Metropolitan Area Residents
1980: 371,000
1990: 405,936
2000: 479,198
Percent change, 1990–2000: 15.2%
U.S. rank in 1980: 103rd MSA
U.S. rank in 1990: 106th MSA
U.S. rank in 2000: 85th MSA
City Residents
1980: 204,165
1990: 225,366
2000: 260,512
2003 estimate: 266,798
Percent change, 1990–2000: 7.6%
U.S. rank in 1980: 68th
U.S. rank in 1990: 70th (State rank: 2nd)
U.S. rank in 2000: 70th (State rank: 1st)
Density: 914.1 people per square mile (2000; Lexington-Fayette County)
Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)
White: 211,120
Black or African American: 35,116
American Indian and Alaska Native: 507
Asian: 6,407
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 83
Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 8,561
Other: 4,390
Percent of residents born in state: 94.1 (2000)
Age characteristics (2000)
Population under 5 years old: 16,146
Population 5 to 9 years old: 15,711
Population 10 to 14 years old: 14,947
Population 15 to 19 years old: 18,422
Population 20 to 24 years old: 28,355
Population 25 to 34 years old: 44,542
Population 35 to 44 years old: 41,824
Population 45 to 54 years old: 34,491
Population 55 to 59 years old: 11,275
Population 60 to 64 years old: 8,625
Population 65 to 74 years old: 13,890
Population 75 to 84 years old: 9,149
Population 85 years and older: 3,135
Median age: 33.0 years
Births (2002)
Total number: 3,614
Deaths (2002)
Total number: 2,049 (of which, 22 were infants under the age of 1 year)
Money income (1999)
Per capita income: $23,109
Median household income: $39,813
Total households: 108,411
Number of households with income of . . .
less than $10,000: 11,076
$10,000 to $14,999: 7,669
$15,000 to $24,999: 15,426
$25,000 to $34,999: 13,862
$35,000 to $49,999: 17,501
$50,000 to $74,999: 20,068
$75,000 to $99,999: 10,334
$100,000 to $149,999: 7,527
$150,000 to $199,999: 2,227
$200,000 or more: 2,721
Percent of families below poverty level: 8.2% (of which 45.3% were female householder families with related children under 5 years)
2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 12,521