Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky

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Back to Lexington-Fayette, KY housing info, Fayette County, Kentucky, KY smaller cities, KY small cities, All Cities. View more photos (we have 119 pictures of Lexington-Fayette, KY available)   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Lexington-Fayette, KY Fayette County Population in July 2008: 282,114. Population change since 2000: +8.3%   Males: 138,511   (49.1%) Females: 143,603   (50.9%) Median resident age:   33.0 years Kentucky median age:   35.9 years Zip codes: 40502. Estimated median household income in 2008: $50,325 (it was $39,813 in 2000) Lexington-Fayette:   $50,325 Kentucky:   $41,538 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $30,530 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $155,000 (it was $109,700 in 2000) Lexington-Fayette:   $155,000 Kentucky:   $118,400 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $203,007; Detached houses: $212,174; Townhouses or other attached units: $173,647; In 2-unit structures: $133,261; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,924; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $116,868; Mobile homes: $42,386 Median gross rent in 2008: $678. Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2008: 15.6% (12.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.1% for Black residents) Lexington-Fayette, KY residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Christy Riggss- Realtor Joseph Sparks - Real Estate Consultant Nick Ratliff, Realtor AmeriSpec Home Inspection Service Jarrod Arrasmith-Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance The BroadStreet Group - Real Properties Dianna Sabo, LLC One Alliance Communications Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Lexington-Fayette: White Non-Hispanic (79.1%) Black (13.5%) Hispanic (3.3%) Two or more races (1.6%) Other race (1.2%) Chinese (0.8%) American Indian (0.6%) Asian Indian (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Lexington-Fayette: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Lexington-Fayette is mentioned 86 times on our forum: Does rural Kentucky hate Louisville?  (121 replies) Lexington Kentucky and suburbs schools?  (49 replies) Pros and Cons of living in Lexington, KY vs Knoxville, TN  (13 replies) Thinking of moving to Lexington- What is it like?  (67 replies) Neighbors  (25 replies) Discrimination in KY is it safe to move there  (61 replies) Latest news from Lexington-Fayette, KY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (13.5%), English (12.4%), Irish (12.0%), United States (11.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), Italian (2.6%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 1000 feet Land area: 284.5 square miles. Population density: 992 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 38.03 N, Longitude: 84.49 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +30,335 (+11.6%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 117,584 (86.0%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 859

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Lexington-Fayette-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Kentucky state average. It is 75% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.4 miles away from the Lexington-Fayette city center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 24.3 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 122 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Lexington-Fayette-area historical earthquake activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 32.4 miles away from Lexington-Fayette center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 34.5 miles away from the city center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from Lexington-Fayette center
On 9/8/1990 at 00:03:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/17/1999 at 18:38:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.5 miles away from Lexington-Fayette center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Notable locations in Lexington-Fayette: Idle Hour Country Club (A), Iroquios Hunt Club (B), Spring Valley Country Club (C), Tates Creek Country Club (D), Lexington Country Club (E), Big Elm Country Club (F), Blue Grass Camp (G), Keeneland Race Course (H), Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Fire Station #16 (I), Lexington Public Library-Eagle Creek Branch (J), Lexington Public Library-Tates Creek Branch (K), Waveland Museum (L), Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Fire Station #7 (M), Home of Henry Clay (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Fayette Mall (1), Turfland Mall (2), Lexington Mall (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Lexington-Fayette include: Victory Baptist Church (A), Aldersgate Church (B), Trinity Hill United Methodist Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Todds Road Grace Church (E), Antioch Church (F), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (G), Immanuel Church (H), Tatesbrook Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Highland Cemetery (1), Hillcrest Memorial Park (2), Cove Haven Cemetery (3), Lexington Cemetery (4), Lexington National Cemetery (5), Howards Grove Cemetery (6), Calvary Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lexington Reservoir Number 4 (A), Reservoir Number 3 (B), Reservoir Number 2 (C), Reservoir Number 1 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boggs Fork (A), Cave Creek (B), David Fork (C), Raven Run (D), Elk Lick Creek (E), Shannon Run (F), Jones Creek (G), Vaughns Branch (H), Manchester Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Lexington-Fayette include: Douglas Park (1), Woodland Park (2), Duncan Park (3), Lexington Trotting Track (4), Kentucky State Horse Park (5), Steeplechase Racetrack (6), Castlewood Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	58.1%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.4%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lexington-Fayette, KY

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Here		47.3%
USA		50.2%

8.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,441 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.74%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.42% of residents moved from foreign countries ($392 average AGI)

Fayette County:	0.42%
Kentucky average:	0.12%

from Jessamine County, KY	0.53% ($34,251 average AGI)
from Madison County, KY	0.40% ($29,858)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.37% ($33,540)

8.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,062 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.07%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($328 average AGI)

Fayette County:	0.09%
Kentucky average:	0.05%

to Jessamine County, KY	0.79% ($47,262 average AGI)
to Scott County, KY	0.54% ($48,660)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.50% ($40,155)

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