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Lexington-Fayette, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $287,100 (it was $109,700 in 2000)
Lexington-Fayette:

$287,100
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $201,800 - $409,200

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

Total population: 310,797 (Urban population: 249,378 (249,241 inside urbanized areas, 137 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 11,134 (1,148 farm, 9,986 nonfarm))

Houses: 148,963 (140,837 occupied: 76,049 owner occupied, 64,788 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

46%
State:

31%

Housing density: 524 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $242,685.

Median contract rent in 2022: $878 (lower quartile is $679, upper quartile is $1,136)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $951


Median gross rent in Lexington-Fayette, KY in 2022: $1,036

Housing units in Lexington-Fayette 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

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $111,279

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $72,382

Median monthly housing costs: $1,095

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Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1988

Median year apartment built: 1985

Household type by relationship:

Households: 320,347
  • 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 Lexington-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).

Foreign born population: 32,517 (10.2%)
(42.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
  • 83no bedroom
  • 5681 bedroom
  • 8,4442 bedrooms
  • 35,8913 bedrooms
  • 25,7074 bedrooms
  • 5,3565+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
  • 2,738no bedroom
  • 22,3091 bedroom
  • 23,2592 bedrooms
  • 12,6193 bedrooms
  • 3,6084 bedrooms
  • 2555+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Lexington-Fayette in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lexington-Fayette 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 Lexington-Fayette in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Lexington-Fayette in renter-occupied apartments
  • 7,265no vehicle
  • 36,3801 vehicle
  • 16,1502 vehicles
  • 4,2923 vehicles
  • 5154 vehicles
  • 1865+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lexington-Fayette, 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 Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lexington-Fayette, 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
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Lexington-Fayette, KY
Lexington-Fayette income, earnings, and wages data

  • Lexington-Fayette, KY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Lexington-Fayette, KY in 2022
  • 9,159Less than $10,000
  • 9,900$10,000 to $19,999
  • 14,975$20,000 to $29,999
  • 10,281$30,000 to $39,999
  • 12,874$40,000 to $49,999
  • 10,492$50,000 to $59,999
  • 13,573$60,000 to $74,999
  • 14,537$75,000 to $99,999
  • 11,726$100,000 to $124,999
  • 8,261$125,000 to $149,999
  • 11,525$150,000 to $199,999
  • 13,534$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Lexington-Fayette, KY

  • Distribution of house value in Lexington-Fayette, KY in 2022
  • 1,050Less than $10,000
  • 78$10,000 to $14,999
  • 451$15,000 to $19,999
  • 176$20,000 to $24,999
  • 71$25,000 to $29,999
  • 75$30,000 to $34,999
  • 131$35,000 to $39,999
  • 291$40,000 to $49,999
  • 149$50,000 to $59,999
  • 323$60,000 to $69,999
  • 624$70,000 to $79,999
  • 274$80,000 to $89,999
  • 570$90,000 to $99,999
  • 2,445$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,665$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,334$150,000 to $174,999
  • 4,829$175,000 to $199,999
  • 13,011$200,000 to $249,999
  • 8,724$250,000 to $299,999
  • 15,992$300,000 to $399,999
  • 8,381$400,000 to $499,999
  • 7,076$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,375$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,196$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 202$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 556$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Lexington-Fayette, KY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Lexington-Fayette, KY in 2022
  • 346Less than $100
  • 110$100 to $149
  • 1,205$150 to $199
  • 968$200 to $249
  • 506$250 to $299
  • 585$300 to $349
  • 444$350 to $399
  • 733$400 to $449
  • 821$450 to $499
  • 1,475$500 to $549
  • 2,302$550 to $599
  • 3,733$600 to $649
  • 4,203$650 to $699
  • 4,088$700 to $749
  • 3,369$750 to $799
  • 8,307$800 to $899
  • 7,862$900 to $999
  • 11,075$1,000 to $1,249
  • 5,791$1,250 to $1,499
  • 4,487$1,500 to $1,999
  • 156$2,000 to $2,499
  • 124$2,500 to $2,999
  • 40$3,000 to $3,499
  • 57$3,500 or more
  • 2,001No cash rent
Work and jobs in Lexington-Fayette: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.5%
Number of people working at home: 19,417 (11.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3,707
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 13,311
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 25,950
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 33,772
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 30,038
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 10,882
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 13,559
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,435
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3,106
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4,610
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,801
  • 90 or more minutes: 2,177
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Lexington-Fayette

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 149,700 (75.8%)
  • Carpooled: 20,333 (10.3%)
  • Bus: 1,572 (0.8%)
  • Taxi: 1,788 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 515 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 4,244 (2.1%)
  • Worked at home: 19,417 (9.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.0%Males
  • 4.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 8.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 3.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 0.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 9.9%Males
  • 6.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.6%Males
  • 2.0%Females
Races in Lexington-Fayette detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
  • 17,3642010 or later
  • 7,6492000 to 2009
  • 3,9341990 to 1999
  • 2,7501980 to 1989
  • 9551970 to 1979
  • 1,369Before 1970
Ancestries in Lexington-Fayette, KY

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 21,308 (13.0%)
  • English: 20,663 (12.6%)
  • German: 12,509 (7.6%)
  • Irish: 11,356 (6.9%)
  • European: 3,998 (2.4%)
  • Italian: 2,837 (1.7%)
  • Scottish: 2,676 (1.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 2,662 (1.6%)
  • Nigerian: 1,903 (1.2%)
  • African: 1,562 (1.0%)
  • Arab: 1,462 (0.9%)
  • Polish: 1,456 (0.9%)
  • French: 1,136 (0.7%)
  • British: 1,063 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 665 (0.4%)
  • Welsh: 649 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 458 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 457 (0.3%)
  • Egyptian: 426 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 402 (0.2%)
  • Russian: 400 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 383 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 351 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 303 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 280 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 276 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 268 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 266 (0.2%)
  • Palestinian: 255 (0.2%)
  • Swiss: 216 (0.1%)
  • Albanian: 210 (0.1%)
  • Haitian: 197 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 185 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 183 (0.1%)
  • South African: 173 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 163 (0.10%)
  • Bulgarian: 155 (0.09%)
  • Afghan: 151 (0.09%)
  • Belgian: 148 (0.09%)
  • Greek: 147 (0.09%)
  • Canadian: 115 (0.07%)
  • Hungarian: 114 (0.07%)
  • Senegalese: 114 (0.07%)
  • Iraqi: 112 (0.07%)
  • Austrian: 109 (0.07%)
  • Lithuanian: 97 (0.06%)
  • Cajun: 82 (0.05%)
  • Ethiopian: 81 (0.05%)
  • Jordanian: 75 (0.05%)
  • Yugoslavian: 69 (0.04%)
  • Ghanaian: 65 (0.04%)
  • Sudanese: 64 (0.04%)
  • Czech: 64 (0.04%)
  • Bahamian: 58 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 57 (0.03%)
  • Slovak: 57 (0.03%)
  • Romanian: 55 (0.03%)
  • Kenyan: 47 (0.03%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 40 (0.02%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 37 (0.02%)
  • Croatian: 36 (0.02%)
  • Icelander: 33 (0.02%)
  • Belizean: 25 (0.02%)
  • Finnish: 24 (0.01%)
  • Moroccan: 17 (0.01%)
  • Guyanese: 16 (0.01%)
  • Macedonian: 16 (0.01%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 14 (0.01%)
  • German Russian: 14 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 13 (0.01%)
  • Syrian: 12 (0.01%)
  • Brazilian: 11 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 10 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Serbian: 9 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Lexington-Fayette:

18.6% (6,219)
Kentucky:

15.8% (29,070)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Lexington-Fayette:

7.4% (2,470)
Kentucky:

4.2% (7,734)

India
Lexington-Fayette:

6.8% (2,273)
Kentucky:

7.3% (13,454)

Nepal
Lexington-Fayette:

4.5% (1,517)
Kentucky:

1.2% (2,276)

Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Lexington-Fayette:

4.4% (1,469)
Kentucky:

1.9% (3,435)

Honduras
Lexington-Fayette:

3.7% (1,225)
Kentucky:

2.5% (4,639)

Congo
Lexington-Fayette:

2.9% (964)
Kentucky:

1.2% (2,276)

Other Eastern Africa
Lexington-Fayette:

2.8% (936)
Kentucky:

1.2% (2,249)

Japan
Lexington-Fayette:

2.4% (811)
Kentucky:

1.6% (2,893)

Nigeria
Lexington-Fayette:

2.3% (781)
Kentucky:

0.8% (1,397)

Iraq
Lexington-Fayette:

2.2% (725)
Kentucky:

1.5% (2,689)

Korea
Lexington-Fayette:

2.1% (719)
Kentucky:

1.9% (3,585)

Canada
Lexington-Fayette:

1.7% (554)
Kentucky:

2.3% (4,303)

Guatemala
Lexington-Fayette:

1.6% (529)
Kentucky:

3.7% (6,894)

Iran
Lexington-Fayette:

1.5% (518)
Kentucky:

0.6% (1,187)

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

79.7% of Lexington-Fayette residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48.9% lived in Kentucky.


Lexington-Fayette:

79.7%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,497
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 671
  • 5th and 6th grade: 968
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,238
  • 9th grade: 384
  • 10th grade: 1,414
  • 11th grade: 1,351
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,296
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 18,948
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,507
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 13,039
  • Associate degree: 6,015
  • Bachelor's degree: 27,821
  • Master's degree: 12,440
  • Professional school degree: 4,500
  • Doctorate degree: 5,188
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,432
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 564
  • 5th and 6th grade: 653
  • 7th and 8th grade: 942
  • 9th grade: 1,366
  • 10th grade: 1,121
  • 11th grade: 932
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 820
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 18,389
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,989
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 14,401
  • Associate degree: 10,129
  • Bachelor's degree: 28,301
  • Master's degree: 16,253
  • Professional school degree: 3,267
  • Doctorate degree: 3,258
Educational Attainment for Females
Lexington-Fayette marital status for males
Lexington-Fayette marital status for females

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

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,872

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Lexington-Fayette
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Lexington-Fayette, KY
  • 56.0%Utility gas
  • 42.4%Electricity
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Lexington-Fayette, KY
  • 72.3%Electricity
  • 25.6%Utility gas
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,908
Here:

13.0%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,970
Here:

13.5%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,251
Here:

9.6%
Kentucky:

19.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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