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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Kentucky

NOTE: Corrected counts are available for one or more geographies displayed in this table.
NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.


Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total population

4,041,769

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

1,975,368

48.9

Female

2,066,401

51.1

 

 

 

Under 5 years

265,901

6.6

5 to 9 years

279,258

6.9

10 to 14 years

279,481

6.9

15 to 19 years

289,004

7.2

20 to 24 years

283,032

7.0

25 to 34 years

568,108

14.1

35 to 44 years

642,665

15.9

45 to 54 years

556,932

13.8

55 to 59 years

204,483

5.1

60 to 64 years

168,112

4.2

65 to 74 years

273,943

6.8

75 to 84 years

172,589

4.3

85 years and over

58,261

1.4

 

 

 

Median age (years)

35.9

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

3,046,951

75.4

Male

1,464,021

36.2

Female

1,582,930

39.2

21 years and over

2,867,257

70.9

62 years and over

601,762

14.9

65 years and over

504,793

12.5

Male

203,981

5.0

Female

300,812

7.4

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

3,999,326

98.9

White

3,640,889

90.1

Black or African American

295,994

7.3

American Indian and Alaska Native

8,616

0.2

Asian

29,744

0.7

Asian Indian

6,771

0.2

Chinese

5,397

0.1

Filipino

3,106

0.1

Japanese

3,683

0.1

Korean

3,818

0.1

Vietnamese

3,596

0.1

Other Asian 1

3,373

0.1

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

1,460

0.0

Native Hawaiian

338

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

403

0.0

Samoan

327

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

392

0.0

Some other race

22,623

0.6

Two or more races

42,443

1.1

 

 

 

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

 

 

White

3,678,740

91.0

Black or African American

311,878

7.7

American Indian and Alaska Native

24,552

0.6

Asian

37,062

0.9

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

3,162

0.1

Some other race

31,805

0.8

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

4,041,769

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

59,939

1.5

Mexican

31,385

0.8

Puerto Rican

6,469

0.2

Cuban

3,516

0.1

Other Hispanic or Latino

18,569

0.5

Not Hispanic or Latino

3,981,830

98.5

White alone

3,608,013

89.3

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

4,041,769

100.0

In households

3,926,965

97.2

Householder

1,590,647

39.4

Spouse

857,944

21.2

Child

1,162,259

28.8

Own child under 18 years

901,105

22.3

Other relatives

159,383

3.9

Under 18 years

69,435

1.7

Nonrelatives

156,732

3.9

Unmarried partner

71,266

1.8

In group quarters

114,804

2.8

Institutionalized population

62,057

1.5

Noninstitutionalized population

52,747

1.3

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

1,590,647

100.0

Family households (families)

1,104,398

69.4

With own children under 18 years

516,344

32.5

Married-couple family

857,944

53.9

With own children under 18 years

375,211

23.6

Female householder, no husband present

187,957

11.8

With own children under 18 years

110,565

7.0

Nonfamily households

486,249

30.6

Householder living alone

414,095

26.0

Householder 65 years and over

155,914

9.8

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

564,175

35.5

Households with individuals 65 years and over

363,000

22.8

 

 

 

Average household size

2.47

(X)

Average family size

2.97

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

1,750,927

100.0

Occupied housing units

1,590,647

90.8

Vacant housing units

160,280

9.2

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

30,420

1.7

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

1.8

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

8.7

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

1,590,647

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

1,125,397

70.8

Renter-occupied housing units

465,250

29.2

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.55

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.27

(X)

(X) Not applicable
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.