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Census Data and General Information
General Characteristics of KY06 |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
Total population |
679,626 |
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Male |
328,945 |
48.8% |
49.1% |
Female |
344,681 |
51.2% |
50.9% |
Median Age (years) |
34.3 |
(x) |
35.3 |
Under 5 years |
43,320 |
6.4% |
6.8% |
18 years and over |
517,587 |
76.8% |
74.3% |
65 years and over |
74,031 |
11.0% |
12.4% |
One race |
665,440 |
98.8% |
97.6% |
White |
594,832 |
88.3% |
75.1% |
Black or African American |
55,656 |
8.3% |
12.3% |
American Indian and Alaska Native |
1,281 |
0.2% |
0.9% |
Asian |
8,132 |
1.2% |
3.6% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
151 |
0.0% |
0.1% |
Some other race |
5,388 |
0.8% |
5.5% |
Two or more races |
8,186 |
1.2% |
2.4% |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
13,995 |
2.1% |
12.5% |
Household population |
645,748 |
95.9% |
97.2% |
Group quarters population |
27,878 |
4.1% |
2.8% |
Average household size |
2.41 |
(x) |
2.59 |
Average family size |
2.93 |
(x) |
3.14 |
Total housing units |
289,032 |
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|
Occupied housing units |
268,360 |
92.8% |
91.0% |
Owner-occupied housing units |
169,625 |
63.2% |
66.2% |
Renter-occupied housing units |
98,735 |
36.8% |
33.8% |
Vacant housing units |
20,672 |
7.2% |
9.0% |
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Social Characteristics of KY06 |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
Population 25 years and over |
434,724 |
|
|
High school graduate or higher |
(x) |
79.1% |
80.4% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
(x) |
24.6% |
24.4% |
Civilian veterans (civilian population
18 years and over) |
60,669 |
11.7% |
12.7% |
Disability status (population 5 years and
over) |
128,975 |
20.8% |
19.3% |
Foreign born |
21,639 |
3.2% |
11.1% |
Male, now married, except separated (population
15 years and over) |
150,972 |
57.6% |
56.7% |
Female, now married, except separated (population
15 years and over) |
147,107 |
52.4% |
52.1% |
Speak a language other than English at
home (population 5 years and over) |
32,883 |
5.2% |
17.9% |
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Economic Characteristics of KY06 |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
In labor force (population 16 years and
over) |
354,292 |
66.3% |
63.9% |
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers
16 years and over) |
21.8 |
(x) |
25.5 |
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) |
37,544 |
(x) |
41,994 |
Median family income in 1999 |
46,939 |
(x) |
50,046 |
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) |
20,124 |
(x) |
21,587 |
Familes below poverty level |
17,061 |
9.6% |
9.2% |
Individuals below poverty level |
85,507 |
13.2% |
12.4% |
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Housing Characteristics of KY06 |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
Single-family owner-occupied homes |
134,780 |
|
|
Median value (dollars) |
97,200 |
(x) |
119,600 |
Median of selected monthly owner costs |
(x) |
(x) |
|
With a mortgage (dollars) |
860 |
|
1,088 |
Not mortgaged (dollars) |
222 |
(x) |
295 |
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|
(x) not applicable. |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, 109th Congressional District Summary File
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