Lexington-Fayette, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lexington-Fayette	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$30,502	$24,802	$29,829
Median household income	$50,661	$44,811	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$76,469	$56,922	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$30,647	$26,529	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,574	$32,723	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,391	$23,082	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.9%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lexington-Fayette is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lexington-Fayette is 8% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lexington-Fayette is 7% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lexington-Fayette is 25% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,770 $50,661 $101,322

City

$29,871 $44,811 $89,622

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Lexington-Fayette median earnings by income bracket

Lexington-Fayette employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.9%	1.2%
Manufacturing sector	13.4%	3.1%
Financial & insurance services	2.5%	3.9%
Wholesale & retail services	15.6%	13.5%
Public administration	4.0%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.6%	1.8%
Education, health & social services	17.8%	40.6%
Other	31.9%	30.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
High Bridge, KY	264	$63,125	14.1%
Georgetown, KY	31,708	$60,632	9.6%
Midway, KY	1,681	$51,857	6.3%
Nicholasville, KY	29,249	$45,169	18.4%
Wilmore, KY	6,181	$43,375	21.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY	311,529	$50,661	8.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. Louis, MO	316,030	$36,809	33.5%
Pittsburgh, PA	305,305	$42,450	23.3%
Riverside, CA	318,678	$58,979	6.6%
Corpus Christi, TX	320,050	$52,154	5.7%
Stockton, CA	301,443	$46,033	16.8%
Lexington-Fayette, KY	311,529	$50,661	8.4%

Source: The Lexington-Fayette, KY employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).