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Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central)
A Census profile of the Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central) Public Use Microdata Area in Kentucky, from the 2024 American Community Survey. It is home to 113,956 people, with a median household income of $60,915 and a median age of 37.5.
Cities & areas covered: Bluegrass Area Development District, Lexington-Fayette County.
How Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central) compares to Kentucky
- Median household income here is $60,915, $4,061 below the Kentucky figure of $64,976.
- The bachelor's-degree rate here is 50.4%, 22.5% above the Kentucky figure of 27.9%.
- Homeownership here is 47.7%, 20.5% below the Kentucky figure of 68.2%.
- The poverty rate here is 19.0%, 3.8% above the Kentucky figure of 15.2%.
Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central) vs. Kentucky vs. the U.S.
Every figure is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The KY and U.S. columns are the state and population-weighted national averages, for comparison.
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,915 | $64,976 |
| Median family income | $88,966 | $82,235 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $49,658 | $53,914 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $29,747 | $30,458 |
| Poverty rate | 19.0% | 15.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7% | 4.9% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 67.1% | 60.4% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 34.8 | 38.3 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $2,752 | $1,636 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| Mean All other income | $268 | $684 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $20 | $26 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $38,619 | $34,408 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 275.8 | 285.1 |
| Mean Retirement income | $3,620 | $3,425 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,857 | $1,985 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $342 | $402 |
| Mean Social Security income | $2,906 | $3,972 |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 50.4% | 27.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 91.1% | 88.9% |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 8.2% | 9.5% |
| Business operations | 3.9% | 2.8% |
| Financial specialists | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Computer & math | 1.4% | 1.9% |
| Architecture & engineering | 2.4% | 1.8% |
| Science | 3.2% | 0.8% |
| Community & social service | 0.8% | 2.0% |
| Legal | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Education instruction | 7.9% | 5.6% |
| Arts, design & media | 3.2% | 1.5% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 9.6% | 7.2% |
| Healthcare support | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| Protective service | 1.9% | 2.0% |
| Food prep & serving | 10.5% | 5.5% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 5.1% | 3.4% |
| Personal care | 3.1% | 2.5% |
| Sales | 9.7% | 8.5% |
| Office & admin support | 6.7% | 10.9% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 1.7% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Installation & repair | 1.9% | 3.5% |
| Production | 3.2% | 9.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 8.7% | 9.6% |
| Military | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Construction (industry) | 2.9% | 6.4% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 5.4% | 14.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 2.5% | 1.7% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 1.8% | 5.9% |
| Information (industry) | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 5.9% | 4.8% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 12.1% | 8.7% |
| Educational services (industry) | 17.0% | 9.0% |
| Health care (industry) | 11.5% | 12.5% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 19.2% | 9.1% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Public administration (industry) | 2.1% | 4.2% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 11.4% | 7.0% |
| Private insurance | 67.1% | 62.3% |
| Public insurance | 32.8% | 44.1% |
| With a disability | 16.1% | 18.9% |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 19 min | 24 min |
| Drove to work | 78.2% | 86.5% |
| Public transit to work | 3.4% | 0.6% |
| Worked from home | 7.5% | 9.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 32.7 | 29.3 |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $275,000 | $210,000 |
| Median gross rent | $1,080 | $993 |
| Rent as % of income | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 47.7% | 68.2% |
| Average household size | 2 | 2.4 |
| Median bedrooms | 2 | 3 |
| Median rooms | 5 | 6 |
| Median year built | 1960 | 1980 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| No vehicle | 10.4% | 7.1% |
| Single-family detached | 52.6% | 68.5% |
| Broadband internet | 95.8% | 93.8% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $110 | $160 |
| Median Fuel cost | $150 | $400 |
| Median Gas cost | $80 | $70 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 46.6 | 52.4 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $15,900 | $150 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,200 | $1,000 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $940 | $800 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,300 | $920 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $400 | $300 |
| Median Property taxes | $2,050 | $1,450 |
| Median Water cost | $480 | $480 |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 113,956 | 4,588,372 |
| Average age | 37.5 | 39.6 |
| Married (15+) | 34.8% | 48.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.4% | 5.5% |
| Black | 9.3% | 7.0% |
| Asian | 3.7% | 1.9% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,685 | $1,392 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.3 | 1.9 |
Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central) — FAQ
What is the population of the Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central) PUMA?+
The Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central) PUMA in Kentucky has a population of 113,956, per the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) PUMS.
What is the median household income in Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central), KY?+
Median household income in the Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central) PUMA is $60,915, compared with $64,976 across Kentucky and $83,310 nationally.
What cities and counties are in the Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central) PUMA?+
The Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central) PUMA covers Bluegrass Area Development District, Lexington-Fayette County. PUMAs are built from whole counties or, in denser areas, groups of census tracts, so one PUMA can span several places.
What is a PUMA?+
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a U.S. Census geography of roughly 100,000 or more people — the most detailed level at which ACS PUMS microdata is released. Kentucky contains 35 PUMAs.
Where does this Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central) data come from?+
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample — a de-identified, weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.