Lexington Population and Demographics

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Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Lexington Population: 260512 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 127905 49.1% Female 132607 50.9%       Under 5 years 16146 6.2% 5 to 9 years 15711 6.03% 10 to 14 years 14947 5.74% 15 to 19 years 18422 7.07% 20 to 24 years 28355 10.88% 25 to 34 years 44542 17.1% 35 to 44 years 41824 16.05% 45 to 54 years 34491 13.24% 55 to 59 years 11275 4.33% 60 to 64 years 8625 3.31% 65 to 74 years 13890 5.33% 75 to 84 years 9149 3.51% 85 years and over 3135 1.2%       Median age (years) 33       18 years and over 204979 78.68% Male 99487 38.19% Female 105492 40.49% 21 years and over 189172 72.62% 62 years and over 31076 11.93% 65 years and over 26174 10.05% Male 10253 3.94% Female 15921 6.11%       Race     One race 256398 98.42% White 211120 81.04% Black or African American 35116 13.48% American Indian and Alaska Native 507 0.19% Asian 6407 2.46% Asian indian 1506 0.58% Chinese 2022 0.78% Filipino 368 0.14% Japanese 1006 0.39% Korean 448 0.17% Vietnamese 354 0.14% Other Asian 703 0.27% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 83 0.03% Native Hawaiian 19 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 11 0% Samoan 26 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 27 0.01% Some other race 3165 1.21% Two or more races 4114 1.58%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 260512 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 8561 3.29% Mexican 6014 2.31% Puerto Rican 495 0.19% Cuban 245 0.09% Other Hispanic or Latino 1807 0.69% Not Hispanic or Latino 251951 96.71% White alone 206174 79.14%       Relationship     Total Population 260512 100.00% In households 247789 95.12% Householder 108288 41.57% Spouse 47074 18.07% Child 62986 24.18% Own child under 18 years 50580 19.42% Other relatives 9822 3.77% Under 18 years 3609 1.39% Nonrelatives 19619 7.53% Unmarried partner 5837 2.24% In group quarters 12723 4.88% Institutionalized population 4722 1.81% Non-Institutionalized population 8001 3.07%       Households by Type     Total Households 108288 100.0 % Family households (families) 62955 58.14% With own children under 18 years 29528 27.27% Married-couple family 47074 43.47% With own children under 18 years 20427 18.86% Female householder, no husband present 12477 11.52% With own children under 18 years 7524 6.95% Non Family households 45333 41.86% Householder living alone 34316 31.69% Householder 65 years and over 8115 7.49%       Households with individuals under 18 years 32083 29.63% Households with individuals 65 years and over 18735 17.3%       Average Household size 2.29 Average family size 2.9       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 116167 100.00% Occupied housing units 108288 93.22% Vacant housing units 7879 6.78% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 880 0.76% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.4       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 108288 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 59889 55.31% Renter-occupied housing units. 48399 44.69%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.47 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.07

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