Editing Lexington, Kentucky (section)

===2020===
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|+'''Lexington, Kentucky – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lexington-Fayette, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2146027&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=April 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402051740/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US2146027|url-status=live}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lexington-Fayette urban county, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2146027&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=April 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402051741/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=160XX00US2146027|url-status=live}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lexington-Fayette urban county, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2146027&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=February 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203161739/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2146027&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|url-status=live}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|206,174
|216,072
|style='background: #ffffe6; |215,343
|79.14%
|73.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |66.76%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|34,876
|42,336
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47,501
|13.39%
|14.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.73%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|457
|599
|style='background: #ffffe6; |480
|0.18%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|6,360
|9,506
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,374
|2.44%
|3.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.15%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|80
|107
|style='background: #ffffe6; |133
|0.03%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|470
|546
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,667
|0.18%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3,534
|6,163
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,322
|1.36%
|2.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.44%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|8,561
|20,474
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,750
|3.29%
|6.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.22%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''260,512'''
|'''295,803'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''322,570'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the 2020 census, there were 322,570 people, 129,784 households, and 74,761 families within the city. The population density was {{cvt|1,137.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 70.7% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic White]], 15.6% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 4.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 2.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 7.4% of the population.

The most common spoken language in Lexington is English with the [[Southern American English]] dialect being the native and most common of the city and region, but there are approximately 196 languages from all parts of the world spoken in Lexington.<ref name="City of Lexington">{{Cite web |title=Global Lex |url=https://www.lexingtonky.gov/global-lex |access-date= |website=City of Lexington |language=en |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018073922/https://www.lexingtonky.gov/global-lex |url-status=live }}</ref> The non-English language spoken by the largest group is [[Spanish language|Spanish]] followed by [[Swahili language|Swahili]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2022 |title=Galls' English classes give Congolese refugees confidence on the job |url=https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/galls-english-classes-give-congolese-refugees-confidence-on-the-job |access-date= |website=WLEX |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423214611/https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/galls-english-classes-give-congolese-refugees-confidence-on-the-job |url-status=live }}</ref> Other more common non-English languages in the city are [[Arabic]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[French language|French]], [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]], [[Kinyarwanda]], [[Korean language|Korean]] and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]].<ref name="City of Lexington" /> Local estimates drawn from [[English as a second or foreign language|English Language Learner]] enrollment in [[Fayette County Public Schools (Kentucky)|Fayette County Public Schools]] estimates that approximately 23% of the total Lexington population speaks a language other than English at home.<ref name="City of Lexington" />

Of the 131,929 households reported in the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], 52% were married couples living together, 15% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27% were non-families. 28.4% of households were home to children under the age of 18. The average household size was 2.37, and the average family size was 2.99. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In 2019, 20.9% of residents were under the age of 18, 14.2% were from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $57,291 in 2019, slightly below the national average of $62,843, and for a family it was $53,264. Males living alone had a median income of $36,268 versus $30,811 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $34,442. About 8.7% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.6% of those under the age of 18 and 9.4% of those ages 65 and older.

The table below illustrates the population growth of Fayette County since the first U.S. Census in 1790. Lexington city limits became coterminous with Fayette County in 1974.

Sources:
*1790 to 1960 census:<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hillery |first=George A. Jr. |title=Population Growth in Kentucky, 1820–1960 |year=1966 |publisher=[[University of Kentucky]] Agriculture Experiment Station}}</ref>
*1970 census:<ref>{{Cite book |title=1970 Census of the Population, Volume 1: Characteristics of the Population, Part 19, Kentucky |publisher=United States Government Printing Office |year=1973}}</ref>
*1980 census:<ref>{{Cite book |title=1980 Census of the Population, Volume 1: Characteristics of the Population, Part 19, Kentucky |publisher=United States Government Printing Office |year=1982}}</ref>
*1990 census:<ref>{{Cite news |title=KSDC News |publisher=Kentucky State Data Center |date=Spring 1997}}</ref>
*2000 to 2005 census:<ref>{{cite web |title=Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky – Population finder |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=04000US21&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US21&_street=&_county=lexington&_cityTown=lexington&_state=04000US21&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=040&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212053056/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=04000US21&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US21&_street=&_county=lexington&_cityTown=lexington&_state=04000US21&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=040&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref>
*2006 census:<ref name=2006estimate>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2006-04-21.csv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630203022/http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2006-04-21.csv |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2007 |title=Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 28, 2007}}</ref>

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