Fayette, Kentucky

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Population (year 2000): 260,512

Males: 127,905	(49.1%)
Females: 132,607	(50.9%)

Fayette County

Median resident age:	33.0 years
Kentucky median age:	35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,400 (it was $39,813 in 2000)

Fayette	$42,400
Kentucky:	$37,369

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $142,900 (it was $110,800 in 2000)

Fayette	$142,900
Kentucky:	$103,900

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Races in Fayette:

White Non-Hispanic (81.0%)
Black (13.5%)
American Indian (13.5%)
Hispanic (3.3%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Other race (1.2%)
Chinese (0.7%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Fayette: 89.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 824 feet

Land area: 284.5 square miles.

Population density: 916 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fayette

High school or higher: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 14.5%
Unemployed: 5.9%
Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fayette CCD

Never married: 32.2%
Now married: 51.4%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 11.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Kentucky:	2.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fayette:	0.8% ($907)
Kentucky:	0.7% ($610)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (342.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lexington-Fayette, KY (0.0 miles ), Keene, KY (10.0 miles ), Nicholasville, KY (11.6 miles ), Georgetown, KY (13.5 miles ), Midway, KY (15.4 miles ), Wilmore, KY (16.1 miles ), Versailles, KY (16.3 miles ), Cottonburg-Valley View, KY (17.8 miles ).

Latitude: 38.03 N, Longitude: 84.49 W

People in group quarters in Fayette

6677 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
1925 people in federal prisons and detention centers
1423 people in nursing homes
572 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
517 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
390 people in state prisons
328 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
249 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
231 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
93 people in other group homes
83 people in homes for the mentally retarded
46 people in institutions for the blind
45 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
40 people in halfway houses
40 people in homes for the mentally ill
28 people in other nonhousehold living situations
24 people in institutions for the deaf
6 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
4 people in religious group quarters
2 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Computer specialists (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
Postsecondary teachers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Fayette-area historical tornado activity is near Kentucky state average. It is 45% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.4 miles away from the Fayette place center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 24.4 miles away from the place center killed 4 people and injured 122 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Fayette:

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY HOSP (about 1 miles; LEXINGTON, KY)
EASTERN STATE HOSP (about 2 miles; LEXINGTON, KY)
SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; LEXINGTON, KY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fayette:

BLUE GRASS (about 8 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; ID: LEX)
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 70 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; ID: CVG)
CINCINNATI MUNI AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (about 74 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; ID: LUK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fayette:

GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY - MARSHALL FLD (about 15 miles; GEORGETOWN, KY; ID: 27K)
CYNTHIANA-HARRISON COUNTY (about 27 miles; CYNTHIANA, KY; ID: 0I8)
CAPITAL CITY (about 30 miles; FRANKFORT, KY; ID: FFT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fayette:

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 1 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 1 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; FT enrollment: 5,437)
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; RICHMOND, KY; FT enrollment: 11,214)
NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; FT enrollment: 9,668)
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 4,977)
CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 3,972)

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Notable locations in Fayette: Idle Hour Country Club (A), Iroquios Hunt Club (B), Spring Valley Country Club (C), Tates Creek Country Club (D), Lexington Country Club (E), Big Elm Country Club (F), Blue Grass Camp (G), Keeneland Race Course (H), Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Fire Station #16 (I), Lexington Public Library-Eagle Creek Branch (J), Lexington Public Library-Tates Creek Branch (K), Waveland Museum (L), Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Fire Station #7 (M), Home of Henry Clay (N). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Fayette Mall (1), Turfland Mall (2), Lexington Mall (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Fayette include: Victory Baptist Church (A), Aldersgate Church (B), Trinity Hill United Methodist Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Todds Road Grace Church (E), Antioch Church (F), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (G), Immanuel Church (H), Tatesbrook Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Highland Cemetery (1), Hillcrest Memorial Park (2), Cove Haven Cemetery (3), Lexington Cemetery (4), Lexington National Cemetery (5), Howards Grove Cemetery (6), Calvary Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lexington Reservoir Number 4 (A), Reservoir Number 3 (B), Reservoir Number 2 (C), Reservoir Number 1 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boggs Fork (A), Cave Creek (B), David Fork (C), Raven Run (D), Elk Lick Creek (E), Shannon Run (F), Jones Creek (G), Vaughns Branch (H), Manchester Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Fayette include: Douglas Park (1), Woodland Park (2), Duncan Park (3), Lexington Trotting Track (4), Kentucky State Horse Park (5), Steeplechase Racetrack (6), Castlewood Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Kentucky:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	40.2%
Whole state:	69.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.4%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	12.9%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	6.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Fayette compared to Kentucky state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Fayette County Kentucky:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,441 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.74%
Kentucky average:	6.98%

0.42% of residents moved from foreign countries ($392 average AGI)
Fayette County: 0.42%
Kentucky average: 0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jessamine County, KY	0.53% ($34,251 average AGI)
from Madison County, KY	0.40% ($29,858)
from Jefferson County, KY	0.37% ($33,540)

8.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,062 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.07%
Kentucky average:	6.74%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($328 average AGI)
Fayette County: 0.09%
Kentucky average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Jessamine County, KY	0.79% ($47,262 average AGI)
to Scott County, KY	0.54% ($48,660)
to Jefferson County, KY	0.50% ($40,155)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fayette:

WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WVLK (590 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WLXG (1300 AM; 3 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WXRA (1580 AM; 10 kW; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCGW (770 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NICHOLASVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWFT (1250 AM; 1 kW; NICHOLASVILLE, KY)
WMJR (1380 AM; 3 kW; WINCHESTER, KY; Owner: THY KINGDOM COME NETWORK, INC)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fayette:

WUKY (91.3 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF KENTUCKY)
WRFL (88.1 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: UN OF KENTUCKY BD OF TRUSTEES)
WCDA (106.3 FM; VERSAILLES, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WXZZ (103.3 FM; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBUL-FM (98.1 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WVLK-FM (92.9 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKQQ (100.1 FM; WINCHESTER, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMXL (94.5 FM; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, INC.)
WLTO (102.5 FM; NICHOLASVILLE, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WVRB (95.3 FM; WILMORE, KY; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
WEKU (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
WGKS (96.9 FM; PARIS, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJMM-FM (99.3 FM; HARRODSBURG, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, LLC)
WLKT (104.5 FM; LEXINGTON-FAYETTE, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WRVG-FM (89.9 FM; GEORGETOWN, KY; Owner: GEORGETOWN COLLEGE)
WLRO (101.5 FM; RICHMOND, KY; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBTF (107.9 FM; MIDWAY, KY; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
WLXO (96.1 FM; STAMPING GROUND, KY; Owner: CLARITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
WHIR-FM (107.1 FM; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fayette:

WKYT-TV (Channel 27; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WKYT LICENSEE CORP.)
WTVQ-TV (Channel 36; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKLE (Channel 46; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WDKY-TV (Channel 56; DANVILLE, KY; Owner: WDKY LICENSEE, LLC)
WLEX-TV (Channel 18; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WLEX COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)

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