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40511

Lexington, KY · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
38,176
Median household income
$79,540
People below poverty
14.7%
Median home value
$252,400

Income

The median income of households in 40511 was $79,540. An estimated 4.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 40511 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.1
$10,000 to $14,999 2.4
$15,000 to $24,999 6.3
$25,000 to $34,999 7.2
$35,000 to $49,999 10.7
$50,000 to $74,999 16.1
$75,000 to $99,999 15.9
$100,000 to $149,999 21.2
$150,000 to $199,999 9.5
$200,000 or more 6.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 40511 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 66402
Female 54291

An estimated 87% of households received earnings. An estimated 23.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,542. 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 40511 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 87
Social Security 23.3
Retirement income 17.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.1
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 40511 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.3

In 2020-2024, 11.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 77.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 17.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 40.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 40511 in 2020-2024, 90.7% had health insurance coverage and 9.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.8% and public coverage was 37.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.2%.


In 2020-2024, 40511 had a total population of 38,176 - 18,972 (49.7%) females and 19,204 (50.3%) males. The median age was 35.1 years. An estimated 25.1% of the population was under 18 years, 39.9% was 19 to 44 years, 22.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 40511 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 932 1189
5 to 9 1938 1483
10 to 14 1169 1382
15 to 19 1172 813
20 to 24 1352 1074
25 to 29 1588 1561
30 to 34 1683 1715
35 to 39 1587 1662
40 to 44 1871 1127
45 to 49 1349 1359
50 to 54 992 1120
55 to 59 1005 964
60 to 64 702 1088
65 to 69 741 955
70 to 74 511 527
75 to 79 323 499
80 to 84 133 186
85 and over 156 268

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 52% were White; 25.7% were Black or African American; 9.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.4% were Asian; 8.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 16.8% of the people in 40511 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 49.4% of the people in 40511 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 14,824 households in 40511. The average household size was 2.45 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.4% of the households in 40511 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32% of all households, while 16% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.4% of all households.

In 40511, 31.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 22.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 40511 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.4
Cohabiting Couples 12.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.1% of males and 41.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40.6 39.3
Now married, except separated 43.1 41.3
Separated 0.5 1
Widowed 1.1 5.3
Divorced 14.7 13.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 40511, 326 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 57.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 84.4% of the people living in 40511 were U.S. natives. 56.3% of the 40511 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 15.6% of 40511 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 27.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 48.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 40511 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 40511.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 40511 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 48.9
Asia 18
Europe 6.2
Africa 25.4
Northern America 1
Oceania 0.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 40511 in 2020-2024, 24.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 15.2% of people at least five years old; 10.5% 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 40511 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 15.2
Other Indo-European languages 5.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.5
Other languages 2.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 78.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 40511 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 40511 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 78.8
Different house, same county 12
Different county, same state 5.5
Different state 3.4
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 39.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 40511 was 9,837 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 354 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,108. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,375.

Educational Attainment of People in 40511 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.5
High school diploma or equivalency 23.7
Some college, no degree 17.8
Associate's degree 7.5
Bachelor's degree 24.6
Graduate or professional degree 14.9

Disability

In 40511, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.6% of people under 18 years old, to 8.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 40511, 66 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,344 78.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,964 15.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,169 6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 40511 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 40511 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.5
Construction 4.4
Manufacturing 16.9
Wholesale trade 1.3
Retail trade 9.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.1
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.6
Public administration 4.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 40511 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,920 45.7
Service occupations 2,825 14.5
Sales and office occupations 3,619 18.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,114 5.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,034 15.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.4% of 40511 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 40511 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.3
Walked 1.6
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 10.7

In 2020-2024, 40511 had a total of 15,646 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.5% 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"). 24.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 40511 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 24.1
Mobile homes 4.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

26% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 40511 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 70.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 40511 had 14,824 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 822 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 61.1% while renters occupied 38.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.39 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.53.

8.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.9% and another 17.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 40511:

House Heating Fuel Used in 40511 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 23.7
Electricity 75.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 40511 was $252,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.8 % had a mortgage. 30.2% 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 $1,514 and for owners without a mortgage it was $599.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 40511 was $1,302. 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.