| County | Population (2008) |
Growth rate | Household income (2008) |
Average Home Sale Price (2008) |
| Anderson | 21,446 |
12.2% | $55,192.00 |
$125,517.00 |
| Bourbon | 19,988 |
3.2% | $43,021.00 |
$140,155.00 |
| Clark | 35,944 |
8.5% | $49,923.00 |
$134,844.00 |
| Fayette | 275,298 |
5.7% | $51,437.00 |
$190,148.00 |
| Franklin | 48,286 |
1.3% | $40,693.00 |
$135,259.00 |
| Jessamine | 46,641 |
19.5% | $49,580.00 |
$189,407.00 |
| Madison | 80,915 |
14.2% | $38,760.00 |
$172,789.00 |
| Montgomery | 25,623 |
13.6% | $39,039.00 |
$113,318.00 |
| Scott | 44,320 |
34.1% | $61,230.00 |
$181,636.00 |
| Woodford | 24,751 |
6.7% | $60,641.00 |
$200,323.00 |
|
The Lexington-Bluegrass Association of REALTORS® has embarked on a landmark study of the region. A major part of that is gathering public opinion from the people who live, work and play in the ten counties LBAR serves. What follows are selected results from two rounds of surveys, totaling more than 6,000 responses from your neighbors and fellow Bluegrass residents.
From the first round of surveys, several conclusions were drawn.
- The region is not clearly cohesive and a majority of residents do not view the Bluegrass as a working, cooperating body of citizens and leaders but instead simply a geographic region.
- Residents are unsure about what could or should unite the region further.
- Counties surrounding Fayette have an uncertain and tense, yet not necessarily negative relationship with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and the prominence of Lexington.
- Economic development and job creation is clearly the number one priority for the largest number of people throughout the region.
- Citizens of the Bluegrass are open to more regional cooperation but see no clear leadership stepping up on that front.
Exploring the survey results is as easy as understanding how the table has been laid out. Down the left hand side are the questions that were asked during the poll, and across the top are displayed both the primary region, and the secondary regions or counties from which the pool of poll respondents was selected. To see the full question wording, roll over the title. To compare the primary region or state to the secondary regions or counties, click on the question title. To view the region results along with all counties or secondary regions together, click the answer. To view the responses to a particular question by region or by county specifically, click on name of the region or county just above the table of results.
| Question | Answers |
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19.1%
|
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2.2%
|
|
40.4%
|
|
4.9%
|
|
3.4%
|
|
25.8%
|
|
4.1%
|
|
| 19.9% |
| 1.7% |
| 46.0% |
| 4.3% |
| 3.2% |
| 22.7% |
| 2.2% |
|
| 31.0% |
| 1.9% |
| 32.4% |
| 3.1% |
| 2.5% |
| 25.0% |
| 4.3% |
|
| 25.0% |
| 1.2% |
| 38.3% |
| 1.7% |
| 2.7% |
| 23.4% |
| 7.6% |
|
| 6.2% |
| 4.3% |
| 43.9% |
| 7.4% |
| 6.1% |
| 29.0% |
| 3.0% |
|
| 5.2% |
| 4.3% |
| 48.5% |
| 6.3% |
| 3.9% |
| 30.3% |
| 1.5% |
|
| 20.8% |
| 1.6% |
| 33.9% |
| 5.2% |
| 3.3% |
| 31.0% |
| 4.2% |
|
| 18.1% |
| 1.1% |
| 42.3% |
| 9.9% |
| 3.1% |
| 22.3% |
| 3.1% |
|
| 39.9% |
| 0.6% |
| 37.5% |
| 1.8% |
| 2.4% |
| 16.9% |
| 0.9% |
|
| 11.7% |
| 1.4% |
| 39.5% |
| 3.5% |
| 5.6% |
| 33.3% |
| 4.9% |
|
| 10.7% |
| 4.3% |
| 43.9% |
| 6.5% |
| 1.7% |
| 24.4% |
| 8.8% |
|
| Question | Answers |
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|
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|
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42.0%
|
|
26.6%
|
|
16.4%
|
|
9.4%
|
|
5.6%
|
|
| 72.7% |
| 17.8% |
| 4.6% |
| 2.0% |
| 2.9% |
|
| 53.8% |
| 35.9% |
| 5.8% |
| 1.6% |
| 2.9% |
|
| 54.9% |
| 31.5% |
| 7.3% |
| 4.1% |
| 2.3% |
|
| 7.3% |
| 17.3% |
| 36.5% |
| 23.7% |
| 15.1% |
|
| 31.0% |
| 26.8% |
| 25.0% |
| 14.1% |
| 3.0% |
|
| 42.4% |
| 30.3% |
| 14.3% |
| 6.9% |
| 6.1% |
|
| 38.5% |
| 29.4% |
| 17.0% |
| 8.8% |
| 6.4% |
|
| 52.4% |
| 24.5% |
| 12.9% |
| 5.8% |
| 4.4% |
|
| 20.4% |
| 28.5% |
| 27.8% |
| 18.2% |
| 5.2% |
|
| 44.4% |
| 24.1% |
| 14.7% |
| 9.9% |
| 7.0% |
|
| Question | Answers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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33.1%
|
|
45.6%
|
|
13.0%
|
|
5.7%
|
|
2.2%
|
|
0.5%
|
|
| 26.7% |
| 47.6% |
| 18.8% |
| 3.9% |
| 2.6% |
| 0.3% |
|
| 28.9% |
| 44.2% |
| 15.9% |
| 7.4% |
| 3.5% |
| 0.0% |
|
| 31.3% |
| 48.6% |
| 11.9% |
| 5.0% |
| 2.4% |
| 0.9% |
|
| 33.9% |
| 46.9% |
| 11.0% |
| 7.3% |
| 0.8% |
| 0.3% |
|
| 42.1% |
| 39.9% |
| 12.3% |
| 3.4% |
| 1.7% |
| 0.5% |
|
| 34.6% |
| 49.8% |
| 9.2% |
| 4.7% |
| 1.2% |
| 0.5% |
|
| 35.6% |
| 42.6% |
| 12.2% |
| 7.3% |
| 2.3% |
| 0.0% |
|
| 24.2% |
| 46.9% |
| 13.5% |
| 9.9% |
| 4.5% |
| 0.9% |
|
| 35.4% |
| 45.8% |
| 12.4% |
| 3.8% |
| 2.1% |
| 0.6% |
|
| 39.8% |
| 42.7% |
| 12.7% |
| 3.5% |
| 0.6% |
| 0.8% |
|
| Question | Answers |
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|
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|
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|
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27.4%
|
|
44.8%
|
|
7.8%
|
|
5.4%
|
|
10.6%
|
|
2.3%
|
|
1.6%
|
|
| 29.0% |
| 45.8% |
| 6.4% |
| 5.2% |
| 11.3% |
| 1.3% |
| 0.9% |
|
| 22.3% |
| 45.2% |
| 6.1% |
| 5.9% |
| 15.7% |
| 2.8% |
| 2.0% |
|
| 29.7% |
| 41.7% |
| 7.7% |
| 3.3% |
| 12.4% |
| 4.2% |
| 1.1% |
|
| 23.0% |
| 49.0% |
| 10.3% |
| 5.1% |
| 7.7% |
| 2.8% |
| 2.2% |
|
| 19.8% |
| 50.7% |
| 8.9% |
| 7.6% |
| 10.2% |
| 2.0% |
| 0.8% |
|
| 36.3% |
| 38.8% |
| 6.3% |
| 5.2% |
| 10.7% |
| 1.3% |
| 1.4% |
|
| 24.1% |
| 42.7% |
| 13.3% |
| 7.9% |
| 9.4% |
| 1.5% |
| 1.1% |
|
| 36.7% |
| 41.7% |
| 3.0% |
| 3.5% |
| 11.1% |
| 1.4% |
| 2.6% |
|
| 27.7% |
| 48.4% |
| 8.5% |
| 3.9% |
| 8.1% |
| 1.8% |
| 1.7% |
|
| 24.1% |
| 45.5% |
| 7.9% |
| 7.2% |
| 9.1% |
| 3.9% |
| 2.3% |
|
The second round of surveys focused more on the daily lives of Bluegrass citizens and found the following.
- Residents are very open to further cooperation among elected leaders across city and county lines and believe it would be a positive asset for their own county.
- A large majority of those who live in the Bluegrass believe the quality of life here is good, with many saying it is excellent.
- Residents of the region are willing to travel 20 minutes to an hour for entertainment and other non-necessities, a sign that the region as a whole is very mobile.
- Many residents are traveling outside of their own counties almost daily for basic services such as healthcare and groceries.
- There is a general openness, if not a strong desire, to exploring mass transit in the region on a cooperative level.
| Question | Answers |
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12.4%
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38.1%
|
|
17.1%
|
|
13.7%
|
|
18.6%
|
|
| 15.4% |
| 45.7% |
| 15.4% |
| 7.0% |
| 16.5% |
|
| 12.1% |
| 32.4% |
| 14.8% |
| 18.4% |
| 22.3% |
|
| 13.4% |
| 30.0% |
| 16.3% |
| 24.1% |
| 16.2% |
|
| 9.8% |
| 31.3% |
| 18.8% |
| 23.2% |
| 16.9% |
|
| 6.9% |
| 34.0% |
| 23.9% |
| 16.2% |
| 19.0% |
|
| 13.6% |
| 38.1% |
| 16.9% |
| 9.3% |
| 22.0% |
|
| 14.0% |
| 38.1% |
| 15.2% |
| 11.0% |
| 21.7% |
|
| 9.4% |
| 48.6% |
| 18.6% |
| 8.2% |
| 15.1% |
|
| 10.4% |
| 45.0% |
| 19.3% |
| 7.3% |
| 18.1% |
|
| 21.0% |
| 40.0% |
| 10.4% |
| 9.7% |
| 18.9% |
|
| Question | Answers |
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|
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|
|
|
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|
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10.7%
|
|
24.1%
|
|
36.4%
|
|
12.5%
|
|
3.8%
|
|
12.4%
|
|
| 3.3% |
| 20.5% |
| 38.0% |
| 20.2% |
| 5.3% |
| 12.8% |
|
| 6.0% |
| 18.2% |
| 47.2% |
| 13.1% |
| 3.3% |
| 12.4% |
|
| 7.2% |
| 23.3% |
| 35.4% |
| 14.6% |
| 8.6% |
| 10.9% |
|
| 31.2% |
| 33.7% |
| 16.5% |
| 3.1% |
| 0.8% |
| 14.5% |
|
| 9.2% |
| 27.7% |
| 39.9% |
| 9.3% |
| 2.3% |
| 11.7% |
|
| 15.0% |
| 33.3% |
| 29.4% |
| 8.4% |
| 3.2% |
| 10.8% |
|
| 6.3% |
| 22.0% |
| 33.9% |
| 19.2% |
| 6.2% |
| 12.4% |
|
| 7.1% |
| 23.0% |
| 38.9% |
| 16.1% |
| 4.7% |
| 10.1% |
|
| 10.6% |
| 22.0% |
| 39.7% |
| 9.4% |
| 1.3% |
| 17.0% |
|
| 6.2% |
| 18.6% |
| 41.6% |
| 16.7% |
| 3.5% |
| 13.4% |
|
| Question | Answers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.6%
|
|
11.6%
|
|
21.4%
|
|
20.6%
|
|
39.0%
|
|
0.8%
|
|
| 1.3% |
| 8.0% |
| 16.8% |
| 26.8% |
| 46.4% |
| 0.6% |
|
| 3.2% |
| 8.1% |
| 29.6% |
| 23.7% |
| 34.8% |
| 0.6% |
|
| 7.5% |
| 5.7% |
| 26.6% |
| 30.3% |
| 29.6% |
| 0.3% |
|
| 16.4% |
| 26.8% |
| 11.9% |
| 7.5% |
| 36.6% |
| 0.8% |
|
| 7.1% |
| 10.8% |
| 8.4% |
| 22.6% |
| 49.8% |
| 1.3% |
|
| 8.9% |
| 22.0% |
| 32.2% |
| 11.3% |
| 24.2% |
| 1.4% |
|
| 5.0% |
| 6.9% |
| 11.9% |
| 33.0% |
| 42.5% |
| 0.7% |
|
| 6.0% |
| 3.7% |
| 6.4% |
| 14.6% |
| 68.6% |
| 0.7% |
|
| 5.4% |
| 10.3% |
| 29.0% |
| 23.7% |
| 31.0% |
| 0.7% |
|
| 4.4% |
| 11.5% |
| 38.1% |
| 17.5% |
| 27.6% |
| 0.9% |
|
| Question | Answers |
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|
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
14.6%
|
|
10.6%
|
|
17.7%
|
|
11.2%
|
|
23.2%
|
|
8.5%
|
|
6.6%
|
|
7.5%
|
|
| 11.4% |
| 7.4% |
| 28.2% |
| 17.8% |
| 18.2% |
| 6.4% |
| 3.3% |
| 7.2% |
|
| 15.8% |
| 5.7% |
| 28.9% |
| 11.8% |
| 13.6% |
| 7.1% |
| 11.7% |
| 5.5% |
|
| 15.2% |
| 8.1% |
| 32.6% |
| 10.4% |
| 15.4% |
| 4.9% |
| 6.8% |
| 6.5% |
|
| 7.4% |
| 5.0% |
| 4.0% |
| 10.0% |
| 42.4% |
| 13.9% |
| 6.5% |
| 10.8% |
|
| 14.0% |
| 11.3% |
| 14.8% |
| 13.1% |
| 25.6% |
| 7.9% |
| 4.6% |
| 8.9% |
|
| 10.2% |
| 6.2% |
| 14.2% |
| 10.3% |
| 37.9% |
| 8.6% |
| 4.5% |
| 8.0% |
|
| 8.7% |
| 20.0% |
| 12.9% |
| 9.3% |
| 23.6% |
| 10.0% |
| 6.1% |
| 9.4% |
|
| 25.4% |
| 11.3% |
| 16.7% |
| 12.3% |
| 17.8% |
| 6.8% |
| 4.2% |
| 5.7% |
|
| 17.8% |
| 20.1% |
| 9.3% |
| 9.6% |
| 20.6% |
| 9.6% |
| 3.0% |
| 10.0% |
|
| 21.7% |
| 14.3% |
| 22.3% |
| 5.1% |
| 13.4% |
| 5.3% |
| 15.6% |
| 2.2% |
|
| Question | Answers |
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|
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|
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36.6%
|
|
2.4%
|
|
16.9%
|
|
3.0%
|
|
4.5%
|
|
26.1%
|
|
10.4%
|
|
| 55.5% |
| 3.3% |
| 6.2% |
| 1.6% |
| 1.5% |
| 20.0% |
| 11.8% |
|
| 46.0% |
| 4.3% |
| 5.2% |
| 1.9% |
| 5.2% |
| 22.6% |
| 14.9% |
|
| 40.1% |
| 5.2% |
| 13.2% |
| 1.5% |
| 3.7% |
| 24.3% |
| 12.0% |
|
| 28.3% |
| 1.3% |
| 33.6% |
| 4.3% |
| 1.5% |
| 27.0% |
| 4.0% |
|
| 34.6% |
| 2.5% |
| 14.4% |
| 2.6% |
| 2.7% |
| 31.6% |
| 11.6% |
|
| 27.4% |
| 2.1% |
| 24.9% |
| 4.0% |
| 15.6% |
| 21.1% |
| 4.9% |
|
| 29.5% |
| 0.8% |
| 27.2% |
| 2.7% |
| 4.4% |
| 30.7% |
| 4.7% |
|
| 40.8% |
| 2.3% |
| 6.3% |
| 2.7% |
| 3.5% |
| 33.6% |
| 10.7% |
|
| 38.7% |
| 2.7% |
| 16.7% |
| 3.0% |
| 3.0% |
| 24.7% |
| 11.3% |
|
| 29.3% |
| 0.4% |
| 17.8% |
| 6.0% |
| 4.3% |
| 24.5% |
| 17.6% |
|
| Question | Answers |
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
9.7%
|
|
26.9%
|
|
24.2%
|
|
38.3%
|
|
0.9%
|
|
| 11.3% |
| 38.7% |
| 29.2% |
| 20.8% |
| 0.0% |
|
| 17.0% |
| 31.2% |
| 23.0% |
| 28.5% |
| 0.3% |
|
| 10.8% |
| 30.8% |
| 24.4% |
| 33.6% |
| 0.4% |
|
| 1.3% |
| 2.0% |
| 7.9% |
| 84.6% |
| 4.1% |
|
| 2.3% |
| 22.2% |
| 28.9% |
| 46.5% |
| 0.0% |
|
| 18.8% |
| 31.8% |
| 20.9% |
| 27.9% |
| 1.0% |
|
| 5.6% |
| 27.8% |
| 27.1% |
| 39.1% |
| 0.4% |
|
| 3.3% |
| 26.2% |
| 27.8% |
| 41.7% |
| 1.0% |
|
| 4.7% |
| 26.7% |
| 30.7% |
| 37.2% |
| 0.7% |
|
| 22.1% |
| 39.8% |
| 22.4% |
| 14.9% |
| 0.8% |
|
| Question | Answers |
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.0%
|
|
11.4%
|
|
28.4%
|
|
42.3%
|
|
4.3%
|
|
4.9%
|
|
0.8%
|
|
2.9%
|
|
| 5.3% |
| 9.1% |
| 22.5% |
| 50.1% |
| 3.5% |
| 4.9% |
| 1.3% |
| 3.2% |
|
| 2.5% |
| 14.1% |
| 23.3% |
| 53.8% |
| 2.9% |
| 1.7% |
| 0.7% |
| 0.9% |
|
| 4.9% |
| 10.4% |
| 26.9% |
| 46.5% |
| 3.2% |
| 3.6% |
| 0.5% |
| 4.0% |
|
| 7.2% |
| 15.1% |
| 37.5% |
| 24.3% |
| 7.6% |
| 5.7% |
| 0.8% |
| 1.8% |
|
| 8.0% |
| 15.1% |
| 31.8% |
| 30.9% |
| 3.0% |
| 7.4% |
| 0.7% |
| 3.0% |
|
| 1.3% |
| 7.7% |
| 32.9% |
| 41.1% |
| 6.9% |
| 5.9% |
| 0.3% |
| 4.0% |
|
| 3.1% |
| 7.6% |
| 33.2% |
| 41.7% |
| 4.0% |
| 6.5% |
| 0.6% |
| 3.3% |
|
| 6.1% |
| 13.0% |
| 24.0% |
| 46.0% |
| 4.0% |
| 1.9% |
| 0.3% |
| 4.0% |
|
| 3.0% |
| 11.0% |
| 24.1% |
| 46.3% |
| 4.7% |
| 6.3% |
| 0.7% |
| 4.0% |
|
| 7.0% |
| 12.1% |
| 25.6% |
| 45.6% |
| 3.3% |
| 2.9% |
| 2.1% |
| 1.5% |
|
|
