Editing Fayette County, Kentucky (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1790 = 18410
| 1800 = 14028
| 1810 = 21370
| 1820 = 23250
| 1830 = 25098
| 1840 = 22194
| 1850 = 22735
| 1860 = 22599
| 1870 = 26656
| 1880 = 29023
| 1890 = 35698
| 1900 = 42071
| 1910 = 47715
| 1920 = 54664
| 1930 = 68543
| 1940 = 78899
| 1950 = 100746
| 1960 = 131906
| 1970 = 174323
| 1980 = 204165
| 1990 = 225366
| 2000 = 260512
| 2010 = 295803
| 2020 = 322570
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 329437
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|access-date=March 13, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 14, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ky190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 14, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF"/>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 17, 2018 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 295,803 people, 123,043 households, and 69,661 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|1,034|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 135,160 housing units at an average density of {{convert|473|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the county was 75.7% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 14.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.5% from two or more races. 6.9% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 123,043 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 21, and 62.4% from 21 to 65. 10.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.7 years. 50.8% of the population was female.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,469, and the median income for a family was $66,690. Males had a median income of $44,343 versus $35,716 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $28,345. About 11.1% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.