Cities / Kentucky / Lexington-Fayette

Lexington-Fayette, KY

323,725 people

Right Now

Weather

75.2°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 81°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Lexington)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 2.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

SDF

70 mi — Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

Population & People

Population

323,725

Median age

35.3

Median household income

$69,479

Poverty rate

14.9%

Unemployment rate

4.8%

Bachelor's degree+

48.3%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$293,500

Median gross rent

$1,164/mo

Homeownership rate

53.77%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,272

HUD Fair Market Rent (Fayette County, 1 mi from Lexington-Fayette), 2026. Efficiency $883, 1BR $1079, 2BR $1272, 3BR $1743, 4BR $1940. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Kentucky commercial electricity

11.88¢/kWh

Kentucky industrial electricity

6.96¢/kWh

Kentucky residential electricity

13.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

306897.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

233243.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Kentucky

579.93

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Kentucky-specific series.

Nearby Airports

SDF

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

70 mi away

CVG

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport

70 mi away

IND

Indianapolis International Airport

152 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Kentucky energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Kentucky economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).