Compare Scott County, KY vs Lexington Metro Area, KY vs Kentucky (KY) vs United States

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Metric Scott County, KY
County
Lexington Metro Area, KY
Metro Area
Kentucky (KY)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 59,536 522,560 4,534,824 334,922,499
Rent $1,247 $1,138 $967 $1,413
Year built 2000 1986 1982 1980
Household income $85,158 $71,966 $63,726 $80,734
Per capita income $41,521 $42,479 $35,821 $44,673
Poverty rate 10.6% 13.8% 16.1% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.1% 4.2% 5.1% 4.0%
Household size 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 38.3% 45% 40.4% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 59,536 522,560 4,534,824 334,922,499
Adults over 25 39,383 346,634 3,098,758 230,807,303
Total households 22,642 216,273 1,814,469 129,227,496
Household size 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $85,158 $71,966 $63,726 $80,734
Per capita income $41,521 $42,479 $35,821 $44,673
Poverty rate 10.6% 13.8% 16.1% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 4.1% 4.2% 5.1% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 38.3% 45% 40.4% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,247 $1,138 $967 $1,413
Year built 2000 1986 1982 1980
Households that rent 28.3% 40.7% 31.7% 34.8%
Households that own 71.7% 59.3% 68.3% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 6.0 5.6 5.7 5.5
Race
White 85.7% 75.3% 82.6% 61%
Black 4.8% 10.5% 7.6% 12.2%
Asian 1% 3.1% 1.6% 6%
Two or more races 6.6% 7.7% 6.2% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 5.8% 8.1% 5% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 94.2% 91.9% 95% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 89.5% 88% 89.8% 84.9%
Commute time to work 22.0 min 22.0 min 24.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 10.5% 12% 10.2% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 25% 24.6% 27.7% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 29.1% 23.4% 32.6% 26%
Some college or associate degree 11.2% 10% 12.2% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 34.7% 42% 27.6% 35.7%