Monroe County, KY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Monroe county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,660100.0
Nursery school, preschool1455.5
Kindergarten1746.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,22946.2
High school (grades 9-12)67425.3
College or graduate school43816.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over7,896100.0
Less than 9th grade2,08126.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,25115.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,73034.6
Some college, no degree88611.2
Associate degree2843.6
Bachelor's degree3314.2
Graduate or professional degree3334.2
Percent high school graduate or higher57.8(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher8.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over9,491100.0
Never married1,82019.2
Now married, except separated5,57158.7
Separated1401.5
Widowed8999.5
Female
7407.8
Divorced1,06111.2
Female
5335.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years285100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren16056.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over8,917100.0
Civilian veterans7508.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years2,595100.0
With a disability2088.0
Population 21 to 64 years6,606100.0
With a disability1,98330.0
Percent employed
38.3(X)
No disability4,62370.0
Percent employed
73.9(X)
Population 65 years and over1,677100.0
With a disability1,02361.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over11,022100.0
Same house in 19956,68160.6
Different house in the U.S. in 19954,20638.2
Same county
2,91526.4
Different county
1,29111.7
Same state
6095.5
Different state
6826.2
Elsewhere in 19951351.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population11,756100.0
Native11,59398.6
Born in United States
11,52998.1
State of residence
9,44980.4
Different state
2,08017.7
Born outside United States
640.5
Foreign born1631.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1331.1
Naturalized citizen
660.6
Not a citizen
970.8
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)163100.0
Europe1811.0
Asia1811.0
Africa00.0
Oceania63.7
Latin America11671.2
Northern America53.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over11,022100.0
English only10,67196.8
Language other than English3513.2
Speak English less than 'very well
1571.4
Spanish
2302.1
Speak English less than "very well"
1201.1
Other Indo-European languages
950.9
Speak English less than "very well"
370.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
200.2
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population11,756100.0

Total ancestries reported

7,53964.1
Arab60.1
Czech190.1
Danish00.0
Dutch530.5
English1,0178.7
French (except Basque)1260.2
French Canadian1120.1
German3092.6
Greek60.1
Hungarian230.2
Irish14543.9
Italian460.4
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian00.0
Polish860.7
Portuguese00.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish840.7
Scottish730.6
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish230.2
Swiss150.1
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American4,25836.2
Welsh210.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries1,0188.7
(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


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