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Louisville/Jefferson County vs Lexington-Fayette urban county

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY compared with Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY · 65 miles apart

Louisville/Jefferson County has 641,962 residents to Lexington-Fayette urban county’s 329,751. Louisville/Jefferson County comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, price to income. Lexington-Fayette urban county does better on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY
Population 641,962 329,751
Density (per sq mi) 2,442 1,162
Median household income $66,849 $69,479
Median home value $233,900 $293,500
Median rent $1,120 $1,164
Homeownership 60.7% 53.8%
Average commute 22.5 min 20.9 min
Median age 37.7 35.3
Bachelor's degree + 33.8% 48.3%
Poverty rate 15.8% 14.9%
Unemployment 5.5% 4.9%
Price to income 3.5× 4.2×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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