Kentucky - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2008

Kentucky

Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2008

Data Set: 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey

Social - Education, Marital Status, Relationships, Fertility, Grandparents...
Economic - Income, Employment, Occupation, Commuting to Work...
Housing - Occupancy and Structure, Housing Value and Costs, Utilities...
Demographic - Sex and Age, Race, Hispanic Origin, Housing Units...
Narrative - Text profile with graphs for easy analysis...

NOTE. Although the American Community Survey (ACS) produces population, demographic and housing unit estimates, it is the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program that produces and disseminates the official estimates of the population for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns and estimates of housing units for states and counties.

For more information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Selected Social Characteristics in the United States	Estimate	Margin of Error	Percent	Margin of Error
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	1,686,277	+/-9,662	1,686,277	(X)
Family households (families)	1,125,630	+/-12,346	66.8%	+/-0.6
With own children under 18 years	496,912	+/-8,796	29.5%	+/-0.5
Married-couple family	848,676	+/-12,580	50.3%	+/-0.7
With own children under 18 years	337,329	+/-8,141	20.0%	+/-0.4
Male householder, no wife present, family	72,883	+/-4,103	4.3%	+/-0.2
With own children under 18 years	40,704	+/-3,465	2.4%	+/-0.2
Female householder, no husband present, family	204,071	+/-7,160	12.1%	+/-0.4
With own children under 18 years	118,879	+/-5,144	7.0%	+/-0.3
Nonfamily households	560,647	+/-10,407	33.2%	+/-0.6
Householder living alone	481,655	+/-9,804	28.6%	+/-0.6
65 years and over	167,333	+/-5,476	9.9%	+/-0.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	553,367	+/-9,068	32.8%	+/-0.5
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	401,482	+/-4,117	23.8%	+/-0.2

Average household size	2.46	+/-0.01	(X)	(X)
Average family size	3.03	+/-0.03	(X)	(X)

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	4,154,217	*****	4,154,217	(X)
Householder	1,686,277	+/-9,662	40.6%	+/-0.2
Spouse	847,904	+/-12,092	20.4%	+/-0.3
Child	1,216,058	+/-12,807	29.3%	+/-0.3
Other relatives	223,445	+/-10,807	5.4%	+/-0.3
Nonrelatives	180,533	+/-8,934	4.3%	+/-0.2
Unmarried partner	87,949	+/-5,027	2.1%	+/-0.1

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	1,661,514	+/-4,473	1,661,514	(X)
Never married	495,758	+/-9,321	29.8%	+/-0.5
Now married, except separated	898,951	+/-12,214	54.1%	+/-0.7
Separated	29,808	+/-3,729	1.8%	+/-0.2
Widowed	46,991	+/-3,205	2.8%	+/-0.2
Divorced	190,006	+/-7,612	11.4%	+/-0.5

Females 15 years and over	1,773,801	+/-4,164	1,773,801	(X)
Never married	406,499	+/-8,957	22.9%	+/-0.5
Now married, except separated	887,881	+/-13,149	50.1%	+/-0.8
Separated	43,809	+/-3,394	2.5%	+/-0.2
Widowed	196,424	+/-4,917	11.1%	+/-0.3
Divorced	239,188	+/-7,312	13.5%	+/-0.4

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months	61,009	+/-4,230	61,009	(X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	21,917	+/-2,514	35.9%	+/-2.9
Per 1,000 unmarried women	43	+/-5	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	58	+/-4	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	34	+/-8	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	117	+/-9	(X)	(X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	15	+/-3	(X)	(X)

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	86,497	+/-5,606	86,497	(X)
Responsible for grandchildren	49,490	+/-4,078	57.2%	+/-2.8
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	9,230	+/-1,756	10.7%	+/-1.9
1 or 2 years	11,961	+/-2,770	13.8%	+/-2.9
3 or 4 years	9,942	+/-1,945	11.5%	+/-2.2
5 or more years	18,357	+/-2,397	21.2%	+/-2.5

Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years	49,490	+/-4,078	49,490	(X)
Who are female	30,300	+/-2,535	61.2%	+/-2.4
Who are married	37,730	+/-3,954	76.2%	+/-3.3

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	1,051,261	+/-9,185	1,051,261	(X)
Nursery school, preschool	67,370	+/-4,382	6.4%	+/-0.4
Kindergarten	55,447	+/-3,977	5.3%	+/-0.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	444,597	+/-5,323	42.3%	+/-0.6
High school (grades 9-12)	225,523	+/-5,150	21.5%	+/-0.4
College or graduate school	258,324	+/-7,692	24.6%	+/-0.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	2,872,922	+/-5,170	2,872,922	(X)
Less than 9th grade	229,888	+/-7,270	8.0%	+/-0.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	306,802	+/-9,085	10.7%	+/-0.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	989,402	+/-11,627	34.4%	+/-0.4
Some college, no degree	588,962	+/-9,732	20.5%	+/-0.3
Associate's degree	192,580	+/-6,544	6.7%	+/-0.2
Bachelor's degree	337,111	+/-7,366	11.7%	+/-0.3
Graduate or professional degree	228,177	+/-6,755	7.9%	+/-0.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	81.3%	+/-0.4	(X)	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	+/-0.3	(X)	(X)

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	3,242,747	+/-3,246	3,242,747	(X)
Civilian veterans	329,768	+/-7,935	10.2%	+/-0.2

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population	4,187,839	+/-1,726	4,187,839	(X)
With a disability	712,278	+/-12,835	17.0%	+/-0.3

Under 18 years	1,004,446	+/-2,676	1,004,446	(X)
With a disability	56,166	+/-4,573	5.6%	+/-0.5

18 to 64 years	2,645,727	+/-2,776	2,645,727	(X)
With a disability	418,430	+/-9,662	15.8%	+/-0.4

65 years and over	537,666	+/-2,564	537,666	(X)
With a disability	237,682	+/-5,706	44.2%	+/-1.0

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	4,210,240	+/-3,454	4,210,240	(X)
Same house	3,557,523	+/-18,595	84.5%	+/-0.4
Different house in the U.S.	632,775	+/-18,861	15.0%	+/-0.4
Same county	363,945	+/-13,710	8.6%	+/-0.3
Different county	268,830	+/-12,389	6.4%	+/-0.3
Same state	161,375	+/-9,592	3.8%	+/-0.2
Different state	107,455	+/-8,621	2.6%	+/-0.2
Abroad	19,942	+/-3,191	0.5%	+/-0.1

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	4,269,245	*****	4,269,245	(X)
Native	4,149,742	+/-6,340	97.2%	+/-0.1
Born in United States	4,125,037	+/-6,586	96.6%	+/-0.2
State of residence	3,038,882	+/-16,368	71.2%	+/-0.4
Different state	1,086,155	+/-16,619	25.4%	+/-0.4
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)	24,705	+/-2,921	0.6%	+/-0.1
Foreign born	119,503	+/-6,340	2.8%	+/-0.1

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	119,503	+/-6,340	119,503	(X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen	40,613	+/-3,882	34.0%	+/-2.8
Not a U.S. citizen	78,890	+/-5,572	66.0%	+/-2.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	144,208	+/-6,586	144,208	(X)

Native	24,705	+/-2,921	24,705	(X)
Entered 2000 or later	3,982	+/-1,265	16.1%	+/-4.6
Entered before 2000	20,723	+/-2,601	83.9%	+/-4.6

Foreign born	119,503	+/-6,340	119,503	(X)
Entered 2000 or later	58,772	+/-5,170	49.2%	+/-3.1
Entered before 2000	60,731	+/-4,596	50.8%	+/-3.1

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	119,503	+/-6,340	119,503	(X)
Europe	24,623	+/-3,614	20.6%	+/-2.7
Asia	38,063	+/-3,718	31.9%	+/-2.4
Africa	4,792	+/-1,858	4.0%	+/-1.5
Oceania	1,981	+/-1,382	1.7%	+/-1.1
Latin America	46,684	+/-3,550	39.1%	+/-2.7
Northern America	3,360	+/-994	2.8%	+/-0.8

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	3,986,609	+/-2,455	3,986,609	(X)
English only	3,817,918	+/-8,098	95.8%	+/-0.2
Language other than English	168,691	+/-7,896	4.2%	+/-0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	74,033	+/-5,731	1.9%	+/-0.1
Spanish	85,993	+/-5,105	2.2%	+/-0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	42,861	+/-3,601	1.1%	+/-0.1
Other Indo-European languages	45,655	+/-4,653	1.1%	+/-0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	14,059	+/-2,696	0.4%	+/-0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	29,800	+/-3,798	0.7%	+/-0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	14,408	+/-2,266	0.4%	+/-0.1
Other languages	7,243	+/-1,924	0.2%	+/-0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	2,705	+/-1,351	0.1%	+/-0.1

ANCESTRY
Total population	4,269,245	*****	4,269,245	(X)
American	809,305	+/-21,857	19.0%	+/-0.5
Arab	9,073	+/-2,545	0.2%	+/-0.1
Czech	5,545	+/-1,321	0.1%	+/-0.1
Danish	4,068	+/-1,098	0.1%	+/-0.1
Dutch	56,325	+/-5,185	1.3%	+/-0.1
English	474,628	+/-15,576	11.1%	+/-0.4
French (except Basque)	79,020	+/-5,510	1.9%	+/-0.1
French Canadian	6,785	+/-1,108	0.2%	+/-0.1
German	672,413	+/-17,867	15.8%	+/-0.4
Greek	5,767	+/-1,461	0.1%	+/-0.1
Hungarian	5,829	+/-1,494	0.1%	+/-0.1
Irish	599,414	+/-16,111	14.0%	+/-0.4
Italian	91,418	+/-6,966	2.1%	+/-0.2
Lithuanian	1,922	+/-713	0.0%	+/-0.1
Norwegian	11,904	+/-2,658	0.3%	+/-0.1
Polish	42,936	+/-4,559	1.0%	+/-0.1
Portuguese	2,897	+/-1,078	0.1%	+/-0.1
Russian	9,540	+/-1,693	0.2%	+/-0.1
Scotch-Irish	67,297	+/-5,170	1.6%	+/-0.1
Scottish	77,648	+/-5,670	1.8%	+/-0.1
Slovak	3,996	+/-1,833	0.1%	+/-0.1
Subsaharan African	20,575	+/-4,614	0.5%	+/-0.1
Swedish	18,620	+/-2,588	0.4%	+/-0.1
Swiss	9,583	+/-2,322	0.2%	+/-0.1
Ukrainian	3,978	+/-1,836	0.1%	+/-0.1
Welsh	21,417	+/-2,522	0.5%	+/-0.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	4,383	+/-1,884	0.1%	+/-0.1

Selected Social Characteristics in the United States	Estimate	Margin of Error	Percent	Margin of Error

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
�Ancestry listed in this table refers to the total number of people who responded with a particular ancestry; for example, the estimate given for Russian represents the number of people who listed Russian as either their first or second ancestry. This table lists only the largest ancestry groups; see the Detailed Tables for more categories. Race and Hispanic origin groups are not included in this table because official data for those groups come from the Race and Hispanic origin questions rather than the ancestry question (see Demographic Table).
�Starting in 2008, the Scotch-Irish category does not include Irish-Scotch.
�The Census Bureau introduced a new set of disability questions in the 2008 ACS questionnaire. Accordingly, comparisons of disability data from 2008 or later with data from prior years are not recommended. For more information on these questions and their evaluation in the 2006 ACS Content Test, see the Evaluation Report Covering Disability.
�Data for year of entry of the native population reflect the year of entry into the U.S. by people who were born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas or born outside the U.S. to a U.S. citizen parent and who subsequently moved to the U.S.
�Due to a reduction in the Failed Edit Follow-up (FEFU) operation for 4-months in 2008, there was an increase in the amount of missing data and an increase in item allocation rates. For more information see the ACS User Notes.
�While the 2008 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the November 2007 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities. The 2008 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) data generally reflect the November 2007 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in PRCS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.
�Estimates of urban and rural population, housing units, and characteristics reflect boundaries of urban areas defined based on Census 2000 data. Boundaries for urban areas have not been updated since Census 2000. As a result, data for urban and rural areas from the ACS do not necessarily reflect the results of ongoing urbanization.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.

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