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Language Spoken At Home in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 29,882 | 100% |
English only | 21,691 | 72.6% |
Language other than English | 8,191 | 27.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,894 | 6.3% |
Spanish | 476 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 64 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,817 | 9.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 245 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 4,543 | 15.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,538 | 5.1% |
Other languages | 355 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 47 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 31,527 | 100% |
American | 878 | 2.8% |
Arab | 293 | 0.9% |
Czech | 201 | 0.6% |
Danish | 67 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 258 | 0.8% |
English | 3,760 | 11.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,085 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 437 | 1.4% |
German | 2,332 | 7.4% |
Greek | 479 | 1.5% |
Hungarian | 219 | 0.7% |
Irish | 5,785 | 18.3% |
Italian | 4,202 | 13.3% |
Lithuanian | 259 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 217 | 0.7% |
Polish | 1,226 | 3.9% |
Portuguese | 341 | 1.1% |
Russian | 1,354 | 4.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 266 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 807 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 104 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 157 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 539 | 1.7% |
Swiss | 155 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 201 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 222 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 50 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,455 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,990 | 78.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,589 | 40.1% |
Married-couple family | 7,723 | 67.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,847 | 33.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 297 | 2.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 152 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 970 | 8.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 590 | 5.2% |
Nonfamily households | 2,465 | 21.5% |
Householder living alone | 2,198 | 19.2% |
65 years and over | 1,264 | 11.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,769 | 41.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,731 | 32.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 30,954 | 100% |
Householder | 11,455 | 37.0% |
Spouse | 7,709 | 24.9% |
Child | 10,174 | 32.9% |
Other relatives | 1,036 | 3.3% |
Nonrelatives | 580 | 1.9% |
Unmarried partner | 389 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,739 | 100% |
Never married | 2,627 | 22.4% |
Now married, except separated | 8,092 | 68.9% |
Separated | 82 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 355 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 583 | 5.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,435 | 100% |
Never married | 2,811 | 20.9% |
Now married, except separated | 8,107 | 60.3% |
Separated | 99 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 1,193 | 8.9% |
Divorced | 1,225 | 9.1% |
Fertility in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 184 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 13 | 7.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 5 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Grandparents in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 531 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 104 | 19.6% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 42 | 7.9% |
5 or more years | 62 | 11.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 104 | 100% |
Who are female | 56 | 53.8% |
Who are married | 96 | 92.3% |
School Enrollment in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,806 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 881 | 10.0% |
Kindergarten | 470 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,776 | 42.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,420 | 27.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,259 | 14.3% |
Educational Attainment in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 21,885 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 226 | 1.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 377 | 1.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,076 | 9.5% |
Some college, no degree | 1,714 | 7.8% |
Associate's degree | 623 | 2.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,903 | 27.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 10,966 | 50.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 97.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 77.1% |
Veteran Status in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 23,311 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,508 | 6.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 31,119 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,151 | 6.9% |
Under 18 years | 8,202 | 100% |
With a disability | 201 | 2.5% |
18 to 64 years | 17,418 | 100% |
With a disability | 665 | 3.8% |
65 years and over | 5,499 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,285 | 23.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 31,343 | 100% |
Same house | 28,946 | 92.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,085 | 6.7% |
Same county | 1,396 | 4.5% |
Different county | 689 | 2.2% |
Same state | 229 | 0.7% |
Different state | 460 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 312 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 31,527 | 100% |
Native | 24,417 | 77.4% |
Born in United States | 24,100 | 76.4% |
State of residence | 15,179 | 48.1% |
Different state | 8,921 | 28.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 317 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 7,110 | 22.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,110 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,138 | 58.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,972 | 41.8% |
Year of Entry in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,427 | 100% |
Native | 317 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 15 | 4.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 302 | 95.3% |
Foreign born | 7,110 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 363 | 5.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,747 | 94.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Lexington
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,110 | 100% |
Europe | 1,704 | 24.0% |
Asia | 4,721 | 66.4% |
Africa | 160 | 2.3% |
Oceania | 36 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 275 | 3.9% |
Northern America | 214 | 3.0% |