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Lexington Population and Demographics

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Lexington Population: 260512 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 127905 49.1%
Female 132607 50.9%

Under 5 years 16146 6.2%
5 to 9 years 15711 6.03%
10 to 14 years 14947 5.74%
15 to 19 years 18422 7.07%
20 to 24 years 28355 10.88%
25 to 34 years 44542 17.1%
35 to 44 years 41824 16.05%
45 to 54 years 34491 13.24%
55 to 59 years 11275 4.33%
60 to 64 years 8625 3.31%
65 to 74 years 13890 5.33%
75 to 84 years 9149 3.51%
85 years and over 3135 1.2%

Median age (years) 33

18 years and over 204979 78.68%
Male 99487 38.19%
Female 105492 40.49%
21 years and over 189172 72.62%
62 years and over 31076 11.93%
65 years and over 26174 10.05%
Male 10253 3.94%
Female 15921 6.11%

Race
One race 256398 98.42%
White 211120 81.04%
Black or African American 35116 13.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native 507 0.19%
Asian 6407 2.46%
Asian indian 1506 0.58%
Chinese 2022 0.78%
Filipino 368 0.14%
Japanese 1006 0.39%
Korean 448 0.17%
Vietnamese 354 0.14%
Other Asian 703 0.27%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 83 0.03%
Native Hawaiian 19 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 11 0%
Samoan 26 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 27 0.01%
Some other race 3165 1.21%
Two or more races 4114 1.58%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 260512 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 8561 3.29%
Mexican 6014 2.31%
Puerto Rican 495 0.19%
Cuban 245 0.09%
Other Hispanic or Latino 1807 0.69%
Not Hispanic or Latino 251951 96.71%
White alone 206174 79.14%

Relationship
Total Population 260512 100.00%
In households 247789 95.12%
Householder 108288 41.57%
Spouse 47074 18.07%
Child 62986 24.18%
Own child under 18 years 50580 19.42%
Other relatives 9822 3.77%
Under 18 years 3609 1.39%
Nonrelatives 19619 7.53%
Unmarried partner 5837 2.24%
In group quarters 12723 4.88%
Institutionalized population 4722 1.81%
Non-Institutionalized population 8001 3.07%

Households by Type
Total Households 108288 100.0 %
Family households (families) 62955 58.14%
With own children under 18 years 29528 27.27%
Married-couple family 47074 43.47%
With own children under 18 years 20427 18.86%
Female householder, no husband present 12477 11.52%
With own children under 18 years 7524 6.95%
Non Family households 45333 41.86%
Householder living alone 34316 31.69%
Householder 65 years and over 8115 7.49%

Households with individuals under 18 years 32083 29.63%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 18735 17.3%

Average Household size 2.29
Average family size 2.9

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 116167 100.00%
Occupied housing units 108288 93.22%
Vacant housing units 7879 6.78%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 880 0.76%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.4

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 108288 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 59889 55.31%
Renter-occupied housing units. 48399 44.69%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.47
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.07

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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