CENSUS 2000: KENTUCKY
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE SAMPLE DATA - STATEMENTS

(These statements are based on sample data and thus are subject to sampling variability. See Technical documentation for information of confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions. Comparisons of estimates within each statement have been tested for statistical significance; however, no statistical testing has been performed on possible comparisons of estimates in different statements. Both bulleted statements and asterisked statements are based on data in the Demographic Profile tables. Bulleted statements are shown graphically in the PowerPoint presentation).

Educational Attainment (college)

• Among the population age 25 and over in Kentucky, the proportion with a bachelor's degree or more education was 17.1 percent in 2000, up from 13.6 percent in 1990.
• The proportion with a college education increased also between 1990 and 2000 in Jefferson County (from 19.3 percent to 24.8 percent).
• The proportion with a college education rose also between 1990 and 2000 in Louisville (from 17.2 percent to 21.3 percent).

* In Kentucky in 2000, 6.9 percent of the population age 25 and over had a graduate or professional degree, representing two-fifths of those with a bachelor's degree or more education.

Educational Attainment (less than high school)

• The proportion of Kentucky's population age 25 and over with less than a high school diploma was 25.9 percent in 2000, down sharply from 35.4 percent in 1990.
• The proportion with less than a high school diploma declined sharply also between 1990 and 2000 in Jefferson County (from 25.9 percent to 18.2 percent).
• The proportion with less than a high school diploma dropped sharply also between 1990 and 2000 in Louisville (from 32.8 percent to 23.9 percent).

Grandparents as Caregivers

* Census 2000, the first census to include a question on grandparents as caregivers, asked "Is this grandparent currently responsible for most of the basic needs of any grandchild(ren) under the age of 18 who live(s) in this house or apartment?"

• Among grandparents who lived with any of their grandchildren under age 18 in Kentucky in 2000, 51.5 percent were responsible for most of the basic needs of one or more of these grandchildren.
• Among grandparents who lived with any of their grandchildren under age 18 in Jefferson County in 2000, 48.2 percent were responsible for most of the basic needs of one or more of these grandchildren.
• Among grandparents who lived with any of their grandchildren under age 18 in Louisville in 2000, 53.3 percent were responsible for most of the basic needs of one or more of these grandchildren.
  

Residence 5 Years Ago

• Among the population age 5 and over in Kentucky in 2000, the proportion who lived out of state 5 years earlier (either in a different state or abroad) was 9.7 percent, up slightly from 8.9 percent in 1990.
• The proportion who lived out of state 5 years earlier increased also between 1990 and 2000 in Jefferson County (from 8.3 percent to 10.2 percent).
• The proportion who lived out of state 5 years earlier rose also between 1990 and 2000 in Louisville (from 7.0 percent to 9.9 percent).

* In Kentucky in 2000, 55.9 percent of the population age 5 and over lived in the same house as in 1995. An additional 24.7 percent lived in a different house in the same county, 9.7 percent lived in a different county in Kentucky, 8.4 percent lived in a different state, and 1.2 percent lived outside the United States.

Foreign-born Population

• The proportion foreign born in Kentucky's population was 2.0 percent in 2000, up from 0.9 percent in 1990.
• The proportion foreign born increased also between 1990 and 2000 in Jefferson County (from 1.5 percent to 3.4 percent).
• The proportion foreign born rose also between 1990 and 2000 in Louisville (from 1.5 percent to 3.8 percent).

* The foreign-born population in Kentucky in 2000 was 80,000, more than double the 1990 foreign-born population of 34,000.

* Among the foreign-born population in Kentucky in 2000, 58.8 percent came to the United States in the preceding decade, and 34.3 percent were naturalized citizens.

* Among the foreign-born population in Kentucky in 2000, 33.4 percent were born in Asia, 31.9 percent were from Latin America (not significantly different from each other), 25.6 percent were from Europe, and 9.0 percent were born elsewhere.

Language Spoken at Home

• Among the population 5 years and over in Kentucky, the proportion who spoke a language other than English at home was 3.9 percent in 2000, up from 2.5 percent in 1990.
• The proportion who spoke a language other than English at home increased also between 1990 and 2000 in Jefferson County (from 3.1 percent to 5.5 percent).
• The proportion who spoke a language other than English at home rose also between 1990 and 2000 in Louisville (from 3.3 percent to 6.2 percent).

* Among the 148,000 individuals age 5 and over in Kentucky in 2000 who spoke a language other than English at home, 60.3 percent spoke English "very well" and 47.2 percent spoke Spanish at home.

Household Income and Earnings of Workers

Note: The following estimates of 1989 median household income in 1999 dollars are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U-RS) values in the 1990 Demographic Profile, Table DP-3, footnote 4. The CPI-U-RS values were revised by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2002 after production started on the Demographic Profile tables. Using the revised values would lower the inflation-adjusted estimates of 1989 median household income presented below by 0.5 percent.

• Median household income in Kentucky in 1999 was $33,700, up from $29,400 in 1989. (These data are in 1999 dollars to adjust for the effect of inflation).
• Median household income (in 1999 dollars) increased also between 1989 and 1999 in Jefferson County (from $35,300 to $39,500).
• Median household income (in 1999 dollars) rose also between 1989 and 1999 in Louisville (from $26,300 to $28,800).

* Among households in Kentucky in 1999, 37.7 percent had incomes less than $25,000, 30.3 percent had incomes of $25,000 up to $50,000, 24.9 percent had incomes of $50,000 up to $100,000, and 7.2 percent had incomes of $100,000 or more.

* Among full-time, year-round workers in Kentucky in 1999, median earnings were $32,400 for males and $23,300 for females, yielding a female-to-male earnings ratio of 0.72.

Year Structure Built

• The proportion of housing units in Kentucky in Census 2000 that were built in the preceding decade was 21.2 percent, up from 20.0 percent in the 1990 census.
• The proportion of housing units built in the preceding decade increased also between 1990 and 2000 in Jefferson County (from 10.9 percent to 12.9 percent).
• The proportion of housing units built in the preceding decade declined slightly between 1990 and 2000 in Louisville (from 4.9 percent to 4.5 percent).

* In addition to the 21.2 percent of housing units in Kentucky in 2000 that were built in the preceding decade, 14.8 percent were built in the 1980s, 20.0 percent were built in the 1970s, 13.7 percent were built in the 1960s, 18.0 percent were built in the 1940s or 1950s, and 12.4 percent were built before 1940.

Housing Value and Selected Monthly Owner Costs

Note: The following estimates of 1990 median housing value in 2000 dollars are based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U-RS) values in the 1990 Demographic Profile, Table DP-4, footnote 6. The CPI-U-RS values were revised by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2002 after production started on the Demographic Profile tables. Using the revised values would lower the inflation-adjusted estimates of 1990 median housing value presented below by 0.5 percent.

• The median value of owner-occupied, one-family housing units in Kentucky in 2000 was $86,700, up sharply from $64,700 in 1990. (These data are in 2000 dollars to adjust for the effect of inflation).
• The median value of owner-occupied, one-family housing units (in 2000 dollars) increased sharply also in Jefferson County (from $72,700 to $103,000).
• The median value of owner-occupied, one-family housing units (in 2000 dollars) rose sharply also in Louisville (from $56,900 to $82,300).

* Among owner-occupied, one-family housing units in Kentucky in 2000, 18.2 percent were valued at less than $50,000, 43.6 percent at $50,000 up to $100,000, 30.2 percent at $100,000 up to $200,000, and 8.1 percent were valued at $200,000 or more.

* Among owner-occupied, one-family housing units in Kentucky in 2000, the median monthly owner cost (based on mortgages, taxes, insurance, and utilities) was $816 for the 64.7 percent of homes with a mortgage. The median monthly owner cost was $214 for the 35.3 percent of homes that were not mortgaged.

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