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Boone County, Kentucky
Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2008  More information about this table...
Data Set: 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey

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

42,196

+/-1,154

42,196

(X)

Family households (families)

31,264

+/-1,486

74.1%

+/-3.3

With own children under 18 years

16,259

+/-1,421

38.5%

+/-3.2

Married-couple family

24,635

+/-1,738

58.4%

+/-4.0

With own children under 18 years

12,306

+/-1,268

29.2%

+/-2.9

Male householder, no wife present, family

2,393

+/-761

5.7%

+/-1.8

With own children under 18 years

1,205

+/-513

2.9%

+/-1.2

Female householder, no husband present, family

4,236

+/-1,227

10.0%

+/-2.9

With own children under 18 years

2,748

+/-1,011

6.5%

+/-2.4

Nonfamily households

10,932

+/-1,487

25.9%

+/-3.3

Householder living alone

8,704

+/-1,315

20.6%

+/-2.9

65 years and over

3,265

+/-808

7.7%

+/-1.9

 

Households with one or more people under 18 years

17,236

+/-1,419

40.8%

+/-3.2

Households with one or more people 65 years and over

7,434

+/-789

17.6%

+/-1.7

 

Average household size

2.72

+/-0.07

(X)

(X)

Average family size

3.19

+/-0.11

(X)

(X)

 

RELATIONSHIP

Population in households

114,796

+/-721

114,796

(X)

Householder

42,196

+/-1,154

36.8%

+/-1.0

Spouse

24,349

+/-1,643

21.2%

+/-1.4

Child

38,344

+/-1,951

33.4%

+/-1.7

Other relatives

5,690

+/-1,767

5.0%

+/-1.5

Nonrelatives

4,217

+/-1,273

3.7%

+/-1.1

Unmarried partner

2,769

+/-860

2.4%

+/-0.7

 

MARITAL STATUS

Males 15 years and over

43,988

+/-698

43,988

(X)

Never married

13,534

+/-1,524

30.8%

+/-3.4

Now married, except separated

24,535

+/-1,938

55.8%

+/-4.3

Separated

670

+/-540

1.5%

+/-1.2

Widowed

1,043

+/-430

2.4%

+/-1.0

Divorced

4,206

+/-1,090

9.6%

+/-2.5

 

Females 15 years and over

45,248

+/-602

45,248

(X)

Never married

9,713

+/-1,031

21.5%

+/-2.3

Now married, except separated

25,922

+/-1,614

57.3%

+/-3.6

Separated

260

+/-266

0.6%

+/-0.6

Widowed

2,954

+/-537

6.5%

+/-1.2

Divorced

6,399

+/-1,272

14.1%

+/-2.8

 

FERTILITY

Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months

1,803

+/-665

1,803

(X)

Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)

447

+/-389

24.8%

+/-18.9

Per 1,000 unmarried women

35

+/-30

(X)

(X)

Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old

60

+/-22

(X)

(X)

Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old

53

+/-75

(X)

(X)

Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old

89

+/-43

(X)

(X)

Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old

36

+/-23

(X)

(X)

 

GRANDPARENTS

Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years

N

N

N

(X)

Responsible for grandchildren

N

N

N

N

Years responsible for grandchildren

Less than 1 year

N

N

N

N

1 or 2 years

N

N

N

N

3 or 4 years

N

N

N

N

5 or more years

N

N

N

N

 

Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years

N

N

N

(X)

Who are female

483

+/-381

61.0%

+/-17.4

Who are married

N

N

N

N

 

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

31,719

+/-1,411

31,719

(X)

Nursery school, preschool

2,310

+/-592

7.3%

+/-1.7

Kindergarten

2,209

+/-604

7.0%

+/-1.9

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

14,111

+/-966

44.5%

+/-3.4

High school (grades 9-12)

7,485

+/-782

23.6%

+/-2.5

College or graduate school

5,604

+/-1,116

17.7%

+/-2.9

 

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

74,482

+/-279

74,482

(X)

Less than 9th grade

2,514

+/-846

3.4%

+/-1.1

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

4,119

+/-1,018

5.5%

+/-1.4

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

23,527

+/-2,202

31.6%

+/-3.0

Some college, no degree

17,677

+/-1,912

23.7%

+/-2.6

Associate's degree

7,302

+/-1,177

9.8%

+/-1.6

Bachelor's degree

13,355

+/-1,549

17.9%

+/-2.1

Graduate or professional degree

5,988

+/-1,043

8.0%

+/-1.4

 

Percent high school graduate or higher

91.1%

+/-1.8

(X)

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

26.0%

+/-2.3

(X)

(X)

 

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

83,750

+/-354

83,750

(X)

Civilian veterans

7,977

+/-983

9.5%

+/-1.2

 

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population

114,734

+/-727

114,734

(X)

With a disability

10,106

+/-1,347

8.8%

+/-1.2

 

Under 18 years

31,419

+/-363

31,419

(X)

With a disability

1,483

+/-688

4.7%

+/-2.2

 

18 to 64 years

73,277

+/-536

73,277

(X)

With a disability

5,243

+/-1,023

7.2%

+/-1.4

 

65 years and over

10,038

+/-931

10,038

(X)

With a disability

3,380

+/-804

33.7%

+/-7.4

 

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO

Population 1 year and over

113,593

+/-462

113,593

(X)

Same house

96,523

+/-3,316

85.0%

+/-2.9

Different house in the U.S.

15,987

+/-3,252

14.1%

+/-2.9

Same county

7,355

+/-2,300

6.5%

+/-2.0

Different county

8,632

+/-2,125

7.6%

+/-1.9

Same state

5,979

+/-2,064

5.3%

+/-1.8

Different state

2,653

+/-1,058

2.3%

+/-0.9

Abroad

1,083

+/-746

1.0%

+/-0.7

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

115,231

*****

115,231

(X)

Native

111,186

+/-1,095

96.5%

+/-1.0

Born in United States

108,531

+/-1,191

94.2%

+/-1.0

State of residence

59,308

+/-3,739

51.5%

+/-3.2

Different state

49,223

+/-3,346

42.7%

+/-2.9

Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)

2,655

+/-1,265

2.3%

+/-1.1

Foreign born

4,045

+/-1,095

3.5%

+/-1.0

 

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS

Foreign-born population

4,045

+/-1,095

4,045

(X)

Naturalized U.S. citizen

1,703

+/-674

42.1%

+/-15.8

Not a U.S. citizen

2,342

+/-1,006

57.9%

+/-15.8

 

YEAR OF ENTRY

Population born outside the United States

6,700

+/-1,191

6,700

(X)

 

Native

2,655

+/-1,265

2,655

(X)

Entered 2000 or later

994

+/-841

37.4%

+/-24.8

Entered before 2000

1,661

+/-937

62.6%

+/-24.8

 

Foreign born

4,045

+/-1,095

4,045

(X)

Entered 2000 or later

2,022

+/-933

50.0%

+/-16.0

Entered before 2000

2,023

+/-748

50.0%

+/-16.0

 

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea

N

N

N

(X)

Europe

N

N

N

N

Asia

N

N

N

N

Africa

N

N

N

N

Oceania

N

N

N

N

Latin America

N

N

N

N

Northern America

N

N

N

N

 

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

N

N

N

(X)

English only

N

N

N

N

Language other than English

N

N

N

N

Speak English less than "very well"

N

N

N

N

Spanish

N

N

N

N

Speak English less than "very well"

N

N

N

N

Other Indo-European languages

N

N

N

N

Speak English less than "very well"

N

N

N

N

Asian and Pacific Islander languages

N

N

N

N

Speak English less than "very well"

N

N

N

N

Other languages

N

N

N

N

Speak English less than "very well"

N

N

N

N

 

ANCESTRY

Total population

115,231

*****

115,231

(X)

American

9,659

+/-2,502

8.4%

+/-2.2

Arab

329

+/-343

0.3%

+/-0.3

Czech

69

+/-119

0.1%

+/-0.1

Danish

0

+/-271

0.0%

+/-0.1

Dutch

1,622

+/-862

1.4%

+/-0.7

English

14,718

+/-2,692

12.8%

+/-2.3

French (except Basque)

1,600

+/-703

1.4%

+/-0.6

French Canadian

513

+/-414

0.4%

+/-0.4

German

42,143

+/-3,419

36.6%

+/-3.0

Greek

156

+/-191

0.1%

+/-0.2

Hungarian

592

+/-412

0.5%

+/-0.4

Irish

24,852

+/-3,460

21.6%

+/-3.0

Italian

3,753

+/-1,368

3.3%

+/-1.2

Lithuanian

228

+/-369

0.2%

+/-0.3

Norwegian

380

+/-521

0.3%

+/-0.5

Polish

2,261

+/-1,307

2.0%

+/-1.1

Portuguese

70

+/-114

0.1%

+/-0.1

Russian

242

+/-243

0.2%

+/-0.2

Scotch-Irish

2,395

+/-1,242

2.1%

+/-1.1

Scottish

4,571

+/-1,409

4.0%

+/-1.2

Slovak

384

+/-558

0.3%

+/-0.5

Subsaharan African

649

+/-580

0.6%

+/-0.5

Swedish

302

+/-245

0.3%

+/-0.2

Swiss

132

+/-216

0.1%

+/-0.2

Ukrainian

431

+/-471

0.4%

+/-0.4

Welsh

877

+/-624

0.8%

+/-0.5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)

0

+/-271

0.0%

+/-0.1

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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