Household Types in Fayette County, Kentucky (County)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kentucky and Fayette County
Fayette County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family240.472481%48.507610%40.472481%40.5%51,17351.2k12.742113%12.819917%12.742113%12.7%16,11116.1k4.326988%4.825409%4.326988%4.3%5,47131.921322%28.290839%31.921322%31.9%40,36140.4k10.537097%5.556225%10.537097%10.5%13,32313.3k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Kentucky and Fayette County
Fayette County
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads63.369379%65.747693%63.369379%63.4%21,03821.0k28.163499%25.732595%28.163499%28.2%9,3508.467123%8.519712%8.467123%8.5%2,811

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kentucky and Fayette County
Fayette County
Kentucky
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.256930%27.445718%26.256930%26.3%33,19933.2k73.558000%72.371301%73.558000%73.6%93,00693.0k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kentucky and Fayette County
Fayette County
Kentucky
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Other3Mixed3Black3-4.294324%-1.230537%-25.539930%-11.878453%-7.773812%-4.323191%-22.992804%-7.558502%-42.943245%43%57.056755%57.351691%57.056755%57%3,982-13.401424%-13.122872%-18.786753%-10.492108%-14.347010%-9.236486%-22.361414%-8.726966%-55.803157%56%44.196843%45.328123%44.196843%44%3,231-9.700262%-3.645374%-32.321075%-10.654115%-11.406979%-4.577034%-27.743081%-5.427824%-56.320826%56%43.679174%50.845082%43.679174%44%96,45196.5k-21.742704%-11.796136%-10.521989%-15.659679%-17.520832%-11.024261%-20.330359%-10.795664%-59.720510%60%40.279490%40.328884%40.279490%40%2,433-23.264720%-2.297750%-34.418382%-11.153662%-20.149832%-6.649445%-28.307931%-7.036941%-71.134514%71%28.865486%37.855851%28.865486%29%2,089-28.137840%-6.283899%-36.092697%-8.880732%-27.449177%-5.927420%-37.051568%-5.375618%-79.395168%79%20.604832%24.196216%20.604832%21%18,25318.3k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in Fayette County

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
31%38%44%49%55%62%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6.9%8.8%10.7%12.6%14.5%16.5%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.70%4.02%4.34%4.66%4.98%5.30%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
21.9%25.0%28.0%31.1%34.1%37.2%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5.8%7.9%9.8%11.8%13.8%15.8%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.3%23.0%25.7%28.3%31.0%33.7%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Fayette County

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
3%19%35%50%66%82%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%9%19%28%37%47%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.9%5.8%8.8%11.7%14.7%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%22%34%45%56%68%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%11%22%33%44%56%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
1%11%21%31%40%51%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Fayette County

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%18%36%53%71%90%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%24%37%49%61%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.3%14.0%18.7%23.4%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%27%41%55%69%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types by Place in Fayette County

There is 1 place in Fayette County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Fayette County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fayette County.

Married by Place#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fayette County, selected places in Fayette County, and entities that contain Fayette County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#KentuckyUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralLexingtonLexington-FayetteFayette CoFayette48.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M45.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k40.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k40.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k40.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in Fayette County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Fayette County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Fayette County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fayette County.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fayette County, selected county subdivisions in Fayette County, and entities that contain Fayette County
0%20%40%60%Count#Lexington-Fayette SWLexington-Fayette …KentuckyUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralLexington-Fayette NELexington-Fayette …LexingtonLexington-Fayette NWLexington-Fayette …Lexington-FayetteFayette CoFayetteLexington-Fayette SELexington-Fayette …Lexington-Fayette CntrlLexington-Fayette …61.349538%61.349538%61%9,692148.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M45.607512%45.607512%46%9,568245.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k43.790789%43.790789%44%4,697340.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k40.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k40.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k38.920179%38.920179%39%12,02412.0k431.622330%31.622330%32%15,19215.2k5
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 5 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the Lexington Area

There are 6 counties in the Lexington Area. This section compares Fayette County to all of the counties in the Lexington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fayette County.

Married by County#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fayette County, selected other counties in the Lexington Area, and entities that contain Fayette County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#ScottJessamineWoodfordClarkKentuckyUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralBourbonLexingtonLexington-FayetteFayette CoFayette58.964733%58.964733%59%11,15211.2k155.736101%55.736101%56%10,25610.3k255.132318%55.132318%55%5,500350.574632%50.574632%51%7,173448.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M45.791371%45.791371%46%3,683545.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k40.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k40.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k40.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k6
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 6 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in Kentucky

There are 120 counties in Kentucky. This section compares Fayette County to the 50 most populous counties in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fayette County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 23,382.

Married by County#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fayette County, selected other counties in Kentucky, and entities that contain Fayette County
0%20%40%60%Count#OldhamScottMeadeBooneMarshallShelbyOhioBullittJessamineGraysonWoodfordGreenupMuhlenbergNelsonWhitleyGrantGravesCarterBarrenLetcherHopkinsBoylePikeHardinClarkBoydLaurelChristianDaviessMontgomeryFloydKentuckyUnited StatesHarlanLoganSouthPerryLincolnEast South CentralPulaskiWarrenCampbellHendersonMadisonKentonCallowayLexingtonKnoxTaylorMcCrackenFranklinRowanBellLexington-FayetteFayette CoFayetteJefferson67.649394%67.649394%68%13,63013.6k158.964733%58.964733%59%11,15211.2k258.432885%58.432885%58%6,212358.399965%58.399965%58%26,65926.7k457.708463%57.708463%58%7,419556.993115%56.993115%57%9,189656.718925%56.718925%57%5,065756.054393%56.054393%56%15,99416.0k855.736101%55.736101%56%10,25610.3k955.258833%55.258833%55%5,3801055.132318%55.132318%55%5,5001154.867381%54.867381%55%7,8401254.517811%54.517811%55%6,2751354.333952%54.333952%54%9,3651453.462386%53.462386%53%6,7941553.416597%53.416597%53%4,4481653.238015%53.238015%53%7,5961752.878745%52.878745%53%5,6301852.874866%52.874866%53%8,8651951.592293%51.592293%52%5,1682051.446124%51.446124%51%9,4632151.176254%51.176254%51%5,5692250.864236%50.864236%51%13,15413.2k2350.670427%50.670427%51%20,48220.5k2450.574632%50.574632%51%7,1732550.500361%50.500361%51%9,7902650.436406%50.436406%50%11,61511.6k2750.090615%50.090615%50%12,71412.7k2849.839621%49.839621%50%19,57819.6k2949.334117%49.334117%49%5,0383048.952931%48.952931%49%7,4573148.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.053198%48.053198%48%5,4923247.968545%47.968545%48%5,1243347.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.927391%47.927391%48%5,3073447.844872%47.844872%48%4,6513547.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.498729%47.498729%47%12,14412.1k3647.387654%47.387654%47%21,78621.8k3746.882127%46.882127%47%16,85616.9k3846.653273%46.653273%47%8,8243946.175445%46.175445%46%14,96515.0k4045.959902%45.959902%46%28,83828.8k4145.580589%45.580589%46%6,8384245.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k45.333658%45.333658%45%5,5914344.535659%44.535659%45%4,3404443.663685%43.663685%44%12,20412.2k4543.059396%43.059396%43%9,0334642.381683%42.381683%42%3,5914742.065950%42.065950%42%4,6184840.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k40.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k40.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k4940.461407%40.461407%40%125,574126k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Fayette County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fayette County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Fayette County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Fayette County
0%20%40%60%Count#NassauFairfaxSuffolkSanta ClaraOrangeSalt LakeContra CostaMontgomeryRiversideFairfieldHonoluluWestchesterWakeSan BernardinoMiddlesexOaklandSan DiegoTarrantAlamedaKentuckyUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralMaricopaKingHarrisFresnoSt. LouisPalm BeachBexarLexingtonSacramentoQueensLos AngelesHennepinHillsboroughOrangeClarkPimaBrowardMecklenburgMiami-DadeDallasAlleghenyTravisCookLexington-FayetteFayette CoFayetteFranklinKingsWayneCuyahogaFultonMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBronxNew York60.784590%60.784590%61%267,592268k158.073053%58.073053%58%228,435228k257.466749%57.466749%57%281,448281k356.519609%56.519609%57%354,140354k454.863463%54.863463%55%557,968558k554.829088%54.829088%55%195,225195k654.144604%54.144604%54%209,832210k753.958245%53.958245%54%198,439198k853.850274%53.850274%54%380,030380k953.520639%53.520639%54%179,406179k1052.951400%52.951400%53%163,910164k1151.544935%51.544935%52%176,161176k1251.452263%51.452263%51%192,043192k1351.349928%51.349928%51%317,816318k1451.328915%51.328915%51%301,678302k1550.587546%50.587546%51%251,282251k1649.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k1749.775611%49.775611%50%339,951340k1849.233820%49.233820%49%277,823278k1948.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.135363%47.135363%47%690,929691k2047.130452%47.130452%47%392,123392k2146.758587%46.758587%47%718,333718k2246.510005%46.510005%47%139,277139k2346.377789%46.377789%46%186,307186k2445.755354%45.755354%46%246,415246k2545.572827%45.572827%46%284,065284k2645.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k45.025648%45.025648%45%237,436237k2744.870295%44.870295%45%349,676350k2844.647965%44.647965%45%1,465,2771.47M2944.010311%44.010311%44%217,337217k3043.936060%43.936060%44%217,853218k3143.830757%43.830757%44%194,982195k3243.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k3343.498318%43.498318%43%171,988172k3443.305081%43.305081%43%291,438291k3543.282903%43.282903%43%167,420167k3643.247261%43.247261%43%369,169369k3743.118601%43.118601%43%385,714386k3842.200631%42.200631%42%224,117224k3941.793066%41.793066%42%182,983183k4040.962571%40.962571%41%799,428799k4140.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k40.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k40.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k39.660948%39.660948%40%193,946194k4237.611831%37.611831%38%353,101353k4336.979917%36.979917%37%247,548248k4436.700533%36.700533%37%196,186196k4535.948564%35.948564%36%138,439138k4634.891765%34.891765%35%133,558134k4727.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4827.543506%27.543506%28%135,167135k4927.118406%27.118406%27%204,306204k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Fayette County. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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Principal Urban County:
Lexington-Fayette
Urban Counties:
Lexington-Fayette
ZIP Codes:
40361, 40502, 40503, 40504, 40505, 40506, 40507, 40508, 40509, 40510, 40511, 40513, 40514, 40515, 40516, 40517
Unified School District:
Fayette County
Congressional District:
KY-6
State Senate Districts:
KY-12, KY-13, KY-22, KY-28, KY-34
State House Districts:
KY-39, KY-45, KY-56, KY-62, KY-72, KY-75, KY-76, KY-77, KY-79, KY-88
Neighboring Counties:
Bourbon, Clark, Jessamine, Madison, Scott, Woodford
Nearby Counties:
Anderson, Boyle, Estill, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Mercer, Montgomery, Nicholas, Owen