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Median age in Lexington, KY

Median age in Lexington, KY was 35.3 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1 from 2023. That is the 30th highest of 42 cities in 2024.

2024, years35.3
Change on 2023+0.1
Rank30th of 42Cities in Kentucky ranked
Series high35.32024
Series low352021

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Median age in Lexington, KY, 2021 to 2024

3535.135.235.320212022202320242021: 35 years2022: 35.2 years2023: 35.2 years2024: 35.3 years
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodyears
202435.3
202335.2
202235.2
202135

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2024
Lexington, KY35.3
Kentucky39.1
United States38.9

Rankings

Definition

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. Canada: on 1 July, Statistics Canada population estimates.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Median age, Lexington, KY, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Median age, Lexington, KY, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/lexington-ky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Median age, Lexington, KY, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/lexington-ky.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Median age, Lexington, KY, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/lexington-ky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Median age, Lexington, KY, 2021 to 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-age/lexington-ky. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the median age in Lexington, KY?

Median age in Lexington, KY was 35.3 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1 from 2023. That is the 30th highest of 42 cities in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest median age in Lexington, KY?

35.3 years in 2024, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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