Capital City: Frankfort |
State FLower: Goldenrod |
State Bird: Cardinal |
State #15 Admitted to Union: June 1, 1792 |
People Facts | Kentucky | USA | |
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Population, 2010 | 4,339,367 | 308,745,538 | |
Population, 2000 | 4,041,769 | 281,421,906 | |
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 | 6.6% | 6.8% | |
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 | 23.8% | 24.6% | |
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 | 12.8% | 12.4% | |
Female persons, percent, 2006 | 51.0% | 50.7% | |
White persons, percent, 2006 | 90.2% | 80.1% | |
Black persons, percent, 2006 | 7.5% | 12.8% | |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 | 0.2% | 1.0% | |
Asian persons, percent, 2006 | 1.0% | 4.4% | |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 | 1.0% | 1.6% | |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 | 2.0% | 14.8% | |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 | 88.4% | 66.4% | |
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over | 55.9% | 54.1% | |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 2.0% | 11.1% | |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 3.9% | 17.9% | |
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 74.1% | 80.4% | |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 17.1% | 24.4% | |
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 | 874,156 | 49,746,248 | |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 23.5 | 25.5 | |
Housing units, 2006 | 1,888,164 | 126,316,181 | |
Homeownership rate, 2000 | 70.8% | 66.2% | |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 17.7% | 26.4% | |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $86,700 | $119,600 | |
Households, 2000 | 1,590,647 | 105,480,101 | |
Persons per household, 2000 | 2.47 | 2.59 | |
Median household income, 2004 | $37,046 | $44,334 | |
Per capita money income, 1999 | $18,093 | $21,587 | |
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 | 16.3% | 12.7% |
Business Facts | |||
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 | 92,1761 | 7,499,702 | |
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 | 1,514,1991 | 116,317,003 | |
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 | 0.0%1 | 2.0% | |
Nonemployer establishments, 2005 | 263,673 | 20,392,068 | |
Total number of firms, 2002 | 300,685 | 22,974,655 | |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 2.5% | 5.2% | |
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 | 0.4% | 0.9% | |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 1.1% | 4.8% | |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 0.7% | 6.8% | |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 25.7% | 28.2% | |
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) | 88,513,497 | 3,916,136,712 | |
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) | 51,838,719 | 4,634,755,112 | |
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) | 40,062,561 | 3,056,421,997 | |
Retail sales per capita, 2002 | $9,795 | $10,615 | |
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) | 4,908,331 | 449,498,718 | |
Building permits, 2006 | 16,628 | 1,838,903 | |
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) | 31,713,5431 | 2,143,781,7272 |
Geography Facts | |||
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Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 39,728.18 | 3,537,438.44 | |
Persons per square mile, 2000 | 101.7 | 79.6 |