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Where is Lexington, KY?

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Lexington is a city found in Kentucky, The United States Of America. It is located 37.99 latitude and -84.48 longitude and it is situated at elevation 298 meters above sea level.

Lexington has a population of 225,366 making it the 5th biggest city in Kentucky. It operates on the EDT time zone, which means that it follows the same time zone as Lexington-Fayette.

Quick facts

Country The United States Of America
State Kentucky
Population 225,366
Elevation 298 m over sea level
Time Zone EDT
Longitude -84.477720
Latitude 37.988690

Lexington has a population of around 308306, of which 151459 (49%) are male and 156847 (50%) are female. The average age of the inhabitants of Lexington is 35.95, meaning that the average person is below the national median age of 37. For every male, there are approximately 1.04 females, meaning that the population is relatively evenly distributed between males and female(s).

Of Lexington's 308306 residents, around 299410 (97.10%) identify as having a single race. The majority of the population is white, which consists of 76.00% of the population. Of the remaining population, 44810 are black/African Americans (14.50%), 920 are native Americans (0.30%), 10875 are asians (3.50%), 139 are pacific islanders (0.00%), 8234 are other (2.70%).

The median income of households in Lexington is $49778.00, meaning that most of the households are above the poverty threshold for families of three. Of the total population, 9.20% of households reported an annual income of less than $10,000.

Lexington, KY Zipcodes

The city of Lexington has 16 zipcodes recognized by the United States Census Bureau: 40361, 40502, 40503, 40504, 40505, 40506, 40507, 40508, 40509, 40510, 40511, 40513, 40514, 40515, 40516, 40517.

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This page was last updated on October 2, 2015.