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Demographics

  Total Population  
    2008 2009 2010 2011 2012  
  Labor Market Area 815,656 824,681 826,368 833,669 841,431  
  Fayette County 292,240 296,545 296,715 301,429 305,489  
  Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Annual Estimates.  
  Population by Selected Age Groups, 2011  
    Fayette County Labor Market Area  
Number Percent Number Percent  
  Under 16 56,997 18.9 169,515 20.3  
  16-24 50,327 16.7 116,652 14.0  
  25-44 89,148 29.6 227,204 27.2  
  45-64 73,098 24.2 220,008 26.4  
  65-84 27,451 9.1 88,698 10.6  
  85 and older 4,548 1.5 12,496 1.5  
  Median Age N/A   N/A    
  Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.  
  Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2011  
    Fayette County Labor Market Area  
Number Percent Number Percent  
  White 238,557 79.1 733,471 88.0  
  Black 44,442 14.7 68,972 8.3  
  Am. Indian & Alaska Native 1,156 0.4 2,675 0.3  
  Asian 10,300 3.4 14,032 1.7  
  Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander 267 0.1 601 0.1  
  Other/Multirace 6,847 2.3 14,822 1.8  
  Hispanic Origin 21,041 7.0 39,135 4.7  
  Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black, etc. and be of hispanic origin.
Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.		  
  Population Projections  
    2015 2020 2025 2030  
  Fayette County 299,052 312,190 326,973 341,326  
  Source:  Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville.  
  Personal Income  
    2006 2011 Pct. Change  
  Fayette County $37,654 $39,950 6.1 %  
  Kentucky $30,034 $33,989 13.2 %  
  U.S. $37,725 $41,560 10.2 %  
  Labor Market Area Range $19,518- $41,556 $23,865- $41,755    
  Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.  
  Households  
    2007-2011 2011  
  Number of Households Persons Per Household Median Household Income  
  Fayette County 122,075 2.29 $47,211  
  Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (Median Household Income)
Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey 5-year estimate (Number of Households, Persons Per Household).