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People QuickFacts |
Lexington-Fayette |
Kentucky |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
270,789 | 4,206,074 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
3.9% | 4.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
260,512 | 4,041,769 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.2% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
21.3% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
10.0% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
50.9% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
81.0% | 90.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
13.5% | 7.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.5% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.6% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
3.3% | 1.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
42.5% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.9% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.3% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.8% | 74.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
35.6% | 17.1% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.3 | 23.5 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
116,167 | 1,750,927 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
55.3% | 70.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$110,800 | $86,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
108,288 | 1,590,647 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.29 | 2.47 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$39,813 | $33,672 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$23,109 | $18,093 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
12.9% | 15.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lexington-Fayette |
Kentucky |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
4,011,070 | 51,838,719 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,912,042 | 40,062,561 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,895 | $9,799 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
599,766 | 4,908,331 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
23,015 | 300,685 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.6% | 2.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.2% | 1.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.0% | 25.7% |
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