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Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South)
A Census profile of the Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) Public Use Microdata Area in Kentucky, from the 2024 American Community Survey. It is home to 98,199 people, with a median household income of $71,068 and a median age of 37.8.
Cities & areas covered: Bluegrass Area Development District, Lexington-Fayette County.
How Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) compares to Kentucky
- Median household income here is $71,068, $6,092 above the Kentucky figure of $64,976.
- The bachelor's-degree rate here is 53.2%, 25.3% above the Kentucky figure of 27.9%.
- Homeownership here is 49.9%, 18.3% below the Kentucky figure of 68.2%.
- The poverty rate here is 9.2%, 6.0% below the Kentucky figure of 15.2%.
Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) 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 | $71,068 | $64,976 |
| Median family income | $88,631 | $82,235 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $57,132 | $53,914 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $39,595 | $30,458 |
| Poverty rate | 9.2% | 15.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 4.9% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 72.1% | 60.4% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 38.5 | 38.3 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $1,284 | $1,636 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 23.0% | 21.0% |
| Mean All other income | $833 | $684 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $69 | $26 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $41,687 | $34,408 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 311.2 | 285.1 |
| Mean Retirement income | $4,182 | $3,425 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,190 | $1,985 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $131 | $402 |
| Mean Social Security income | $3,577 | $3,972 |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 53.2% | 27.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 94.7% | 88.9% |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 8.2% | 9.5% |
| Business operations | 3.1% | 2.8% |
| Financial specialists | 2.0% | 1.5% |
| Computer & math | 1.1% | 1.9% |
| Architecture & engineering | 3.8% | 1.8% |
| Science | 1.9% | 0.8% |
| Community & social service | 2.9% | 2.0% |
| Legal | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Education instruction | 8.1% | 5.6% |
| Arts, design & media | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 11.1% | 7.2% |
| Healthcare support | 3.6% | 3.3% |
| Protective service | 1.2% | 2.0% |
| Food prep & serving | 6.8% | 5.5% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 1.4% | 3.4% |
| Personal care | 4.1% | 2.5% |
| Sales | 8.9% | 8.5% |
| Office & admin support | 9.6% | 10.9% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 3.3% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Installation & repair | 4.0% | 3.5% |
| Production | 3.8% | 9.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 6.7% | 9.6% |
| Military | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 1.3% | 1.5% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Construction (industry) | 4.8% | 6.4% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 6.9% | 14.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 1.1% | 1.7% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 13.2% | 11.6% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| Information (industry) | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 3.5% | 4.8% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 10.9% | 8.7% |
| Educational services (industry) | 13.1% | 9.0% |
| Health care (industry) | 15.4% | 12.5% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 0.8% | 2.0% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 12.1% | 9.1% |
| Other services (industry) | 6.8% | 4.5% |
| Public administration (industry) | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 8.7% | 7.0% |
| Private insurance | 70.8% | 62.3% |
| Public insurance | 33.8% | 44.1% |
| With a disability | 13.6% | 18.9% |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 23 min | 24 min |
| Drove to work | 90.0% | 86.5% |
| Public transit to work | 1.2% | 0.6% |
| Worked from home | 8.1% | 9.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 34.2 | 29.3 |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $300,000 | $210,000 |
| Median gross rent | $1,330 | $993 |
| Rent as % of income | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 49.9% | 68.2% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 3 |
| Median rooms | 5 | 6 |
| Median year built | 1980 | 1980 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| No vehicle | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| Single-family detached | 59.4% | 68.5% |
| Broadband internet | 96.6% | 93.8% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $120 | $160 |
| Median Fuel cost | $250 | $400 |
| Median Gas cost | $70 | $70 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 48.2 | 52.4 |
| Median Mobile home costs | — | $150 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,200 | $1,000 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,200 | $800 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,290 | $920 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $250 | $300 |
| Median Property taxes | $2,250 | $1,450 |
| Median Water cost | $540 | $480 |
| Statistic | This PUMA | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 98,199 | 4,588,372 |
| Average age | 37.8 | 39.6 |
| Married (15+) | 46.6% | 48.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9.3% | 5.5% |
| Black | 9.6% | 7.0% |
| Asian | 4.2% | 1.9% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,592 | $1,392 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.8 | 1.9 |
Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) — FAQ
What is the population of the Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA?+
The Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA in Kentucky has a population of 98,199, per the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) PUMS.
What is the median household income in Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South), KY?+
Median household income in the Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) PUMA is $71,068, 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 (South) PUMA?+
The Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South) 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 (South) 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.