Kentucky Profile and Statistics

Kentucky Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Kentucky had 1654119 total households with the average home having 2.47 residents and the average family coming in at 3.03.

Of those homes reported, 30.2% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.6% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 34407 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 123708 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Kentucky, 463849 people live alone, and of that, 160577 are 65 and over.

There were 556263 (33.6%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 379563 (22.9%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Kentucky

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 4090655, 40.4 percent are the main “Householder,” while 20.6 are spouses. There are 1198091 children, and 217309 comprise “other relatives.” 180158 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 82472 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Kentucky Census Marital Status data

In Kentucky, there are 1633566 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 475794 have never married; 891550 are currently still married, but have separated. 29912 are legally separated, 189685 are divorced and 46625 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (1742360), 22.5% never married, 50.7% are married but separated while 2.5% are legally still separated. 13% are divorced and 11.3% are widowed.

Kentucky Fertility Rates and KY Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Kentucky (KY): In the 2007 report, 58128 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Kentucky (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 18358 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 37 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 55 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 32 babies, while there were 108 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 16.

Kentucky Grandparents Statistics

There are 82691 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 45232 (54.7%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 61.9% are the grandmothers and 75.3% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 9655 have done it for less than a year; 10373 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 7141 handling things 3 or 4 years and 18063 doing the job 5 or more years.

Kentucky School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (KY)

In Kentucky, 1042674 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 60519 (5.8%) are in nursery or preschool; 55319 (5.3%) are in kindergarten, while 440289 (42.2%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 230480 (22.1%) are slogging through High School, while 256067 (24.6%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 34.8% (978606); 11.7% (329624) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (2808673), 249810 (8.9%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 330320 (11.8%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 978606 (34.8%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 518382 (18.5%) have some college experience but no degree; 177947 (6.3%) reached an Associate’s degree; 329624 (11.7%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 223984 (8%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Kentucky is 3187296. Of that, 339917 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 3848146 (100%) – of that, 817195 (21.2%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (607629), 54453 (9%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (2728631), 513093 (18.8%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (511886), 249649 (48.8%) have a disability.

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