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Lexington Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 408,326
Land Area (2000): 3,830.044 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 13.668 square kilometers

Lexington Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
2004	425,128	2005	427,476	2006	Not Available

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	683,722	82.93%
Rural, Farm	23,394	2.84%
Rural, Non-farm	117,334	14.23%

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Lexington Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Lexington Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	192,646	184,706	7,941	4.12%	41
1991	192,439	184,380	8,060	4.19%	42
1992	194,241	186,528	7,714	3.97%	40
1993	199,607	192,128	7,479	3.75%	38
1994	201,761	194,765	6,996	3.47%	35
1995	204,960	199,169	5,792	2.83%	28
1996	208,923	203,487	5,436	2.60%	26
1997	214,885	209,334	5,551	2.58%	26
1998	217,853	213,322	4,530	2.08%	21
1999	222,263	217,640	4,623	2.08%	21
2000	228,020	221,062	6,958	3.05%	31
2001	226,810	217,877	8,933	3.94%	39
2002	224,797	214,757	10,039	4.47%	45
2003	226,195	215,212	10,983	4.86%	49
2004	223,765	214,050	9,715	4.34%	43
2005	228,275	217,459	10,816	4.74%	47
2006	233,965	223,196	10,770	4.60%	46
2007	236,761	226,835	9,927	4.19%	42
2008	236,887	225,059	11,828	4.99%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	187,752	180,118	7,634	4.07%	41
Feb 1990	189,011	180,392	8,619	4.56%	46
Mar 1990	191,324	183,626	7,698	4.02%	40
Apr 1990	194,392	186,738	7,654	3.94%	39
May 1990	194,528	186,101	8,427	4.33%	43
Jun 1990	198,098	189,588	8,510	4.30%	43
Jul 1990	195,093	187,159	7,934	4.07%	41
Aug 1990	191,985	183,921	8,064	4.20%	42
Sep 1990	192,105	184,313	7,792	4.06%	41
Oct 1990	192,555	184,894	7,661	3.98%	40
Nov 1990	192,843	185,436	7,407	3.84%	38
Dec 1990	192,068	184,182	7,886	4.11%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	185,643	177,853	7,790	4.20%	42
Feb 1991	189,032	180,119	8,913	4.72%	47
Mar 1991	192,477	183,779	8,698	4.52%	45
Apr 1991	195,883	188,328	7,555	3.86%	39
May 1991	192,088	184,087	8,001	4.17%	42
Jun 1991	195,336	186,799	8,537	4.37%	44
Jul 1991	194,010	185,359	8,651	4.46%	45
Aug 1991	190,775	182,197	8,578	4.50%	45
Sep 1991	193,200	185,648	7,552	3.91%	39
Oct 1991	193,210	186,041	7,169	3.71%	37
Nov 1991	193,128	185,752	7,376	3.82%	38
Dec 1991	194,491	186,595	7,896	4.06%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	188,893	180,861	8,032	4.25%	43
Feb 1992	189,915	181,312	8,603	4.53%	45
Mar 1992	191,233	183,533	7,700	4.03%	40
Apr 1992	193,960	187,364	6,596	3.40%	34
May 1992	192,945	185,589	7,356	3.81%	38
Jun 1992	196,644	188,218	8,426	4.28%	43
Jul 1992	195,757	187,729	8,028	4.10%	41
Aug 1992	191,528	183,959	7,569	3.95%	40
Sep 1992	195,100	187,672	7,428	3.81%	38
Oct 1992	197,043	189,883	7,160	3.63%	36
Nov 1992	198,876	190,987	7,889	3.97%	40
Dec 1992	199,002	191,224	7,778	3.91%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	191,363	183,420	7,943	4.15%	42
Feb 1993	195,049	186,881	8,168	4.19%	42
Mar 1993	197,897	189,924	7,973	4.03%	40
Apr 1993	199,642	191,945	7,697	3.86%	39
May 1993	201,599	193,538	8,061	4.00%	40
Jun 1993	202,851	194,456	8,395	4.14%	41
Jul 1993	201,001	193,282	7,719	3.84%	38
Aug 1993	198,553	191,259	7,294	3.67%	37
Sep 1993	199,385	192,491	6,894	3.46%	35
Oct 1993	201,357	194,607	6,750	3.35%	34
Nov 1993	203,965	197,408	6,557	3.21%	32
Dec 1993	202,622	196,330	6,292	3.11%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	195,345	187,536	7,809	4.00%	40
Feb 1994	198,603	190,260	8,343	4.20%	42
Mar 1994	199,674	192,007	7,667	3.84%	38
Apr 1994	201,504	194,320	7,184	3.57%	36
May 1994	201,161	193,795	7,366	3.66%	37
Jun 1994	203,822	195,932	7,890	3.87%	39
Jul 1994	200,916	194,020	6,896	3.43%	34
Aug 1994	200,062	193,155	6,907	3.45%	35
Sep 1994	204,346	197,788	6,558	3.21%	32
Oct 1994	204,445	198,362	6,083	2.98%	30
Nov 1994	205,960	200,198	5,762	2.80%	28
Dec 1994	205,291	199,802	5,489	2.67%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	197,164	190,616	6,548	3.32%	33
Feb 1995	200,532	194,198	6,334	3.16%	32
Mar 1995	203,634	197,357	6,277	3.08%	31
Apr 1995	205,559	199,825	5,734	2.79%	28
May 1995	205,494	199,551	5,943	2.89%	29
Jun 1995	208,508	202,189	6,319	3.03%	30
Jul 1995	205,695	200,108	5,587	2.72%	27
Aug 1995	203,569	197,568	6,001	2.95%	29
Sep 1995	205,281	199,823	5,458	2.66%	27
Oct 1995	207,133	202,187	4,946	2.39%	24
Nov 1995	209,384	203,718	5,666	2.71%	27
Dec 1995	207,568	202,882	4,686	2.26%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	199,336	193,724	5,612	2.82%	28
Feb 1996	203,240	197,340	5,900	2.90%	29
Mar 1996	205,777	200,124	5,653	2.75%	27
Apr 1996	209,169	203,885	5,284	2.53%	25
May 1996	209,495	204,238	5,257	2.51%	25
Jun 1996	210,994	205,395	5,599	2.65%	27
Jul 1996	210,342	205,505	4,837	2.30%	23
Aug 1996	208,321	203,568	4,753	2.28%	23
Sep 1996	211,276	206,093	5,183	2.45%	25
Oct 1996	212,600	207,026	5,574	2.62%	26
Nov 1996	213,637	207,702	5,935	2.78%	28
Dec 1996	212,893	207,245	5,648	2.65%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	207,020	200,784	6,236	3.01%	30
Feb 1997	209,366	203,119	6,247	2.98%	30
Mar 1997	211,669	205,786	5,883	2.78%	28
Apr 1997	214,289	208,873	5,416	2.53%	25
May 1997	215,523	210,187	5,336	2.48%	25
Jun 1997	217,614	211,392	6,222	2.86%	29
Jul 1997	215,907	210,503	5,404	2.50%	25
Aug 1997	214,169	207,956	6,213	2.90%	29
Sep 1997	216,876	210,786	6,090	2.81%	28
Oct 1997	217,518	212,778	4,740	2.18%	22
Nov 1997	219,520	215,293	4,227	1.93%	19
Dec 1997	219,153	214,556	4,597	2.10%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	211,813	207,317	4,496	2.12%	21
Feb 1998	213,404	208,834	4,570	2.14%	21
Mar 1998	215,470	210,628	4,842	2.25%	22
Apr 1998	217,601	213,586	4,015	1.85%	18
May 1998	216,235	212,079	4,156	1.92%	19
Jun 1998	219,396	214,291	5,105	2.33%	23
Jul 1998	217,344	212,682	4,662	2.14%	21
Aug 1998	216,321	211,463	4,858	2.25%	22
Sep 1998	219,242	214,674	4,568	2.08%	21
Oct 1998	221,387	216,945	4,442	2.01%	20
Nov 1998	223,148	218,744	4,404	1.97%	20
Dec 1998	222,869	218,626	4,243	1.90%	19

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	217,475	212,583	4,892	2.25%	22
Feb 1999	218,734	213,412	5,322	2.43%	24
Mar 1999	220,790	215,666	5,124	2.32%	23
Apr 1999	222,149	217,589	4,560	2.05%	21
May 1999	223,483	218,888	4,595	2.06%	21
Jun 1999	225,725	221,107	4,618	2.05%	20
Jul 1999	222,113	216,879	5,234	2.36%	24
Aug 1999	220,813	215,879	4,934	2.23%	22
Sep 1999	222,643	218,169	4,474	2.01%	20
Oct 1999	223,277	219,376	3,901	1.75%	17
Nov 1999	225,126	221,178	3,948	1.75%	18
Dec 1999	224,823	220,952	3,871	1.72%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	225,799	218,150	7,649	3.39%	34
Feb 2000	225,664	217,369	8,295	3.68%	37
Mar 2000	226,169	218,738	7,431	3.29%	33
Apr 2000	226,844	220,997	5,847	2.58%	26
May 2000	228,296	221,001	7,295	3.20%	32
Jun 2000	229,550	222,386	7,164	3.12%	31
Jul 2000	230,079	223,182	6,897	3.00%	30
Aug 2000	228,375	221,456	6,919	3.03%	30
Sep 2000	227,561	221,341	6,220	2.73%	27
Oct 2000	228,404	222,137	6,267	2.74%	27
Nov 2000	229,348	222,714	6,634	2.89%	29
Dec 2000	230,150	223,272	6,878	2.99%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	227,245	218,791	8,454	3.72%	37
Feb 2001	226,921	218,494	8,427	3.71%	37
Mar 2001	229,485	220,479	9,006	3.92%	39
Apr 2001	229,621	221,936	7,685	3.35%	33
May 2001	230,976	222,752	8,224	3.56%	36
Jun 2001	227,365	218,682	8,683	3.82%	38
Jul 2001	226,526	217,416	9,110	4.02%	40
Aug 2001	224,622	215,098	9,524	4.24%	42
Sep 2001	224,414	215,885	8,529	3.80%	38
Oct 2001	224,078	214,895	9,183	4.10%	41
Nov 2001	225,644	215,100	10,544	4.67%	47
Dec 2001	224,819	214,996	9,823	4.37%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	220,608	209,242	11,366	5.15%	52
Feb 2002	222,613	211,409	11,204	5.03%	50
Mar 2002	223,643	212,868	10,775	4.82%	48
Apr 2002	223,715	214,465	9,250	4.13%	41
May 2002	225,141	215,178	9,963	4.43%	44
Jun 2002	227,685	217,127	10,558	4.64%	46
Jul 2002	226,033	216,050	9,983	4.42%	44
Aug 2002	224,415	214,737	9,678	4.31%	43
Sep 2002	226,027	216,881	9,146	4.05%	40
Oct 2002	225,540	216,616	8,924	3.96%	40
Nov 2002	226,087	216,388	9,699	4.29%	43
Dec 2002	226,051	216,128	9,923	4.39%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	223,358	211,732	11,626	5.21%	52
Feb 2003	223,308	211,318	11,990	5.37%	54
Mar 2003	225,869	214,271	11,598	5.13%	51
Apr 2003	226,041	215,443	10,598	4.69%	47
May 2003	225,783	214,540	11,243	4.98%	50
Jun 2003	229,178	216,775	12,403	5.41%	54
Jul 2003	226,489	215,203	11,286	4.98%	50
Aug 2003	225,952	214,924	11,028	4.88%	49
Sep 2003	227,067	216,597	10,470	4.61%	46
Oct 2003	225,432	215,580	9,852	4.37%	44
Nov 2003	228,231	218,110	10,121	4.43%	44
Dec 2003	227,637	218,053	9,584	4.21%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	221,691	210,880	10,811	4.88%	49
Feb 2004	221,409	210,494	10,915	4.93%	49
Mar 2004	223,552	212,110	11,442	5.12%	51
Apr 2004	223,827	214,346	9,481	4.24%	42
May 2004	224,483	214,485	9,998	4.45%	45
Jun 2004	227,800	217,006	10,794	4.74%	47
Jul 2004	225,486	215,950	9,536	4.23%	42
Aug 2004	223,424	214,326	9,098	4.07%	41
Sep 2004	223,127	214,875	8,252	3.70%	37
Oct 2004	222,864	214,345	8,519	3.82%	38
Nov 2004	224,206	215,395	8,811	3.93%	39
Dec 2004	223,310	214,392	8,918	3.99%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	221,363	210,943	10,420	4.71%	47
Feb 2005	222,650	210,966	11,684	5.25%	52
Mar 2005	224,562	213,434	11,128	4.96%	50
Apr 2005	228,508	218,152	10,356	4.53%	45
May 2005	229,346	218,277	11,069	4.83%	48
Jun 2005	232,219	220,311	11,908	5.13%	51
Jul 2005	230,428	219,234	11,194	4.86%	49
Aug 2005	227,688	217,497	10,191	4.48%	45
Sep 2005	228,485	218,351	10,134	4.44%	44
Oct 2005	230,025	220,164	9,861	4.29%	43
Nov 2005	232,081	221,003	11,078	4.77%	48
Dec 2005	231,946	221,178	10,768	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	228,005	216,551	11,454	5.02%	50
Feb 2006	228,452	216,014	12,438	5.44%	54
Mar 2006	230,310	218,412	11,898	5.17%	52
Apr 2006	232,581	221,683	10,898	4.69%	47
May 2006	234,138	223,297	10,841	4.63%	46
Jun 2006	238,049	225,909	12,140	5.10%	51
Jul 2006	236,366	224,625	11,741	4.97%	50
Aug 2006	233,858	223,395	10,463	4.47%	45
Sep 2006	233,153	223,939	9,214	3.95%	40
Oct 2006	235,115	226,231	8,884	3.78%	38
Nov 2006	238,688	228,833	9,855	4.13%	41
Dec 2006	238,868	229,458	9,410	3.94%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	234,225	223,464	10,761	4.59%	46
Feb 2007	233,839	222,034	11,805	5.05%	50
Mar 2007	235,071	224,656	10,415	4.43%	44
Apr 2007	236,644	227,067	9,577	4.05%	40
May 2007	237,739	227,959	9,780	4.11%	41
Jun 2007	240,920	230,060	10,860	4.51%	45
Jul 2007	237,033	226,816	10,217	4.31%	43
Aug 2007	235,934	226,513	9,421	3.99%	40
Sep 2007	236,818	227,129	9,689	4.09%	41
Oct 2007	235,782	227,434	8,348	3.54%	35
Nov 2007	238,992	230,140	8,852	3.70%	37
Dec 2007	238,137	228,742	9,395	3.95%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	235,540	225,031	10,509	4.46%	45
Feb 2008	234,323	223,137	11,186	4.77%	48
Mar 2008	233,895	222,883	11,012	4.71%	47
Apr 2008	236,448	226,504	9,944	4.21%	42
May 2008	238,098	225,990	12,108	5.09%	51
Jun 2008	241,373	228,300	13,073	5.42%	54
Jul 2008	237,871	224,569	13,302	5.59%	56
Aug 2008	237,136	224,600	12,536	5.29%	53
Sep 2008	237,302	224,520	12,782	5.39%	54
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Lexington Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	23,612	10.51%
2.	Educational Services	17,798	7.92%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	15,158	6.75%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	12,750	5.67%
5.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	11,988	5.34%
6.	Health Care	10,802	4.81%
7.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	9,680	4.31%
8.	Public Administration	8,832	3.93%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	6,438	2.87%
10.	Finance and Insurance	5,668	2.52%
11.	Machinery Manufacturing	5,530	2.46%
12.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	5,140	2.29%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,842	2.15%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	4,376	1.95%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	4,222	1.88%
16.	Truck Transportation	4,156	1.85%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,976	1.77%
18.	Metal Manufactuing	3,754	1.67%
19.	Other Transportation	3,626	1.61%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	3,332	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	34,996	17.44%
2.	Educational Services	31,064	15.48%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	16,372	8.16%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	9,724	4.84%
5.	Finance and Insurance	9,544	4.75%
6.	Public Administration	7,966	3.97%
7.	Social Assistance	7,282	3.63%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	6,270	3.12%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,980	2.48%
10.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,906	2.44%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	4,660	2.32%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	3,414	1.70%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	3,324	1.66%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,324	1.66%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	2,942	1.47%
16.	Construction	2,796	1.39%
17.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	2,756	1.37%
18.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,530	1.26%
19.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	2,476	1.23%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,866	0.93%

Lexington Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	10,806	4.81%
2.	Other Production Occupations	10,584	4.71%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	9,804	4.36%
4.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	8,724	3.88%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	8,614	3.83%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	7,782	3.46%
7.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	6,816	3.03%
8.	Computer Specialists	6,646	2.96%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	6,384	2.84%
10.	Engineers	6,144	2.73%
11.	Assemblers and Fabricators	5,750	2.56%
12.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	5,742	2.56%
13.	Postsecondary Teachers	5,674	2.53%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	5,298	2.36%
15.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	5,214	2.32%
16.	Top Executives	5,070	2.26%
17.	Vehicle Mechanics	4,642	2.07%
18.	Agricultural Workers	4,408	1.96%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	4,376	1.95%
20.	Other Construction Trades	4,252	1.89%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	11,052	5.51%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	10,998	5.48%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	9,080	4.52%
4.	Registered Nurses	8,778	4.37%
5.	Other Management Occupations	7,612	3.79%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	7,312	3.64%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	7,216	3.60%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	7,194	3.58%
9.	Cashiers	6,530	3.25%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	5,846	2.91%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,470	2.73%
12.	Other Production Occupations	5,366	2.67%
13.	Business Operations Specialists	4,628	2.31%
14.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	4,532	2.26%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	4,452	2.22%
16.	Child Care Workers	4,200	2.09%
17.	Assemblers and Fabricators	4,060	2.02%
18.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	3,898	1.94%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	3,852	1.92%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	3,732	1.86%

Lexington Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	383,619	58.44%
15-35 hours	91,336	13.91%
1-14 hours	18,732	2.85%
No regular hours	162,728	24.79%

Lexington Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	8,437	2.06%
5 AM-5:29 AM	7,672	1.87%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	12,882	3.14%
6 AM-6:29 AM	27,624	6.73%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	43,042	10.49%
7 AM-7:29 AM	66,693	16.25%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	72,609	17.69%
8 AM-8:29 AM	45,309	11.04%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	23,735	5.78%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	23,129	5.63%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	9,596	2.34%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	4,876	1.19%
Noon-3:59 PM	28,280	6.89%
4 PM-11:59 PM	36,580	8.91%

Lexington Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	14,784	3.60%
5-9	50,661	12.34%
10-14	75,471	18.39%
15-19	80,812	19.69%
20-24	68,663	16.73%
25-29	24,118	5.88%
30-34	47,512	11.58%
35-39	8,548	2.08%
40-44	8,756	2.13%
45-59	17,011	4.14%
60-89	7,690	1.87%
At least 90	6,438	1.57%

Lexington Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	1,908	0.46%	312,601	76.16%
30-44	776	0.19%	64,040	15.60%
45-59	516	0.13%	16,495	4.02%
At least 60	614	0.15%	13,514	3.29%

Lexington Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,700	0.40%
Car / truck / van, carpool	49,444	11.70%
Car / truck / van, solo	338,595	80.16%
Motorcycle	296	0.07%
Other	1,941	0.46%
Public transportation	3,814	0.90%
Walked	14,674	3.47%
Worked at home	11,955	2.83%

Lexington Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lexington Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 328,046 (782,636 people)
: 210,306 (617,930 people)
: 92,385
: 351,350
Lexington Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	32,781	9.90%
$10,000-$14,999	22,502	6.79%
$15,000-$19,999	21,750	6.57%
$20,000-$24,999	23,840	7.20%
$25,000-$29,999	21,380	6.46%
$30,000-$34,999	20,849	6.30%
$35,000-$39,999	19,833	5.99%
$40,000-$44,999	17,706	5.35%
$45,000-$49,999	16,966	5.12%
$50,000-$59,999	28,876	8.72%
$60,000-$74,999	35,088	10.60%
$75,000-$99,999	33,057	9.98%
$100,000-$124,999	16,115	4.87%
$125,000-$149,999	6,748	2.04%
$150,000-$199,999	6,449	1.95%
$200,000 or more	7,219	2.18%

Lexington Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	46,172	28.18%
Family, 2 people	46,159	28.17%
Nonfamily, 2 people	10,369	6.33%
Family, 3 people	26,774	16.34%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2,013	1.23%
Family, 4 people	20,518	12.52%
Nonfamily, 4 people	751	0.46%
Family, 5 people	7,585	4.63%
Nonfamily, 5 people	201	0.12%
Family, 6 people	2,148	1.31%
Nonfamily, 6 people	63	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	1,055	0.64%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	46	0.03%

Lexington Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	280,879	31.63%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	112,205	12.64%
Public Assistance	7,490	0.84%
Retirement	51,843	5.84%
Self Employment	42,226	4.76%
Social Security	69,696	7.85%
Supplemental Security	12,807	1.44%
Wage / Salary	272,019	30.63%
Other	38,814	4.37%

Lexington Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	91,999	55.54%
With children under 18	73,632	44.46%

Lexington Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	30,932	9.57%
Married	185,337	57.33%
Never Married	100,949	31.23%
Widowed	6,047	1.87%

Lexington Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	41,116	11.99%
Married	183,197	53.43%
Never Married	87,481	25.51%
Widowed	31,103	9.07%

Lexington Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lexington Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Lexington Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	36,697	5.77%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	71,988	11.31%
High school diploma or equivalent	164,700	25.88%
Some college, no degree	158,798	24.95%
Associate degree	35,194	5.53%
Bachelors degree	104,320	16.39%
Graduate or professional degree	64,730	10.17%

Lexington Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	6,900	1.69%	7,255	1.78%	14,155	3.47%
Kindergarten	8,257	2.02%	2,247	0.55%	10,504	2.57%
Grades 1-4	38,876	9.52%	6,451	1.58%	45,327	11.10%
Grades 5-8	36,823	9.02%	4,890	1.20%	41,713	10.22%
Grades 9-12	35,209	8.62%	4,478	1.10%	39,687	9.72%
Undergrad college	50,522	12.37%	11,591	2.84%	62,113	15.21%
Graduate or professional school	13,745	3.37%	2,935	0.72%	16,680	4.08%
Total	190,332	46.61%	39,847	9.76%	230,179	56.37%

Lexington Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lexington Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Lexington Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	1,135	938
2004	1,122	989

Lexington Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lexington Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Lexington Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	697,603	88.16%
Below Poverty Level	93,663	11.84%

Lexington Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lexington Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 3,512
Lexington Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
2004	1.665	0.383	0.056	1.470	3.575	0.000	6.838	24.030	2.308	33.176
2005	2.014	0.405	0.035	1.448	3.902	0.000	6.899	24.677	2.250	33.826
2006	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2007	2.792	0.342	0.045	1.413	4.592	0.000	6.940	22.662	1.904	31.505

Lexington Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lexington Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Lexington Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	52,918	12.96%
10-19 Years	54,692	13.39%
20-29 Years	72,638	17.79%
30-39 Years	65,260	15.98%
40-49 Years	62,411	15.28%
50-59 Years	44,056	10.79%
60-69 Years	26,195	6.42%
70-79 Years	19,473	4.77%
80-89 Years	8,975	2.20%
90+ Years	1,708	0.42%

Lexington Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	199,888	48.95%
Female	208,438	51.05%

Lexington Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	342,002	83.76%
African-American	41,996	10.28%
Hispanic/Latino	11,195	2.74%
Asian	6,890	1.69%
Multiracial	4,821	1.18%
Amerindian	714	0.17%
Other Race	610	0.15%
Pacific Islander	98	0.02%

Lexington Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	123,756	21.10%
2.	German	104,994	17.90%
3.	English	103,987	17.73%
4.	Irish	95,767	16.32%
5.	Scotch Irish	21,643	3.69%
6.	Scottish	18,883	3.22%
7.	Italian	18,059	3.08%
8.	French Non-Basque	15,538	2.65%
9.	Dutch	10,899	1.86%
10.	Polish	9,570	1.63%

Lexington Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	721,135	93.47%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	25,293	3.28%
3.	French	3,748	0.49%
4.	Chinese	3,384	0.44%
5.	German	2,889	0.37%
6.	Japanese	2,159	0.28%
7.	Arabic	1,546	0.20%
8.	Other Asian	1,226	0.16%
9.	Korean	920	0.12%
10.	Russian	910	0.12%

Lexington Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	788,165	95.60%
Naturalized immigrant	9,259	1.12%
Not a citizen	27,026	3.28%

Lexington Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lexington Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Lexington Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bourbon County	Fayette County	Scott County
Clark County	Jessamine County	Woodford County

Lexington Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Boonesboro	Midway	Stamping Ground
Clark Southeast	Millersburg	Versailles
Corinth	Nicholasville	Wilmore
Georgetown	North Middletown	Winchester
Keene	Paris	Woodford South
Lexington	Sadieville

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Jessamine County (39,041)	Scott County (33,061)	Bourbon County (19,360)

Lexington (260,512)	Wilmore (7,506)	Midway (2,369)
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Georgetown (25,495)	Woodford South (3,402)	North Middletown (2,062)
Versailles (17,437)	Clark Southeast (3,008)	Corinth
Paris (14,969)	Sadieville (2,674)