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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Kentucky
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
3,926,965
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
1,911,250
1,904,670
1,917,830
Female
2,015,715
2,009,135
2,022,295
Under 5 years
269,292
265,340
273,244
5 to 9 years
273,766
263,914
283,618
10 to 14 years
281,684
271,672
291,696
15 to 19 years
263,231
257,555
268,907
20 to 24 years
253,754
247,769
259,739
25 to 34 years
556,926
549,455
564,397
35 to 44 years
628,345
622,195
634,495
45 to 54 years
556,926
550,432
563,420
55 to 59 years
199,813
192,367
207,259
60 to 64 years
171,188
164,428
177,948
65 to 74 years
269,195
265,704
272,686
75 to 84 years
161,071
155,709
166,434
85 years and over
41,774
37,850
45,698
 
Median age (years)
36.0
35.8
36.2
 
18 years and over
2,936,571
2,932,024
2,941,118
21 years and over
2,786,737
2,777,636
2,795,838
62 years and over
571,075
564,541
577,609
65 years and over
472,040
468,780
475,300
Male
194,949
192,575
197,323
Female
277,091
275,057
279,125
 
RACE
One race
3,886,369
3,880,266
3,892,472
White
3,555,013
3,548,763
3,561,263
Black or African American
277,518
271,332
283,704
American Indian and Alaska Native
8,343
5,277
11,409
Asian
29,298
27,074
31,522
Asian Indian
4,675
2,081
7,269
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
5,438
2,673
8,203
Filipino
3,519
1,275
5,763
Japanese
6,125
3,040
9,211
Korean
4,426
2,029
6,823
Vietnamese
1,835
0
3,685
Other Asian
3,280
577
5,983
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,886
157
3,615
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
14,311
8,307
20,315
Two or more races
40,596
34,493
46,699
Two races including Some other race
2,879
1,378
4,381
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
37,717
31,798
43,636
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
3,593,145
3,584,608
3,601,682
Black or African American
297,175
291,342
303,008
American Indian and Alaska Native
28,049
23,426
32,672
Asian
31,528
29,304
33,752
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2,325
530
4,120
Some other race
17,497
11,382
23,612
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
3,926,965
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
52,774
49,278
56,270
Mexican
29,120
23,309
34,931
Puerto Rican
8,294
3,783
12,805
Cuban
3,225
0
6,537
Other Hispanic or Latino
12,135
8,144
16,126
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,874,191
3,870,695
3,877,687
White alone
3,519,147
3,514,555
3,523,739
Black or African American alone
274,525
268,857
280,193
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
7,236
4,697
9,775
Asian alone
29,217
26,981
31,453
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
1,025
0
2,594
Some other race alone
5,602
2,025
9,179
Two or more races:
37,439
31,570
43,308
Two races including Some other race
1,366
411
2,321
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
36,073
30,138
42,008
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
3,926,965
*****
*****
Householder
1,590,085
1,575,804
1,604,366
Spouse
859,902
844,943
874,861
Child
1,107,802
1,089,612
1,125,992
Other relatives
200,396
185,454
215,338
Nonrelatives
168,780
153,054
184,506
Unmarried partner
72,550
65,191
79,909
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
1,578,326
1,563,770
1,592,882
Family households (families)
1,102,472
1,083,050
1,121,894
With own children under 18 years
508,918
494,456
523,380
Married-couple families
851,654
833,323
869,986
With own children under 18 years
365,445
350,882
380,008
Female householder, no husband present
193,513
182,366
204,660
With own children under 18 years
115,780
107,175
124,385
Nonfamily households
475,854
460,220
491,488
Householder living alone
405,809
391,855
419,763
65 years and over
144,116
136,450
151,782
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
568,821
552,090
585,552
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
359,932
353,169
366,695
 
Average household size
2.49
2.46
2.52
Average family size
2.98
2.93
3.03
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
1,750,927
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
1,578,326
1,563,770
1,592,882
Vacant housing units
172,601
158,045
187,157
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.6
1.3
1.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
7.5
6.3
8.7
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
1,578,326
1,563,770
1,592,882
Owner-occupied
1,101,028
1,076,572
1,125,484
Renter-occupied
477,298
449,611
504,985
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.59
2.56
2.62
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.26
2.21
2.31
 

The Census 2000 Supplementary Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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