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40508

Lexington, KY · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
23,756
Median household income
$29,440
People below poverty
37.2%
Median home value
$182,800

Income

The median income of households in 40508 was $29,440. An estimated 17.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 40508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 17.1
$10,000 to $14,999 9.3
$15,000 to $24,999 15
$25,000 to $34,999 13.2
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6
$50,000 to $74,999 13.6
$75,000 to $99,999 7.2
$100,000 to $149,999 5.6
$150,000 to $199,999 3.6
$200,000 or more 3.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 40508 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 41929
Female 49816

An estimated 81.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 20.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 12 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,526. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 40508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.9
Social Security 20.4
Retirement income 12
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 37.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 34.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 20.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 40.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 40508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 37.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 34.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 20.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 40.1

In 2020-2024, 17.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 40508 in 2020-2024, 93.1% had health insurance coverage and 6.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 65% and public coverage was 33.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.1%.


In 2020-2024, 40508 had a total population of 23,756 - 13,168 (55.4%) females and 10,588 (44.6%) males. The median age was 23.5 years. An estimated 10.1% of the population was under 18 years, 47.4% was 19 to 44 years, 15.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 40508 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 374 263
5 to 9 386 226
10 to 14 298 596
15 to 19 1807 2651
20 to 24 2516 3652
25 to 29 977 825
30 to 34 743 713
35 to 39 456 640
40 to 44 237 496
45 to 49 318 238
50 to 54 313 329
55 to 59 555 517
60 to 64 683 761
65 to 69 417 412
70 to 74 210 317
75 to 79 199 443
80 to 84 77 60
85 and over 22 29

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 64.4% were White; 19.2% were Black or African American; 7.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.2% were Asian; 6.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.5% of the people in 40508 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 62.7% of the people in 40508 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,665 households in 40508. The average household size was 1.89 people.

Married-couple households made up 17.3% of the households in 40508 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 45.2% of all households, while 29.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 25.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 45.9% of all households.

In 40508, 13.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 18.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 40508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 17.3
Cohabiting Couples 7.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
45.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 19.2% of males and 16.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 66.7 66.9
Now married, except separated 19.2 16.1
Separated 2 3.2
Widowed 1.4 4.8
Divorced 10.7 8.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 40508, 236 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 72% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.3% of the people living in 40508 were U.S. natives. 55.3% of the 40508 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.7% of 40508 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 25.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 38.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 40508 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 40508.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 40508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 44.8
Asia 27.1
Europe 10.3
Africa 15.9
Northern America 1.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 40508 in 2020-2024, 12.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.3% of people at least five years old; 4.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 40508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.3
Other Indo-European languages 1.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.9
Other languages 1.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 57.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 40508 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 40508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 57.7
Different house, same county 20.9
Different county, same state 11.7
Different state 7.3
Abroad 2.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 36.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 40508 was 11,797 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 93 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,798. College or graduate school enrollment was 9,906.

Educational Attainment of People in 40508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.7
High school diploma or equivalency 24.1
Some college, no degree 18
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 20.4
Graduate or professional degree 16.5

Disability

In 40508, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 20.1% of people under 18 years old, to 15% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 40508, 54 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,520 73.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,411 20.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 708 6.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 40508 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 40508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 4
Manufacturing 6.1
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 9.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.3
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 16.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 40508 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,544 39
Service occupations 2,890 24.8
Sales and office occupations 2,162 18.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 622 5.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,421 12.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 59.2% of 40508 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 40508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 59.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.5
Walked 18.1
Other means 2.2
Worked from home 10.1

In 2020-2024, 40508 had a total of 11,094 housing units. Of these housing units, 43.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 54.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 40508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 43.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 54.6
Mobile homes 1.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

11.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 32.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 40508 was 4 rooms, and of these housing units 35% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 40508 had 9,665 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,429 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 29.5% while renters occupied 70.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.16 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.78.

10.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 17.6% and another 10.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 40508:

House Heating Fuel Used in 40508 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 31.5
Electricity 67.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.7
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 40508 was $182,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.4 % had a mortgage. 32.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,270 and for owners without a mortgage it was $547.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 40508 was $959. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.