Lexington Demographics:

County Population : 260,512

County Houses : 116,167

Land area: 284.5 sq. mi.

Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Median resident age: 33.0 years

Median household income: $39,813 (year 2000)

Median house value: $110,800 (year 2000)
Industries providing employment:

Educational, Health and Social Services (26.6%)

Manufacturing (12.0%)

Retail trade (11.9%)
Population Diversity in Fayette County:

White Non-Hispanic (79.1%)

Black (13.5%)

Hispanic (3.3%)

Two or more races (1.6%)

Other (1.2%)

Chinese (0.8%)

American Indian (0.6%)

Asian Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)