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Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North)
A Census profile of the Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North) Public Use Microdata Area in Kentucky, from the 2024 American Community Survey. It is home to 117,117 people, with a median household income of $86,702 and a median age of 38.4.
Cities & areas covered: Bluegrass Area Development District, Lexington-Fayette County.
How Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North) compares to Kentucky
- Median household income here is $86,702, $21,726 above the Kentucky figure of $64,976.
- The bachelor's-degree rate here is 47.0%, 19.1% above the Kentucky figure of 27.9%.
- Homeownership here is 61.3%, 6.9% below the Kentucky figure of 68.2%.
- The poverty rate here is 8.8%, 6.4% below the Kentucky figure of 15.2%.
Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North) 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 | $86,702 | $64,976 |
| Median family income | $102,540 | $82,235 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $69,251 | $53,914 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $36,549 | $30,458 |
| Poverty rate | 8.8% | 15.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3% | 4.9% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 68.9% | 60.4% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 39.1 | 38.3 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $1,585 | $1,636 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 20.0% | 21.0% |
| Mean All other income | $565 | $684 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $4 | $26 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $50,732 | $34,408 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 326.5 | 285.1 |
| Mean Retirement income | $4,960 | $3,425 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,125 | $1,985 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $169 | $402 |
| Mean Social Security income | $3,206 | $3,972 |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 47.0% | 27.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 89.6% | 88.9% |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 10.1% | 9.5% |
| Business operations | 5.2% | 2.8% |
| Financial specialists | 1.1% | 1.5% |
| Computer & math | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| Architecture & engineering | 2.4% | 1.8% |
| Science | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Community & social service | 2.4% | 2.0% |
| Legal | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| Education instruction | 6.9% | 5.6% |
| Arts, design & media | 2.5% | 1.5% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 10.7% | 7.2% |
| Healthcare support | 1.2% | 3.3% |
| Protective service | 2.5% | 2.0% |
| Food prep & serving | 6.0% | 5.5% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.9% | 3.4% |
| Personal care | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Sales | 9.6% | 8.5% |
| Office & admin support | 10.7% | 10.9% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 1.8% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Installation & repair | 1.8% | 3.5% |
| Production | 8.3% | 9.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 4.9% | 9.6% |
| Military | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 3.0% | 1.5% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Construction (industry) | 4.0% | 6.4% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 13.5% | 14.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 2.7% | 5.9% |
| Information (industry) | 1.9% | 1.2% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 3.8% | 4.8% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 11.1% | 8.7% |
| Educational services (industry) | 11.4% | 9.0% |
| Health care (industry) | 15.1% | 12.5% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 1.1% | 2.0% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 10.6% | 9.1% |
| Other services (industry) | 2.7% | 4.5% |
| Public administration (industry) | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 7.6% | 7.0% |
| Private insurance | 71.8% | 62.3% |
| Public insurance | 31.3% | 44.1% |
| With a disability | 16.1% | 18.9% |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 22 min | 24 min |
| Drove to work | 82.5% | 86.5% |
| Public transit to work | 3.4% | 0.6% |
| Worked from home | 11.5% | 9.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 32.9 | 29.3 |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $315,000 | $210,000 |
| Median gross rent | $1,370 | $993 |
| Rent as % of income | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 61.3% | 68.2% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 6 |
| Median year built | 2000 | 1980 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| No vehicle | 7.3% | 7.1% |
| Single-family detached | 67.3% | 68.5% |
| Broadband internet | 97.9% | 93.8% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $4 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $150 | $160 |
| Median Fuel cost | $260 | $400 |
| Median Gas cost | $100 | $70 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 50.7 | 52.4 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $40 | $150 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,300 | $1,000 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,200 | $800 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,287 | $920 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $350 | $300 |
| Median Property taxes | $2,550 | $1,450 |
| Median Water cost | $430 | $480 |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 117,117 | 4,588,372 |
| Average age | 38.4 | 39.6 |
| Married (15+) | 47.4% | 48.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.8% | 5.5% |
| Black | 20.8% | 7.0% |
| Asian | 6.5% | 1.9% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,534 | $1,392 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.9 | 1.9 |
Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North) — FAQ
What is the population of the Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North) PUMA?+
The Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North) PUMA in Kentucky has a population of 117,117, per the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) PUMS.
What is the median household income in Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North), KY?+
Median household income in the Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North) PUMA is $86,702, 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 (North) PUMA?+
The Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North) 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 (North) 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.