Kentucky's Living Circumstances

Fayette County School District Overview

University of Kentucky located in Fayette County School District area. A total of 129,784 households are located in Fayette County School District area. Among them, 36,911 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.99 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 79,608 and 90,758 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7.06% (21,761) of residents are non-citizens and 12.76% (39,312) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Fayette County School District, Kentucky
Household	129,784
Population	308,140
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	36,911 (28.44%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	79,608
Total Students	90,758
Pre-Kindergarten	4,998
Kindergarten	3,463
Grade 1-8	29,635
Grade 9-12	13,444
College/Graduate School	39,218
Veterans	253,333
Non-citizen	21,761
Non-English Home Language	39,312
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

260,299 residents are over the age of 16 and 176,605 people are in labor force. Among them, 176,388 people are in civilian labor force and 217 are in armed labor force. 167,423 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Fayette County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	163,926	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	128,689	78.50%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	15,300	9.33%
Public transportation	3,129	1.91%
Walked	6,100	3.72%
Other method	3,432	2.09%
Worked from home	7,276	4.44%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	167,423	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	72,857	43.52%
Service	29,238	17.46%
Sales and office	36,432	21.76%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	9,654	5.77%
Production, transportation, and material moving	19,242	11.49%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	167,423	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,762	1.65%
Construction	7,061	4.22%
Manufacturing	15,468	9.24%
Wholesale trade	4,197	2.51%
Retail trade	21,476	12.83%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,766	3.44%
Information	2,568	1.53%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	9,124	5.45%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	19,050	11.38%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	47,746	28.52%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	17,708	10.58%
Other services, except public administration	8,629	5.15%
Public administration	5,868	3.50%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	167,423	-
Private wage and salary workers	131,026	78.26%
Government workers	27,234	16.27%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	8,970	5.36%
Unpaid family workers	193	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $83,111 for the 129,784 households in Fayette County School District area, Kentucky. The average income of a single worker is $30,875. 294,328 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.19%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	129,784	-
Less than $10,000	9,049	6.97%
$10,000 - $14,999	5,779	4.45%
$15,000 - $24,999	12,456	9.60%
$25,000 - $34,999	12,836	9.89%
$35,000 - $49,999	16,849	12.98%
$50,000 - $74,999	22,826	17.59%
$75,000 - $99,999	15,874	12.23%
$100,000 - $149,999	18,462	14.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,622	5.87%
More than $200,000	8,031	6.19%
Median Household Income	$57,291	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$83,111	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	74,761	-
Less than $10,000	3,276	4.38%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,053	2.75%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,839	6.47%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,269	7.05%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,860	10.51%
$50,000 - $74,999	12,954	17.33%
$75,000 - $99,999	10,594	14.17%
$100,000 - $149,999	14,538	19.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,463	8.64%
More than $200,000	6,915	9.25%

Median Family Income	$77,010	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$104,539	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,875	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,556	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,556	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	315,851	-
With health insurance coverage	294,328	93.19%
Public coverage	102,657	32.50%
Private health insurance	226,008	71.56%
Without health insurance coverage	21,523	6.81%

Housing

There are 141,653 housing units in Fayette County School District area, Kentucky with 129,784 units (91.62%) occupied. 70,648 houses (54.44%) are occupied by owner and 59,136 houses (45.56%) are rented. The average housing value is $189,800 and the average rental cost is $896. 3,387 houses (2.39%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 14,739 houses (10.41%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	141,653	-
Occupied	129,784	91.62%
Owner Occupied	70,648	54.44%
Renter Occupied	59,136	45.56%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	84,693	59.79%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	8,984	6.34%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	46,445	32.79%
Mobile Homes	1,464	1.03%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	67	0.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	141,653	-
Built 2014 or later	3,387	2.39%
Built 2010 - 2013	5,268	3.72%
Built 2000 - 2009	22,018	15.54%
Built 1990 - 1999	22,425	15.83%
Built 1980 - 1989	19,829	14.00%
Built 1970 - 1979	21,193	14.96%
Built 1960 - 1969	19,068	13.46%
Built 1950 - 1959	13,726	9.69%
Built 1949 or earlier	14,739	10.41%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	141,653	-
1 room	3,062	2.16%
2 rooms	3,873	2.73%
3 rooms	14,886	10.51%
4 rooms	25,906	18.29%
5 rooms	25,664	18.12%
6 rooms	21,883	15.45%
7 rooms	16,280	11.49%
8 rooms	11,663	8.23%
9 rooms or more	18,436	13.01%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	141,653	-
no bedroom	3,407	2.41%
1 bedroom	17,824	12.58%
2 bedrooms	35,312	24.93%
3 bedrooms	51,984	36.70%
4 bedrooms	26,912	19.00%
5 bedrooms or more	6,214	4.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	70,648	-
Less than $50,000	1,833	2.59%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,240	8.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	14,863	21.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	14,902	21.09%
$200,000 - $299,999	15,838	22.42%
$300,000 - $499,999	11,738	16.61%
$500,000 - $999,999	4,249	6.01%
$1,000,000 or more	985	1.39%
Median House Value	$189,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	57,155	-
Less than $500	4,632	8.10%
$500 - $999	30,020	52.52%
$1,000 - $1,499	17,486	30.59%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,323	5.81%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,245	2.18%
$2,500 - $2,999	255	0.45%
$3,000 or more	194	0.34%
Median Rental Costs	$896	-

Demographic

A total of 320,601 people lives in Fayette County School District area, Kentucky with 157,231 male and 163,370 female. The males to female ratio is 49.04 to 50.96. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	320,601	-
Male	157,231	49.04%
Female	163,370	50.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	320,601	-
Under 5 years	19,563	6.10%
5 - 9 years	18,946	5.91%
10 - 14 years	18,005	5.62%
15 - 19 years	22,135	6.90%
20 - 24 years	33,780	10.54%
25 - 34 years	49,638	15.48%
35 - 44 years	42,068	13.12%
45 - 54 years	37,990	11.85%
55 - 59 years	19,810	6.18%
60 - 64 years	17,127	5.34%
65 - 74 years	24,890	7.76%
75 - 84 years	11,878	3.70%
85 years and older	4,771	1.49%
Median Age	34.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	320,601	-
One Race	308,574	96.25%
White	239,996	74.86%
Black or African American	46,844	14.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native	608	0.19%
Asian	12,028	3.75%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	83	0.03%
Other	9,015	2.81%

Two or more races	12,027	3.75%
White and Black or African American	5,401	1.68%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,141	0.36%
White and Asian	2,433	0.76%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	283	0.09%