Kentucky

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Language Spoken At Home in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over4,059,527100%
English only3,862,74495.2%
Language other than English196,7834.8%
   Speak English less than very well84,5912.1%
   Spanish102,9502.5%
      Speak English less than very well49,9631.2%
   Other Indo-European languages49,2641.2%
      Speak English less than very well14,4430.4%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages31,8450.8%
      Speak English less than very well15,5150.4%
   Other languages12,7240.3%
      Speak English less than very well4,6700.1%

Ancestry in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population4,340,167100%
  American894,48520.6%
  Arab10,9820.3%
  Czech5,1280.1%
  Danish4,4960.1%
  Dutch52,4381.2%
  English476,15311.0%
  French (except Basque)76,3641.8%
  French Canadian8,2930.2%
  German657,73115.2%
  Greek6,5050.1%
  Hungarian6,9410.2%
  Irish571,09913.2%
  Italian89,0952.1%
  Lithuanian1,9610.0%
  Norwegian12,8200.3%
  Polish37,9500.9%
  Portuguese3,0260.1%
  Russian8,8680.2%
  Scotch-Irish63,2061.5%
  Scottish81,8531.9%
  Slovak2,4850.1%
  Subsaharan African35,8140.8%
  Swedish16,6960.4%
  Swiss10,1890.2%
  Ukrainian3,6630.1%
  Welsh22,4410.5%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)5,1930.1%
Households By Type in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households1,691,716100%
  Family households (families)1,135,02567.1%
     With own children under 18 years489,94929.0%
     Married-couple family845,05550.0%
        With own children under 18 years326,95419.3%
     Male householder, no wife present, family75,2154.4%
        With own children under 18 years38,5502.3%
     Female householder, no husband present, family214,75512.7%
        With own children under 18 years124,4457.4%
  Nonfamily households556,69132.9%
     Householder living alone474,82128.1%
        65 years and over170,51910.1%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years552,65832.7%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over416,86024.6%
 
  Average household size20%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households4,214,511100%
  Householder1,691,71640.1%
  Spouse844,95920.0%
  Child1,231,93029.2%
  Other relatives244,0565.8%
  Nonrelatives201,8504.8%
     Unmarried partner91,4842.2%
Marital Status in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over1,699,607100%
  Never married518,92930.5%
  Now married, except separated899,72052.9%
  Separated32,2391.9%
  Widowed47,7342.8%
  Divorced200,98511.8%
 
  Females 15 years and over1,792,309100%
  Never married428,23923.9%
  Now married, except separated885,21749.4%
  Separated44,8982.5%
  Widowed189,38810.6%
  Divorced244,56713.6%
Fertility in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months58,935100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)20,95935.6%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women400%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old560%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old330%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1070%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old180%
Grandparents in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years96,846100%
  Responsible for grandchildren54,64056.4%
        Less than 1 year10,76611.1%
        1 or 2 years13,13813.6%
        3 or 4 years9,3319.6%
        5 or more years21,40522.1%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years54,640100%
  Who are female33,77361.8%
  Who are married40,27073.7%
School Enrollment in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school1,094,621100%
  Nursery school, preschool65,8936.0%
  Kindergarten59,0965.4%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)454,13341.5%
  High school (grades 9-12)229,22620.9%
  College or graduate school286,27326.2%
Educational Attainment in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over2,902,296100%
  Less than 9th grade218,4297.5%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma291,76710.1%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)988,00834.0%
  Some college, no degree595,22520.5%
  Associate's degree199,9406.9%
  Bachelor's degree361,88812.5%
  Graduate or professional degree247,0398.5%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher082.4%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher021.0%
Veteran Status in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over3,301,237100%
  Civilian veterans319,6789.7%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population4,251,528100%
  With a disability711,78816.7%
 
Under 18 years1,019,082100%
  With a disability56,7135.6%
 
18 to 64 years2,672,552100%
  With a disability415,47815.5%
 
65 years and over559,894100%
  With a disability239,59742.8%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over4,286,643100%
  Same house3,637,38784.9%
  Different house in the U.S.631,76814.7%
     Same county370,2538.6%
     Different county261,5156.1%
        Same state148,3973.5%
        Different state113,1182.6%
  Abroad17,4880.4%
Place Of Birth in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population4,340,167100%
  Native4,200,38196.8%
     Born in United States4,173,21196.2%
        State of residence3,048,26570.2%
        Different state1,124,94625.9%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)27,1700.6%
  Foreign born139,7863.2%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population139,786100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen47,30033.8%
  Not a U.S. citizen92,48666.2%
Year of Entry in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States166,956100%
  Native27,170100%
    Entered 2010 or later7542.8%
    Entered before 201026,41697.2%
  Foreign born139,786100%
    Entered 2010 or later7,6155.4%
    Entered before 2010132,17194.6%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea139,786100%
  Europe22,09815.8%
  Asia43,99031.5%
  Africa9,5196.8%
  Oceania1,0100.7%
  Latin America59,44242.5%
  Northern America3,7272.7%