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Population: 263,618 (+1.2% change)
Males: 127,905 (49.1%), Females: 132,607 (50.9%)

County: Fayette

Land area: 284.5 square miles

Zip code: 40502

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $39,813
Median house value: $110,800

Races in Lexington-Fayette:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.1%)

  • Black (13.5%)

  • Hispanic (3.3%)

  • Two or more races (1.6%)

  • Other race (1.2%)

  • Chinese (0.8%)

  • American Indian (0.6%)

  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (13.5%), English (12.4%), Irish (12.0%), United States (11.7%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), Italian (2.6%).

For population 25 years and over in Lexington-Fayette

  • High school or higher: 85.8%

  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%

  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.5%

  • Unemployed: 5.4%

  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lexington-Fayette

  • Never married: 32.2%

  • Now married: 49.4%

  • Separated: 2.0%

  • Widowed: 5.5%

  • Divorced: 11.0%

5.9% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 2.2% Asia, 1.0% Europe).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1996: 1540 buildings, average cost: $92,500

  • 1997: 1636 buildings, average cost: $96,000

  • 1998: 1868 buildings, average cost: $104,800

  • 1999: 1784 buildings, average cost: $106,500

  • 2000: 1898 buildings, average cost: $111,500

  • 2001: 1649 buildings, average cost: $111,300

  • 2002: 2142 buildings, average cost: $110,900

  • 2003: 2206 buildings, average cost: $126,900

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (26.6%), Manufacturing (12.0%), Retail trade (11.9%).

Average weather in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Average temp. (°F)

32.1

36.5

45.6

54.7

63.9

72.3

76.2

74.8

68.1

56.7

46.0

36.5

High temperature (°F)

40.2

45.5

55.6

65.4

74.3

82.5

86.1

84.9

78.4

67.3

54.9

44.6

Low temperature (°F)

24.1

27.5

35.7

43.9

53.4

62.1

66.3

64.7

57.7

46.2

37.2

28.4

Precipitation (in)

3.4

3.3

4.4

3.7

4.8

4.4

4.7

3.6

3.2

2.8

3.5

4.1

 

Normal climate around Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky

Based on data reported by main weather stations

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Days with precip.

12

11

13

12

12

11

11

9

8

8

11

12

Wind speed (mph)

10.5

10.5

10.8

10.4

8.6

7.9

7.2

6.8

7.6

8.1

9.8

10.2

Morning humidity (%)

81

79

77

76

81

84

86

88

88

85

81

81

Afternoon humidity (%)

69

64

58

55

58

58

59

59

58

57

63

68

Sunshine (%)

39

46

50

56

59

65

65

65

63

59

43

38

Days clear of clouds

6

6

6

6

7

7

8

9

10

12

7

6

Partly cloudy days

6

6

7

9

10

12

12

12

8

7

7

6

Cloudy days

20

17

18

15

14

11

11

10

11

12

17

19

Snowfall (in)

5.8

4.7

2.7

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

1.9

 

Hospitals/medical centers near Lexington-Fayette:

  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSP (about 1 miles; LEXINGTON, KY)

  • EASTERN STATE HOSP (about 2 miles; LEXINGTON, KY)

  • SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; LEXINGTON, KY)


Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lexington-Fayette:

  • BLUE GRASS (about 8 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)

  • CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 70 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)

  • CINCINNATI MUNI AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (about 74 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; ID: LUK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lexington-Fayette:

  • GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY - MARSHALL FLD (about 15 miles; GEORGETOWN, KY; ID: 27K)

  • CYNTHIANA-HARRISON COUNTY (about 27 miles; CYNTHIANA, KY; ID: 0I8)

  • CAPITAL CITY (about 30 miles; FRANKFORT, KY; ID: FFT)





Local government website: www.lfucg.com/


Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lexington-Fayette:

  • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 1 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)

  • LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)

  • EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)

  • NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; FT enrollment: 9,668)

  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)

  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 4,977)

  • CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 3,972)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lexington-Fayette:

  • WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

  • WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

  • WLXG (1300 AM; 3 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

  • WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

  • WCGW (770 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NICHOLASVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)

  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

  • WWFT (1250 AM; 1 kW; NICHOLASVILLE, KY)

  • WMJR (1380 AM; 3 kW; WINCHESTER, KY; Owner: THY KINGDOM COME NETWORK, INC)

  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)

  • WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


Strongest FM radio stations in Lexington-Fayette:

  • WRFL (88.1 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: UN OF KENTUCKY BD OF TRUSTEES)

  • WBUL-FM (98.1 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

  • WVLK-FM (92.9 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

  • WXZZ (103.3 FM; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

  • WKQQ (100.1 FM; WINCHESTER, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

  • WMXL (94.5 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, INC.)

  • WLTO (102.5 FM; NICHOLASVILLE, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

  • WEKU (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)

  • WGKS (96.9 FM; PARIS, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

  • WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)

  • WCDA (106.3 FM; VERSAILLES, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

  • WLKT (104.5 FM; LEXINGTON-FAYETTE, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

  • WRVG-FM (89.9 FM; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: GEORGETOWN COLLEGE)

  • WMKJ (105.5 FM; MOUNT STERLING, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, INC.)

  • WJMM-FM (99.3 FM; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LLC)

  • WBTF (107.9 FM; MIDWAY, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)

  • WLRO (101.5 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

  • WVRB (95.3 FM; WILMORE, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)

  • WLXO (96.1 FM; STAMPING GROUND, KY; Owner: CLARITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)


TV broadcast stations around Lexington-Fayette:

  • WKYT-TV (Channel 27; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WKYT LICENSEE CORP.)

  • WLEX-TV (Channel 18; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WLEX COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)

  • WTVQ-TV (Channel 36; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

  • WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)

  • WKLE (Channel 46; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

 



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