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Language Spoken At Home in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 4,059,527 | 100% |
English only | 3,862,744 | 95.2% |
Language other than English | 196,783 | 4.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 84,591 | 2.1% |
Spanish | 102,950 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 49,963 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 49,264 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 14,443 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 31,845 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,515 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 12,724 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,670 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,340,167 | 100% |
American | 894,485 | 20.6% |
Arab | 10,982 | 0.3% |
Czech | 5,128 | 0.1% |
Danish | 4,496 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 52,438 | 1.2% |
English | 476,153 | 11.0% |
French (except Basque) | 76,364 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 8,293 | 0.2% |
German | 657,731 | 15.2% |
Greek | 6,505 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 6,941 | 0.2% |
Irish | 571,099 | 13.2% |
Italian | 89,095 | 2.1% |
Lithuanian | 1,961 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 12,820 | 0.3% |
Polish | 37,950 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 3,026 | 0.1% |
Russian | 8,868 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 63,206 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 81,853 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 2,485 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 35,814 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 16,696 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 10,189 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 3,663 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 22,441 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 5,193 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 1,691,716 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,135,025 | 67.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 489,949 | 29.0% |
Married-couple family | 845,055 | 50.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 326,954 | 19.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 75,215 | 4.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 38,550 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 214,755 | 12.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 124,445 | 7.4% |
Nonfamily households | 556,691 | 32.9% |
Householder living alone | 474,821 | 28.1% |
65 years and over | 170,519 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 552,658 | 32.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 416,860 | 24.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 4,214,511 | 100% |
Householder | 1,691,716 | 40.1% |
Spouse | 844,959 | 20.0% |
Child | 1,231,930 | 29.2% |
Other relatives | 244,056 | 5.8% |
Nonrelatives | 201,850 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 91,484 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 1,699,607 | 100% |
Never married | 518,929 | 30.5% |
Now married, except separated | 899,720 | 52.9% |
Separated | 32,239 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 47,734 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 200,985 | 11.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 1,792,309 | 100% |
Never married | 428,239 | 23.9% |
Now married, except separated | 885,217 | 49.4% |
Separated | 44,898 | 2.5% |
Widowed | 189,388 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 244,567 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 58,935 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 20,959 | 35.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 107 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 96,846 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 54,640 | 56.4% |
Less than 1 year | 10,766 | 11.1% |
1 or 2 years | 13,138 | 13.6% |
3 or 4 years | 9,331 | 9.6% |
5 or more years | 21,405 | 22.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 54,640 | 100% |
Who are female | 33,773 | 61.8% |
Who are married | 40,270 | 73.7% |
School Enrollment in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,094,621 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 65,893 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 59,096 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 454,133 | 41.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 229,226 | 20.9% |
College or graduate school | 286,273 | 26.2% |
Educational Attainment in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 2,902,296 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 218,429 | 7.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 291,767 | 10.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 988,008 | 34.0% |
Some college, no degree | 595,225 | 20.5% |
Associate's degree | 199,940 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 361,888 | 12.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 247,039 | 8.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.0% |
Veteran Status in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 3,301,237 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 319,678 | 9.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 4,251,528 | 100% |
With a disability | 711,788 | 16.7% |
Under 18 years | 1,019,082 | 100% |
With a disability | 56,713 | 5.6% |
18 to 64 years | 2,672,552 | 100% |
With a disability | 415,478 | 15.5% |
65 years and over | 559,894 | 100% |
With a disability | 239,597 | 42.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 4,286,643 | 100% |
Same house | 3,637,387 | 84.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 631,768 | 14.7% |
Same county | 370,253 | 8.6% |
Different county | 261,515 | 6.1% |
Same state | 148,397 | 3.5% |
Different state | 113,118 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 17,488 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 4,340,167 | 100% |
Native | 4,200,381 | 96.8% |
Born in United States | 4,173,211 | 96.2% |
State of residence | 3,048,265 | 70.2% |
Different state | 1,124,946 | 25.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 27,170 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 139,786 | 3.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 139,786 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 47,300 | 33.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 92,486 | 66.2% |
Year of Entry in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 166,956 | 100% |
Native | 27,170 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 754 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 26,416 | 97.2% |
Foreign born | 139,786 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7,615 | 5.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 132,171 | 94.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kentucky
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 139,786 | 100% |
Europe | 22,098 | 15.8% |
Asia | 43,990 | 31.5% |
Africa | 9,519 | 6.8% |
Oceania | 1,010 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 59,442 | 42.5% |
Northern America | 3,727 | 2.7% |