Language Spoken At Home in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,205 | 100% |
English only | 22,344 | 96.3% |
Language other than English | 861 | 3.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 319 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 497 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 268 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 236 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 34 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 110 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 17 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 18 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,081 | 100% |
American | 2,081 | 8.3% |
Arab | 57 | 0.2% |
Czech | 73 | 0.3% |
Danish | 11 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 402 | 1.6% |
English | 2,742 | 10.9% |
French (except Basque) | 879 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 9 | 0.0% |
German | 3,361 | 13.4% |
Greek | 26 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 38 | 0.2% |
Irish | 2,693 | 10.7% |
Italian | 563 | 2.2% |
Lithuanian | 15 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 56 | 0.2% |
Polish | 314 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 37 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 402 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 502 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 9 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 92 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 65 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 6 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 251 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 14 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,245 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,980 | 53.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,445 | 21.7% |
Married-couple family | 3,946 | 35.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,331 | 11.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 576 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 378 | 3.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,458 | 13.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 736 | 6.5% |
Nonfamily households | 5,265 | 46.8% |
Householder living alone | 4,629 | 41.2% |
65 years and over | 1,841 | 16.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,985 | 26.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,341 | 29.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 23,934 | 100% |
Householder | 11,245 | 47.0% |
Spouse | 3,951 | 16.5% |
Child | 5,542 | 23.2% |
Other relatives | 1,676 | 7.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,520 | 6.4% |
Unmarried partner | 778 | 3.3% |
Marital Status in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,514 | 100% |
Never married | 2,773 | 29.1% |
Now married, except separated | 4,393 | 46.2% |
Separated | 176 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 413 | 4.3% |
Divorced | 1,759 | 18.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,242 | 100% |
Never married | 2,595 | 23.1% |
Now married, except separated | 4,241 | 37.7% |
Separated | 398 | 3.5% |
Widowed | 1,854 | 16.5% |
Divorced | 2,154 | 19.2% |
Fertility in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 390 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 87 | 22.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 138 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 3 | 0% |
Grandparents in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 486 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 333 | 68.5% |
Less than 1 year | 98 | 20.2% |
1 or 2 years | 124 | 25.5% |
3 or 4 years | 68 | 14.0% |
5 or more years | 43 | 8.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 333 | 100% |
Who are female | 230 | 69.1% |
Who are married | 133 | 39.9% |
School Enrollment in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,814 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 386 | 8.0% |
Kindergarten | 165 | 3.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,015 | 41.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,224 | 25.4% |
College or graduate school | 1,024 | 21.3% |
Educational Attainment in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,918 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,006 | 5.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,764 | 9.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,969 | 27.7% |
Some college, no degree | 4,885 | 27.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,762 | 9.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,137 | 11.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,395 | 7.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.7% |
Veteran Status in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,908 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,173 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 23,970 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,193 | 21.7% |
Under 18 years | 5,112 | 100% |
With a disability | 326 | 6.4% |
18 to 64 years | 14,644 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,828 | 19.3% |
65 years and over | 4,214 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,039 | 48.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,715 | 100% |
Same house | 18,837 | 76.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,807 | 23.5% |
Same county | 3,779 | 15.3% |
Different county | 2,028 | 8.2% |
Same state | 913 | 3.7% |
Different state | 1,115 | 4.5% |
Abroad | 71 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 25,081 | 100% |
Native | 24,477 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 24,275 | 96.8% |
State of residence | 15,134 | 60.3% |
Different state | 9,141 | 36.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 202 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 604 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 604 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 256 | 42.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 348 | 57.6% |
Year of Entry in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 806 | 100% |
Native | 202 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 202 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 604 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 604 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Paducah City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 604 | 100% |
Europe | 125 | 20.7% |
Asia | 145 | 24.0% |
Africa | 13 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 320 | 53.0% |
Northern America | 1 | 0.2% |