Household Types in the Lexington Area, Kentucky (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kentucky and the Lexington Area
Lexington Area
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family245.386441%48.507610%45.386441%45.4%88,93788.9k12.826414%12.819917%12.826414%12.8%25,13425.1k4.499502%4.825409%4.499502%4.5%8,81728.505014%28.290839%28.505014%28.5%55,85755.9k8.782629%5.556225%8.782629%8.8%17,21017.2k
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Kentucky and the Lexington Area
Lexington Area
Kentucky
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads64.883138%65.747693%64.883138%64.9%35,70035.7k27.098252%25.732595%27.098252%27.1%14,91014.9k8.018611%8.519712%8.018611%8.0%4,412

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Kentucky and the Lexington Area
Lexington Area
Kentucky
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children228.078896%27.445718%28.078896%28.1%55,02255.0k71.734327%72.371301%71.734327%71.7%140,567141k
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 the Lexington Area
Lexington Area
Kentucky
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%CountAsian3White4Other3Hispanic5Mixed3Black3-4.350845%-1.133997%-23.883360%-12.566536%-7.773812%-4.323191%-22.992804%-7.558502%-41.934737%42%58.065263%57.351691%58.065263%58%4,321-10.641083%-3.974124%-28.219660%-8.625840%-11.406979%-4.577034%-27.743081%-5.427824%-51.460707%51%48.539293%50.845082%48.539293%49%159,683160k-20.940959%-13.560886%-11.223862%-13.007380%-17.520832%-11.024261%-20.330359%-10.795664%-58.733087%59%41.266913%40.328884%41.266913%41%3,252-15.168796%-13.070255%-20.141423%-11.199818%-14.347010%-9.236486%-22.361414%-8.726966%-59.580292%60%40.419708%45.328123%40.419708%40%4,384-20.369081%-3.412256%-30.605850%-9.296657%-20.149832%-6.649445%-28.307931%-7.036941%-63.683844%64%36.316156%37.855851%36.316156%36%2,872-28.088420%-6.109220%-35.610689%-7.983957%-27.449177%-5.927420%-37.051568%-5.375618%-77.792287%78%22.207713%24.196216%22.207713%22%21,44321.4k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by County in the Lexington Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
40.4%44.2%47.9%51.6%55.3%59.0%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
11.4%12.2%12.9%13.7%14.4%15.3%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.81%4.27%4.72%5.18%5.63%6.08%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
18.8%21.5%24.1%26.7%29.3%32.0%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
5.1%6.2%7.3%8.4%9.5%10.6%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
25.0%27.2%29.3%31.4%33.6%35.8%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Lexington Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
31%41%51%61%71%81%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
2.7%5.8%8.9%12.0%15.1%18.3%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
1.9%3.1%4.3%5.5%6.7%8.0%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
8%15%20%26%32%38%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
1.3%4.2%7.1%10.0%12.9%15.8%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
20.3%24.0%27.7%31.3%35.0%38.7%
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Household Types by Place in the Lexington Area

There are 14 places that are fully or partially contained within the Lexington Area (12 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, the Lexington Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lexington Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Lexington Area, selected places in the Lexington Area, and entities that contain the Lexington Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#High BridgeSadievilleGeorgetownWilmoreNicholasvilleKentuckyUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralLexingtonMidwayMillersburgN MiddletownStamping GroundVersaillesCorinthLexington-FayetteWinchesterParis83.783784%83.783784%84%93161.386139%61.386139%61%62252.884369%52.884369%53%6,188351.020408%51.020408%51%900449.549221%49.549221%50%5,441548.507610%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%88,93788.9k42.811502%42.811502%43%268641.853933%41.853933%42%149741.825095%41.825095%42%110841.530055%41.530055%42%152941.425451%41.425451%41%1,5171040.789474%40.789474%41%311140.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k1239.934853%39.934853%40%3,0651334.517259%34.517259%35%1,38014
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 14 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 all 6 of those to each other, the Lexington Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lexington Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Lexington Area, selected counties in the Lexington Area, and entities that contain the Lexington Area
0%20%40%Count#ScottJessamineWoodfordClarkKentuckyUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralBourbonLexingtonFayette58.964733%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%51,17351.2k6
Count number of this household type
# rank of county out of 6 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Lexington Area

There are 20 county subdivisions in the Lexington Area. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, the Lexington Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lexington Area.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Lexington Area, selected county subdivisions in the Lexington Area, and entities that contain the Lexington Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#KeeneS WoodfordStamping GroundFord-BoonesboroughSE ClarkLexington-Fayette SWLexington-Fayette …SadievilleWilmoreGeorgetownVersaillesMidwayNicholasvilleN MiddletownMillersburgKentuckyUnited StatesWinchesterSouthEast South CentralLexington-Fayette NELexington-Fayette …LexingtonParisLexington-Fayette NWLexington-Fayette …Lexington-Fayette SELexington-Fayette …Lexington-Fayette CntrlLexington-Fayette …80.838323%80.838323%81%1,890175.461381%75.461381%75%1,104270.570949%70.570949%71%1,681367.906067%67.906067%68%694463.000000%63.000000%63%693561.349538%61.349538%61%9,692660.564516%60.564516%61%751758.209539%58.209539%58%1,489857.027009%57.027009%57%8,720951.679250%51.679250%52%3,9701051.263538%51.263538%51%4261150.921881%50.921881%51%6,8771250.865052%50.865052%51%4411349.580713%49.580713%50%4731448.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.972805%47.972805%48%5,7861547.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M45.607512%45.607512%46%9,5681645.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k44.503375%44.503375%45%2,7691743.790789%43.790789%44%4,6971838.920179%38.920179%39%12,02412.0k1931.622330%31.622330%32%15,19215.2k20
Count number of this household type
# rank of county subdivision out of 20 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in Kentucky

There are 26 metro areas in Kentucky. This section compares the Lexington Area to all of the metro areas in Kentucky and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lexington Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Lexington Area, selected other metro areas in Kentucky, and entities that contain the Lexington Area
0%20%40%Count#Central CityBardstownGlasgow AreaMayfield AreaClarksvilleElizabethtownOwensboroMadisonvilleMount SterlingBowling GreenLondon AreaDanville AreaMaysvilleHuntingtonKentuckyEvansvilleUnited StatesCincinnatiUnion CitySouthRichmond AreaEast South CentralSomerset AreaFrankfortPaducah AreaLouisvilleMurray AreaLexingtonCampbellsvilleMiddlesborough54.517811%54.517811%55%6,275154.333952%54.333952%54%9,365253.427108%53.427108%53%11,05311.1k353.238015%53.238015%53%7,596452.443397%52.443397%52%51,63051.6k552.440836%52.440836%52%29,64929.6k651.455052%51.455052%51%23,81723.8k751.446124%51.446124%51%9,463850.602340%50.602340%51%8,695950.006295%50.006295%50%31,77631.8k1049.927190%49.927190%50%24,00024.0k1149.604427%49.604427%50%10,22010.2k1248.912404%48.912404%49%3,3281348.653749%48.653749%49%69,60669.6k1448.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.379092%48.379092%48%61,21661.2k1548.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1648.082192%48.082192%48%7,3711747.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.723475%47.723475%48%18,56318.6k1847.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.498729%47.498729%47%12,14412.1k1946.749289%46.749289%47%13,80613.8k2046.621012%46.621012%47%19,13019.1k2145.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k2245.580589%45.580589%46%6,8382345.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k2444.535659%44.535659%45%4,3402542.065950%42.065950%42%4,61826
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 26 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Lexington Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lexington Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Lexington Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Lexington Area
0%20%40%Count#McAllen AreaFayettevilleRaleigh AreaCape CoralHouston AreaDallas AreaNorth PortKnoxvilleEl Paso AreaPort St. LucieLakeland AreaGreenvilleNashvilleCharlotteChattanoogaWashingtonKentuckyWinston AreaTulsa AreaSan AntonioUnited StatesAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSouthPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityEast South CentralBirminghamOrlando AreaDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAustin AreaPensacolaCorpus ChristiVirginia BeachAugusta AreaLittle RockRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLouisvilleCharlestonLafayetteLexingtonGreensboroColumbia AreaTampa AreaDurham AreaBaton RougeJackson AreaMiami AreaMemphis AreaShreveportNew Orleans55.211736%55.211736%55%125,594126k154.044525%54.044525%54%100,552101k251.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k351.268967%51.268967%51%132,317132k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.362684%50.362684%50%156,913157k750.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k850.179718%50.179718%50%131,649132k950.034929%50.034929%50%85,94885.9k1050.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k1149.901787%49.901787%50%163,861164k1249.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k1349.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1449.261250%49.261250%49%103,357103k1549.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1648.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.471351%48.471351%48%125,582126k1748.436298%48.436298%48%182,027182k1848.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k2048.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2147.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.822599%47.822599%48%107,301107k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2447.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2547.248419%47.248419%47%115,031115k2647.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2747.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k2847.051112%47.051112%47%82,54682.5k2947.002896%47.002896%47%75,63875.6k3046.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3146.762893%46.762893%47%98,78198.8k3246.571574%46.571574%47%129,523130k3346.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3446.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3545.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3645.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3745.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k3845.488699%45.488699%45%81,48881.5k3945.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k4045.318004%45.318004%45%132,639133k4144.597207%44.597207%45%134,259134k4244.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4344.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k4444.154003%44.154003%44%132,987133k4544.030122%44.030122%44%92,08992.1k4643.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4741.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4840.751869%40.751869%41%69,71369.7k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Lexington Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Lexington Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Lexington Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Lexington Area
0%20%40%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaKentuckySan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoSouthBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaEast South CentralBirminghamOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesVirginia BeachIndianapolisPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleLexingtonDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k252.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k749.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.507610%48.507610%49%833,466833k48.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2047.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3146.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k45.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4642.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of metro area 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 the Lexington Area. 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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State:
Kentucky
Counties:
Fayette, Scott, Jessamine, Clark, Woodford, Bourbon
Principal Urban County:
Lexington-Fayette
Cities:
Corinth, Georgetown, Midway, Millersburg, Nicholasville, North Middletown, Paris, Sadieville, Stamping Ground, Versailles, Wilmore, Winchester
Unincorporated Places:
High Bridge
Urban Counties:
Lexington-Fayette
ZIP Codes:
40311, 40324, 40339, 40347, 40348, 40353, 40356, 40361, 40370, 40374, 40379, 40383, 40390, 40391, 40502, 40503, 40504, 40505, 40506, 40507, 40508, 40509, 40510, 40511, 40513, 40514, 40515, 40516, 40517, 40601, 41010, 41031
Unified School Districts:
Bourbon County, Clark County, Fayette County, Jessamine County, Paris, Scott County, Woodford County
Congressional Districts:
KY-2, KY-6
State Senate Districts:
KY-7, KY-12, KY-13, KY-17, KY-22, KY-27, KY-28, KY-34
State House Districts:
KY-39, KY-45, KY-55, KY-56, KY-61, KY-62, KY-72, KY-73, KY-75, KY-76, KY-77, KY-78, KY-79, KY-88
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Cincinnati Area, Frankfort Area, Mount Sterling Area, Richmond Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Danville Area, Maysville Area