Fayette County, Kentucky

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Fayette County is a county located in Kentucky, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. It is home to over 260512 people (2000 census). Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 282114, It is second most populous county in Kentucky. The county has a total area of 285.52 square miles (739.49 square kilometre), of which, 284.52 square miles (736.9 square kilometre) of it is land and 1 square miles (2.59 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 72nd largest by size in Kentucky.


As of the census of 2000, there were 260512 people, 108288 households, and 62955 families residing in the county. The population density was 915.6 people per square mile (353.52/kmē), giving it the third most densely populated county among the Kentucky. There were 116167 housing units at an average density of 408.3 per square mile (157.65/kmē). The average household size was 2.29 persons, and the average family size was 2.9 persons. In the county Age distribution was 21.3% under the age of 18, 14.6% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 10% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 103.7 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 106 females. In July 2008, its estimated population was 282114, The racial makeup of the county was 229261 White, 38779 Black or African American, 942 American Indian, 8727 Asian, 178 Native Hawaiian, and 4227 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $39813, it is the 14th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The median income for a family in the county was $53264, it is the fifth wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $23109, making it the third highest county by per capita income in Kentucky.

In 2000, 76330 pupils and students, of which 50.89% are male and 49.11% are female, 29.3% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.11% nursery or pri school, 4.22% kindergarten, 33.43% elementary school, 14.96% high school and 41.28% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Lexington-fayette	Fayette County	285.52	284.52	1	260512	915.6	23109	39813

Year	Population
April 2000 census	260512
April 2000 Estimate	260512
July 2000 Estimate	261168
July 2001 Estimate	263188
July 2002 Estimate	264253
July 2003 Estimate	267363
July 2004 Estimate	269058
July 2005 Estimate	271539
July 2006 Estimate	275199
July 2007 Estimate	278287
July 2008 Estimate	282114

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	2400	2266	4666
Kindergarten	1614	1604	3218
Elementary school	13314	12204	25518
High school	6124	5296	11420
College or graduate school	15390	16118	31508

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Fayette County, Kentucky	$39813	$53264	$23109
Kentucky, United States	$33672	$40939	$18093
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587