Kentucky Fact Sheet

This information was compiled from data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau on the USA Quickfacts website (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21000.html). Unless otherwise noted, this data is from the 2000 census.

 

 

Income

  • Median income per Kentucky household is $37,046 (compared to the national median of $44,334) (2004)
  • 16.3% of residents live below the poverty level (compared to 12.7% nationally) (2004)
  • 18.1% of families with children under 18 live below the poverty level
  • 42.7% of female-headed households with children under 18 live below the poverty level

 

Education

  • 25.9% of residents 25 years or older do not have a high school degree or GED (compared to 19.6% nationally)
  • 17.1% of residents 24 years or older have at least a bachelor’s degree (compared to 24.4% nationally)
  • 11.7% of residents 25 years or older have less than a 9th grade education

 

Employment

  • 76.5% of nondisabled Kentucky residents age 21 – 64 are employed
  • 24% of residents age 21 – 64 have a disability
  • 46.9% of residents age 21 – 64 with a disability are employed
  • Average travel time to work for Kentucky residents is 23.5 minutes
  • 80.2% of Kentuckians drive to work and do not carpool
  • 12.6% drive to work and do carpool
  • 3.3% walk or bike to work
  • 1.2% of Kentuckians travel to work via public transportation

 

Race / Ethnicity

  • 90.2% of Kentucky residents are Caucasian (compared to 80.1% of the total U.S. population) (2006)
  • 7.5% of residents are African American (compared to 12.8% of the total U.S. population) (2006)
  • 3.2% of residents are Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander or of Hispanic origin (2006)
  • 2% of West Virginia residents were born in another country (compared to 11.1% of the total U.S. population)

 

Housing

  • 70.8% of Kentucky residents own the home they live in (compared to 66.2% nationally)
  • 64.7% of owner-occupied homes in Kentucky carry a mortgage
  • The median mortgage in Kentucky is $816 per month
  • 12.3% of home owners pay 35% or more of household income for housing
  • The median rent in Kentucky is $445 per month
  • 25.6% of renters pay 35% or more of household income for housing
  • 0.9% of homes in Kentucky lack complete plumbing

 

Health Insurance

  • An estimated 13.3% of Kentucky residents do not have health insurance
  • As estimated 9.5% of Kentucky children (under 18) do not have health insurance
 

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