Lexington's Livability
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Amenities
About Lexington, KY
Lexington, KY is located in Fayette County in the state of Kentucky.
The total City Population for Lexington is about 321,354 with about 439 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $216,662, which is roughly 57% higher than the Average Home Value of $94,219 for the state of Kentucky, and roughly 13% higher than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $61,526, which is roughly 36% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $39,100 for the state of Kentucky, and roughly 7% higher higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 0.80Male Population Estimate: 49.2%
Female Population Estimate: 50.8%
Median Age: 35
Male Median Age: 11.7
Female Median Age: 12.6
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:14.6%
Hispanic:7.4%
Asian:4%
Other:3%
Indian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
![Mitch McConnell](/assets/images/politicians/senators/mitch_mcconnell.jpg)
![Rand Paul](/assets/images/politicians/senators/rand_paul.jpg)
![Andy Beshear](/assets/images/politicians/governors/andy_beshear.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 38.55%
Libertarian: 1.56%
Other: 0.57%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Lexington specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Fayette County: About 6.70853 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Fayette County: About 369.382 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Fayette County is about 41% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 22% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Lexington is about 4.9%.
Kentucky is ranked #37 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 26.82 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 12.88The average living wage for the state of Kentucky is $30.28/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Kentucky a minimum wage score of 10.87 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Kentucky a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Kentucky is $179.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 30.72 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Kentucky does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Kentucky does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Kentucky does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Kentucky does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Kentucky does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Kentucky does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Kentucky does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Kentucky does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Kentucky does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Kentucky does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Kentucky does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Kentucky does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Kentucky does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Kentucky does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Kentucky does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Kentucky does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Kentucky does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Kentucky does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Ky Dept Of Revenue, KY ( 25.05 mi. )
- Ky Dept Of Transportation, KY ( 25.05 mi. )
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 40502, 40503, 40504, 40505, 40506, 40507, 40508, 40509, 40510, 40511, 40512, 40513, 40514, 40515, 40516, 40517, 40522, 40523, 40524, 40526, 40533, 40536, 40544, 40546, 40550, 40555, 40574, 40575, 40576, 40577, 40578, 40579, 40580, 40581, 40582, 40583, 40588, 40591, 40598 (39 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 38.042300
Longitude: -84.458700
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 951.9 ft.
Area Code(s): 502, 859