Fayette County, Kentucky (KY)

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• • 219,49668.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 45,29014.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 24,2977.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 16,8165.2%Two or more races
  • 13,8534.3%Asian alone
  • 4810.2%Some other race alone
  • 860.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 280.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $359,728

Here:	$359,728
State:	$256,452

Townhouses or other attached units: $241,534

Here:	$241,534
State:	$264,090

In 2-unit structures: $307,035

Here:	$307,035
State:	$211,203

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $314,409

Here:	$314,409
State:	$169,074

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $214,740

Here:	$214,740
State:	$245,174

Mobile homes: $84,306

Here:	$84,306
State:	$84,635

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Health of residents in Fayette County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,487 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,258 (0.9%)

Area name: Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fayette County is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $622 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $836 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lexington-Fayette, Fayette.

2023 air pollution in Fayette County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 10.1 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Amador County, California , Carter County , Stanislaus County, California , Perry County, Illinois , Pike County .

Current college students: 31,508
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 48.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 32,517 (42.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 17,3642010 or later
• 7,6492000 to 2009
• 3,9341990 to 1999
• 2,7501980 to 1989
• 9551970 to 1979
• 1,369Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 86,482
• One, attached: 10,480
• Two: 4,243
• 3 or 4: 7,695
• 5 to 9: 9,932
• 10 to 19: 14,206
• 20 to 49: 5,831
• 50 or more: 8,657
• Mobile homes: 1,437

Housing units in Fayette County with a mortgage: 51,101 (7,539 second mortgage, 353 home equity loan, 6,483 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,737

Religion statistics for Fayette County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Fayette County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 01, 2010 to June 01, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1912: May 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1912, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1746: February 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 1746, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 26, 2004 to June 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1523: June 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1523, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: February 15, 2003 to February 26, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1454: March 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 1454, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kentucky Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 1997 to March 31, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1163: March 04, 1997, FEMA Id: 1163, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Kentucky Blizzard, Incident Period: January 05, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1089: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1089, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.34% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,074 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.87% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($26,272 average AGI)
3.47% relocated from other states ($32,803 average AGI)

Fayette County:	3.47%
Kentucky average:	2.87%

from Jessamine County, KY	0.50% ($55,968 average AGI)
from Madison County, KY	0.37% ($37,711)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.36% ($60,459)
from Scott County, KY	0.34% ($52,047)
from Woodford County, KY	0.19% ($54,059)
from Franklin County, KY	0.16% ($48,742)
from Clark County, KY	0.16% ($47,598)

8.21% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($61,784 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.64% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($30,867 average AGI)
3.58% relocated to other states ($30,917 average AGI)

Fayette County:	3.58%
Kentucky average:	2.73%

to Jessamine County, KY	0.80% ($76,441 average AGI)
to Madison County, KY	0.52% ($55,217)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.48% ($38,301)
to Scott County, KY	0.48% ($57,522)
to Woodford County, KY	0.26% ($62,435)
to Clark County, KY	0.25% ($52,050)
to Franklin County, KY	0.18% ($48,317)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 5.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Fayette County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 68,238 (24,174 living alone), Female householders: 72,599 (25,652 living alone)

• 54,103 spouses (53,466 opposite-sex spouses), 12,552 unmarried partners, (11,795 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 76,977 children (72,437 natural, 1,937 adopted, 2,603 stepchildren), 3,414 grandchildren, 3,010 brothers or sisters, 3,389 parents, 65 foster children, 4,938 other relatives, 8,462 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 12,600

Size of family households: 36,470 2-persons, 18,097 3-persons, 14,274 4-persons, 6,721 5-persons, 1,436 6-persons, 1,003 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 49,826 1-person, 11,741 2-persons, 896 3-persons, 308 4-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

41,848 married couples with children.
18,765 single-parent households (4,796 men, 13,969 women).

86.2% of residents of Fayette speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,957,212,000 ($7,348 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $493,686,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $541,248,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $308,117,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,588,000
Federal grants: $378,465,000
Federal procurement contracts: $508,539,000 ($451,760,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $217,256,000 ($13,312,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $84,439,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $177,292,000
Federal Government insurance: $71,905,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-30 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 44.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Fayette County, Kentucky
• 2,4282020 or later
• 16,3502010 to 2019
• 26,8422000 to 2009
• 20,4861990 to 1999
• 21,0331980 to 1989
• 19,6371970 to 1979
• 16,8221960 to 1969
• 12,7101950 to 1959
• 2,4761940 to 1949
• 10,1791939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Kentucky
• 831 room
• 1912 rooms
• 4933 rooms
• 5,4094 rooms
• 11,2805 rooms
• 15,9956 rooms
• 10,5977 rooms
• 12,0298 rooms
• 19,9729+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Kentucky
• 1,9031 room
• 7,1482 rooms
• 15,5123 rooms
• 15,6484 rooms
• 12,6665 rooms
• 6,9586 rooms
• 2,1787 rooms
• 8108 rooms
• 1,9659+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Fayette County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette County, Kentucky
• 83no bedroom
• 5681 bedroom
• 8,4442 bedrooms
• 35,8913 bedrooms
• 25,7074 bedrooms
• 5,3565+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette County, Kentucky
• 2,738no bedroom
• 22,3091 bedroom
• 23,2592 bedrooms
• 12,6193 bedrooms
• 3,6084 bedrooms
• 2555+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,264no vehicle
• 22,0231 vehicle
• 36,0382 vehicles
• 13,1253 vehicles
• 2,5554 vehicles
• 1,0445+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette County in renter-occupied apartments
• 7,265no vehicle
• 36,3801 vehicle
• 16,1502 vehicles
• 4,2923 vehicles
• 5154 vehicles
• 1865+ vehicles

79.7% of Fayette County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Kentucky.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 179,503
• Other state: 103,494
• Northeast: 11,974
• Midwest: 46,437
• South: 33,802
• West: 11,281

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 5,916
• Number of aged recipients: 545
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,371
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,153
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,686
• Number of recipients older than 64: 1,077
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,188
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,612

Fayette County on our top lists:

• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"