Updated September 25, 2021 |
Infoplease Staff
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Pike county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,519 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 799 | 5.1 |
| Kindergarten | 960 | 6.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,400 | 47.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 4,038 | 26.0 |
| College or graduate school | 2,322 | 15.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 46,153 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 9,853 | 21.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,794 | 16.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 15,840 | 34.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,503 | 14.1 |
| Associate degree | 1,584 | 3.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,454 | 5.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,125 | 4.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 61.8 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 9.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 55,462 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 10,004 | 18.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 33,930 | 61.2 |
| Separated | 934 | 1.7 |
| Widowed | 4,812 | 8.7 |
Female | 3,932 | 7.1 |
| Divorced | 5,782 | 10.4 |
Female | 3,127 | 5.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,301 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 831 | 63.9 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 52,415 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,867 | 9.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 14,790 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,518 | 10.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 41,030 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 14,447 | 35.2 |
Percent employed | 24.9 | (X) |
| No disability | 26,583 | 64.8 |
Percent employed | 63.4 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 8,125 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,135 | 63.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 64,554 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 43,593 | 67.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 20,744 | 32.1 |
Same county | 15,164 | 23.5 |
Different county | 5,580 | 8.6 |
Same state | 2,452 | 3.8 |
Different state | 3,128 | 4.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 217 | 0.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 68,736 | 100.0 |
| Native | 68,452 | 99.6 |
Born in United States | 68,326 | 99.4 |
State of residence | 54,474 | 79.3 |
Different state | 13,852 | 20.2 |
Born outside United States | 126 | 0.2 |
| Foreign born | 284 | 0.4 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 130 | 0.2 |
Naturalized citizen | 108 | 0.2 |
Not a citizen | 176 | 0.3 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 284 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 50 | 17.6 |
| Asia | 155 | 54.6 |
| Africa | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 71 | 25.0 |
| Northern America | 8 | 2.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 64,554 | 100.0 |
| English only | 63,600 | 98.5 |
| Language other than English | 954 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 312 | 0.5 |
Spanish | 434 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 150 | 0.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 355 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 87 | 0.1 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 103 | 0.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 48 | 0.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 68,736 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 43,252 | 62.9 |
| Arab | 77 | 0.1 |
| Czech1 | 45 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 49 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 584 | 0.8 |
| English | 4,531 | 6.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 353 | 0.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 26 | 0.0 |
| German | 2,437 | 3.5 |
| Greek | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 64 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 4,334 | 6.3 |
| Italian | 490 | 0.7 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 37 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 121 | 0.2 |
| Portuguese | 0 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 29 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 749 | 1.1 |
| Scottish | 382 | 0.6 |
| Slovak | 6 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 12 | 0.0 |
| Swedish | 30 | 0.0 |
| Swiss | 7 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 23,188 | 33.7 |
| Welsh | 78 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 5,623 | 8.2 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
