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2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Kentucky
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
3,950,704
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
1,921,021
1,915,330
1,926,712
Female
2,029,683
2,023,992
2,035,374
Under 5 years
266,452
263,728
269,176
5 to 9 years
280,939
271,098
290,780
10 to 14 years
280,828
271,002
290,654
15 to 19 years
260,423
255,407
265,439
20 to 24 years
265,453
261,160
269,746
25 to 34 years
549,393
544,171
554,615
35 to 44 years
620,041
615,751
624,331
45 to 54 years
570,482
565,591
575,373
55 to 59 years
202,869
194,982
210,756
60 to 64 years
176,079
168,383
183,775
65 to 74 years
268,554
265,558
271,550
75 to 84 years
162,130
156,951
167,309
85 years and over
47,061
42,342
51,780
 
Median age (years)
36.3
36.1
36.5
 
18 years and over
2,956,198
2,953,390
2,959,006
21 years and over
2,813,943
2,806,921
2,820,965
62 years and over
573,470
567,307
579,633
65 years and over
477,745
475,143
480,347
Male
197,231
195,764
198,698
Female
280,514
278,306
282,722
 
RACE
One race
3,892,357
3,884,029
3,900,685
White
3,555,436
3,548,460
3,562,412
Black or African American
272,726
264,813
280,639
American Indian and Alaska Native
6,165
4,122
8,208
Asian
28,224
24,226
32,222
Asian Indian
5,571
2,839
8,303
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
4,880
1,709
8,051
Filipino
3,883
2,162
5,604
Japanese
3,576
1,604
5,548
Korean
4,952
2,802
7,102
Vietnamese
1,414
927
1,901
Other Asian
3,948
608
7,288
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
3,242
1,155
5,329
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
26,564
21,812
31,316
Two or more races
58,347
50,019
66,675
Two races including Some other race
8,756
5,982
11,530
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
49,591
42,288
56,894
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
3,606,986
3,598,962
3,615,010
Black or African American
294,381
289,609
299,153
American Indian and Alaska Native
33,406
28,593
38,219
Asian
35,502
33,212
37,792
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5,667
2,921
8,413
Some other race
35,356
29,538
41,174
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
3,950,704
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
55,611
54,230
56,992
Mexican
31,883
27,695
36,071
Puerto Rican
8,554
6,173
10,935
Cuban
886
157
1,615
Other Hispanic or Latino
14,288
10,015
18,562
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,895,093
3,893,712
3,896,474
White alone
3,531,735
3,527,303
3,536,167
Black or African American alone
270,599
262,615
278,583
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
5,288
3,265
7,311
Asian alone
27,809
24,037
31,581
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
2,802
947
4,657
Some other race alone
2,963
1,382
4,544
Two or more races:
53,897
45,858
61,936
Two races including Some other race
4,787
2,456
7,118
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
49,110
41,784
56,436
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
3,950,704
*****
*****
Householder
1,617,230
1,605,469
1,628,991
Spouse
877,348
859,878
894,818
Child
1,140,346
1,124,257
1,156,435
Other relatives
163,113
147,159
179,067
Nonrelatives
152,667
139,790
165,544
Unmarried partner
57,850
49,419
66,282
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
1,583,716
1,566,465
1,600,967
Family households (families)
1,097,124
1,077,826
1,116,422
With own children under 18 years
502,662
486,873
518,451
Married-couple families
860,298
836,416
884,180
With own children under 18 years
368,628
350,902
386,354
Female householder, no husband present
185,416
170,210
200,622
With own children under 18 years
110,265
98,994
121,536
Nonfamily households
486,592
475,479
497,705
Householder living alone
414,283
401,778
426,788
65 years and over
151,579
144,398
158,760
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
555,612
538,282
572,942
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
357,586
349,815
365,358
 
Average household size
2.49
2.46
2.52
Average family size
3.01
2.96
3.06
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
1,779,190
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
1,583,716
1,566,465
1,600,967
Vacant housing units
195,474
178,223
212,725
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
1.5
1.2
1.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
8.9
7.4
10.4
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
1,583,716
1,566,465
1,600,967
Owner-occupied
1,122,398
1,105,037
1,139,759
Renter-occupied
461,318
439,188
483,448
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.60
2.57
2.63
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.25
2.20
2.30
 

The 2001 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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