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Language Spoken At Home in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 17,502 | 100% |
English only | 14,263 | 81.5% |
Language other than English | 3,239 | 18.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,779 | 10.2% |
Spanish | 2,161 | 12.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,199 | 6.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 143 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 735 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 493 | 2.8% |
Other languages | 200 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 87 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,038 | 100% |
American | 1,414 | 7.4% |
Arab | 246 | 1.3% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 202 | 1.1% |
English | 1,152 | 6.1% |
French (except Basque) | 242 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 35 | 0.2% |
German | 2,062 | 10.8% |
Greek | 28 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 20 | 0.1% |
Irish | 1,250 | 6.6% |
Italian | 195 | 1.0% |
Lithuanian | 7 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 43 | 0.2% |
Polish | 180 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 245 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 237 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 10 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 15 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 171 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 61 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 24 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 24 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,733 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,546 | 58.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,030 | 26.3% |
Married-couple family | 2,817 | 36.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,063 | 13.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 330 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 106 | 1.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,399 | 18.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 861 | 11.1% |
Nonfamily households | 3,187 | 41.2% |
Householder living alone | 2,920 | 37.8% |
65 years and over | 1,047 | 13.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,247 | 29.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,125 | 27.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 18,061 | 100% |
Householder | 7,733 | 42.8% |
Spouse | 2,789 | 15.4% |
Child | 5,673 | 31.4% |
Other relatives | 1,217 | 6.7% |
Nonrelatives | 649 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 358 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,336 | 100% |
Never married | 2,589 | 35.3% |
Now married, except separated | 3,363 | 45.8% |
Separated | 168 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 175 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 1,041 | 14.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,644 | 100% |
Never married | 2,019 | 26.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,037 | 39.7% |
Separated | 519 | 6.8% |
Widowed | 1,067 | 14.0% |
Divorced | 1,002 | 13.1% |
Fertility in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 187 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 61 | 32.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 384 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 264 | 68.8% |
Less than 1 year | 20 | 5.2% |
1 or 2 years | 56 | 14.6% |
3 or 4 years | 31 | 8.1% |
5 or more years | 157 | 40.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 264 | 100% |
Who are female | 151 | 57.2% |
Who are married | 225 | 85.2% |
School Enrollment in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,103 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 215 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 310 | 7.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,983 | 48.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 997 | 24.3% |
College or graduate school | 598 | 14.6% |
Educational Attainment in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,713 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,458 | 11.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,583 | 20.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,100 | 32.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,233 | 17.6% |
Associate's degree | 810 | 6.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,011 | 8.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 518 | 4.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 68.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.0% |
Veteran Status in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,185 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,428 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 18,144 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,466 | 19.1% |
Under 18 years | 4,834 | 100% |
With a disability | 269 | 5.6% |
18 to 64 years | 10,516 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,069 | 19.7% |
65 years and over | 2,794 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,128 | 40.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 18,810 | 100% |
Same house | 14,495 | 77.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,251 | 22.6% |
Same county | 2,864 | 15.2% |
Different county | 1,387 | 7.4% |
Same state | 1,085 | 5.8% |
Different state | 302 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 64 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,038 | 100% |
Native | 17,101 | 89.8% |
Born in United States | 16,966 | 89.1% |
State of residence | 12,405 | 65.2% |
Different state | 4,561 | 24.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 135 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 1,937 | 10.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,937 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 256 | 13.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,681 | 86.8% |
Year of Entry in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,072 | 100% |
Native | 135 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 135 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,937 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 0.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,936 | 99.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lexington City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,937 | 100% |
Europe | 8 | 0.4% |
Asia | 570 | 29.4% |
Africa | 87 | 4.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,249 | 64.5% |
Northern America | 23 | 1.2% |