Lexington-Fayette, KY Demographics

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Lexington-Fayette demographics overview

StatisticLexington-FayetteKentuckyNational
Population (2009 est.) 296,545 4,314,113 307,006,550
Population (2000) 260,512 4,041,769 281,421,906
Population growth 13.8% 6.7% 9.1%
Pct. speak English 91.7% 96.2% 87.9%
Pct. speak Spanish 4.0% 2.0% 7.4%
Pct. married 51.4% 56.3% 57.7%
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The Lexington-Fayette population was 296,545 in 2009 compared to 260,512 in 2000. The Lexington-Fayette, KY population has increased by 13.8% from 2000 to 2009.

In Lexington-Fayette, 91.7% of the people speak English and 4.0% of people speak Spanish. In Lexington-Fayette, 51.4% of people are married and 94.1% of residents were born in the US.

Lexington-Fayette population breakdown by race

RaceLexington-FayetteKentuckyNational
White80.92%83.53%70.38%
African American13.41%12.69%14.29%
American Indian0.32%0.27%0.76%
Asian2.24%1.08%4.52%
Native Hawaiian0.05%0.05%0.16%
Mixed race1.78%1.55%3.01%
Other race1.29%0.83%6.88%
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In Lexington-Fayette, 3.3% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Urban vs. Rural population

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Lexington-Fayette age breakdown

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Age of children in married couples

Place of birth by citizenship

Place of birth for foreign born citizens

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

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