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Lexington KY - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	260,512	64 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 467) (100%)
Average Income	$39,813	8,603 (66%)	146 (69%)
Median House Value	$110,800	6,552 (74%)	105 (78%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	81.0%	18,838 (of 25,150) (25%)	423 (of 467) (9%)
% Black Population	13.5%	3,545 (86%)	49 (90%)
% Hispanic Population	3.3%	8,080 (68%)	30 (94%)
% Asian Population	2.5%	2,550 (90%)	18 (96%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	14,370 (43%)	178 (62%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	85.8%	7,421 (of 25,150) (70%)	120 (of 467) (74%)
% College Graduates	35.6%	2,625 (90%)	82 (82%)
% Never Married	32.2%	2,585 (90%)	23 (95%)
% Married	49.4%	20,067 (20%)	375 (20%)
% Seperated	2.0%	8,983 (64%)	166 (64%)
% Divorced	11.0%	9,802 (61%)	275 (41%)
% Foreign Born	5.9%	5,290 (79%)	17 (96%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	116,167	60 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 467) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	8.2%	17,691 (30%)	305 (35%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	9.7%	6,069 (76%)	111 (76%)
Average Rooms in House	5.3	13,962 (44%)	236 (49%)
% Households with No Car	7.9%	10,141 (60%)	256 (45%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.6%	18,283 (27%)	297 (36%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,396 (86%)	43 (91%)
Median House Value	$110,800	6,552 (74%)	105 (78%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	4.6%	10,945 (56%)	246 (47%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.2%	3,822 (85%)	41 (91%)
Average Monthly Rent	$528	8,290 (67%)	117 (75%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	69.8%	4,877 (of 25,150) (81%)	78 (of 467) (83%)
% Drive Alone to Work	79.9%	10,924 (57%)	272 (42%)
% Take Public Transportation	1.3%	5,311 (79%)	78 (83%)
% Walk to Work	4.0%	7,882 (69%)	96 (79%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	19.3	19,339 (23%)	353 (24%)
% Households making less than $10,000	10.2%	11,965 (52%)	279 (40%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.5%	3,519 (86%)	81 (83%)
Median Household Income	$39,813	8,603 (66%)	146 (69%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.1%	14,448 (43%)	281 (40%)
Per Capita Income	$23,109	4,412 (82%)	101 (78%)
Male Worker Income	$36,166	7,535 (70%)	154 (67%)
Female Worker Income	$26,964	6,086 (76%)	122 (74%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	8.2%	11,920 (53%)	278 (40%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	12.9%	10,270 (59%)	255 (45%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.98

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Lincoln, Nebraska	0.90
Bakersfield, California	0.89
St. Paul, Minnesota	0.88
Greensboro, North Carolina	0.87
St. Petersburg, Florida	0.86
Glendale, Arizona	0.86
Aurora, Colorado	0.85
Riverside, California	0.85
Madison, Wisconsin	0.84
Omaha, Nebraska	0.84

Lexington KY Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Working in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining	2,913	14
American Ancestor Population	30,490	18
People Working in Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	1,353	26
Scotch-Irish People	7,515	31
People Living in a Different House, Different County, but Same State as 1995	32,975	35

Lexington KY Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 467)
Population	260,512	1
Male Population	127,905	1
15 to 19 year Old Population	18,422	1
20 to 24 year Old Population	28,355	1
25 to 34 year Old Population	44,542	1

Lexington KY Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	42.5%	23,218
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	33.4%	23,203
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	55.3%	22,872
Percent Family Households	58.1%	22,705
Percent of Population Enrolled in High school (grades 9-12)	15.0%	22,698

Lexington KY Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 467)
Percent Native Population	94.1%	450
Percent English only Speaking Population	91.7%	446
Percent of People Born in U.S.	93.4%	445
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	96.7%	438
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino (and White) Population	79.1%	429

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Lexington KY	Lincoln, Nebraska
Total Population	260,512	225,581
Average Age	33.0	31.3
Average Income	$39,813	$40,605
Median House Value	$110,800	$104,100
% White Population	81.0%	89.2%
% Black Population	13.5%	3.1%
% Asian Population	2.5%	3.1%
% Hispanic Population	3.3%	3.6%

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