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Fayette County

  •   State: 
    Kentucky
      County: 
    Fayette County
      Zips: 
    40512
    40526
    40577
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    40533
    40575
    40523
    40591
    40544
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    40522
    40524
    40588
    40555
    40506
    40516
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    40502
    40505
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    40508
    40507
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    40503
      Coordinates: 
    38.04232157964666, -84.45873278551346
      Area total: 
    285.54 sq. mi., 739.54 sq. km, 182743.68 acres
      Area land: 
    283.64 sq. mi., 734.62 sq. km, 181527.68 acres
      Area water: 
    1.90 sq. mi., 4.92 sq. km, 1216.00 acres
      Established: 
    1780
      Capital seat: 

    Lexington
    Address: 200 E Main St
    County Courthouse
    Lexington, KY 40507-1310
    Governing Body: Urban County Council with 15 board size
    Governing Authority: Home Rule

  • Fayette County, Kentucky, United States

  •   Population: 
    322,570; Population change: 9.05% (2010 - 2020)
      Population density: 
    1,137 persons per square mile
      Household income: 
    $47,076
      Households: 
    5,884
      Unemployment rate: 
    5.70% per 172,284 county labor force
  •   Sales taxes: 
    6.00%
      Income taxes: 
    6.00%
      GDP: 
    $18.34 B, gross domestic product (GDP)
  • Fayette County's population of Kentucky of 12,931 residents in 1930 has increased 1,17-fold to 15,082 residents after 90 years, according to the official 2020 census. U.S. Bureau of the Census beginning in 1900. Data for 1870-1890 are on a de facto or unspecified basis; data for 1900 and later years are resident totals.

    Approximately 50.93% female residents and 49.07% male residents live in as of 2020, 62.08% in Fayette County, Kentucky are married and the remaining 37.92% are single population.

    As of 2020, 62.08% in Fayette County, Kentucky are married and the remaining 37.92% are single population.

  •   Housing units: 
    146,142 residential units of which 92.06% share occupied residential units.

    21.5 minutes is the average time that residents in Fayette County require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61­–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.

    80.79% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 10.99% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 1.16% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 2.74% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.

  • Of the total residential buildings in Fayette County, Kentucky 52.35% are owner-occupied homes, another 38.72% are rented apartments, and the remaining 8.93% are vacant.

  • The 45.78% of the population in Fayette County, Kentucky who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.

    Since the 1860s, the two main parties have been the Republican Party (here in 2022 = 46.910%) and the Democratic Party (here in 2022 = 51.740%) of those eligible to vote in Fayette County, Kentucky.

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