4%(1,983)
Guatemalan0.4%(1,865)
Venezuelan0.2%(996)
Panamanian0.2%(749)
Spaniard0.2%(704)
Peruvian0.2%(550)
Colombian0.1%(496)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(234)
Chilean0.1%(234)
Dominican0.1%(211)
Argentine0.1%(204)
Ecuadorian0%(113)
Salvadoran0%(91)
Nicaraguan0%(64)
Bolivian0%(44)
Paraguayan0%(17)
Uruguayan0%(10)
Asian origin
Chinese0.7%(3,592)
Asian Indian0.6%(2,945)
Nepalese0.6%(2,212)
Korean0.3%(1,354)
Filipino0.3%(1,333)
Japanese0.3%(1,315)
Cambodian0.2%(801)
Vietnamese0.1%(574)
Taiwanese0.1%(374)
Pakistani0.1%(339)
Indonesian0%(183)
Bangladeshi0.1%(180)
Ancestry
English15.3%(80,069)
German11.9%(62,305)
Irish11.1%(57,966)
American9.8%(51,337)
Scottish2.4%(12,786)
Italian2.3%(12,050)
Scotch-Irish1.7%(8,807)
Subsaharan African1.6%(8,535)
French1.6%(8,125)
Polish1.1%(5,928)
Dutch0.8%(4,434)
Welsh0.7%(3,879)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.7%(3,440)
British0.6%(3,016)
Norwegian0.5%(2,732)
Swedish0.5%(2,708)
Ukrainian0.5%(2,428)
French Canadian0.3%(1,489)
Hungarian0.3%(1,395)
Nigerian0.3%(1,341)
Russian0.2%(1,267)
West Indian0.2%(1,148)
Czech0.2%(1,117)
Iranian0.2%(967)
Swiss0.2%(851)
Canadian0.1%(739)
Portuguese0.1%(732)
Danish0.1%(719)
Ghanaian0.2%(705)
Greek0.1%(702)
Egyptian0.2%(627)
Lebanese0.1%(507)
Slovak0.1%(482)
Haitian0.1%(468)
Syrian0.1%(411)
Belgian0.1%(409)
Palestinian0.1%(398)
Bulgarian0.1%(362)
Lithuanian0.1%(353)
Jamaican0.1%(352)
Austrian0.1%(332)
Iraqi0.1%(316)
Brazilian0.1%(248)
Turkish0.1%(229)
Finnish0%(218)
Slovene0%(193)
Jordanian0.1%(191)
Romanian0%(182)
Kenyan0%(158)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(141)
Armenian0%(131)
Croatian0%(122)
Moroccan0%(91)
Ethiopian0%(84)
Australian0%(72)
Latvian0%(51)
Guyanese0%(34)
Serbian0%(23)
Macedonian0%(18)
Israeli0%(12)
Cape Verdean0%(11)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
83.2%
+7.3 ptssince 1990
from 75.9% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.4%(50,143)
Married57.2%(91,484)
Widowed1.9%(2,999)
Divorced9.6%(15,313)
Women 15+
Never married25.6%(43,535)
Married53.2%(90,426)
Widowed9.1%(15,404)
Divorced12.1%(20,477)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Lexington-Fayette, KY?
Lexington-Fayette, KY has about 408,326 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in Lexington-Fayette, KY?
The typical household in Lexington-Fayette, KY earns about $40,763 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Lexington-Fayette, KY expensive?
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, the median home is worth about $106,376, and the typical rent is about $516 a month.
How educated are people in Lexington-Fayette, KY?
About 29.8% of adults age 25 and over in Lexington-Fayette, KY hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Lexington-Fayette, KY?
About 11.9% of people in Lexington-Fayette, KY live below the federal poverty line.
Has Lexington-Fayette, KY grown since 1990?
Yes, Lexington-Fayette, KY has grown since 1990. The population has added about 59,898 residents, a change of about 17 percent over that period.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024