Powell County, KY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Powell county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school3,021100.0
Nursery school, preschool1214.0
Kindergarten1695.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,64354.4
High school (grades 9-12)89229.5
College or graduate school1966.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over8,485100.0
Less than 9th grade2,02823.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,69320.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)3,09936.5
Some college, no degree91110.7
Associate degree2042.4
Bachelor's degree3153.7
Graduate or professional degree2352.8
Percent high school graduate or higher56.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher6.5(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over10,383100.0
Never married2,11920.4
Now married, except separated6,16459.4
Separated2702.6
Widowed6526.3
Female
5645.4
Divorced1,17811.3
Female
6135.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years327100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren14544.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over9,720100.0
Civilian veterans1,08811.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years3,175100.0
With a disability2748.6
Population 21 to 64 years7,720100.0
With a disability2,86137.1
Percent employed
43.7(X)
No disability4,85962.9
Percent employed
69.0(X)
Population 65 years and over1,329100.0
With a disability81161.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over12,323100.0
Same house in 19956,97756.6
Different house in the U.S. in 19955,33843.3
Same county
3,23726.3
Different county
2,10117.0
Same state
1,64613.4
Different state
4553.7
Elsewhere in 199580.1
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population13,237100.0
Native13,20499.8
Born in United States
13,19099.6
State of residence
11,27485.2
Different state
1,91614.5
Born outside United States
140.1
Foreign born330.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
70.1
Naturalized citizen
220.2
Not a citizen
110.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)33100.0
Europe1854.5
Asia1030.3
Africa13.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America412.1
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over12,323100.0
English only12,23499.3
Language other than English890.7
Speak English less than 'very well
270.2
Spanish
400.3
Speak English less than "very well"
160.1
Other Indo-European languages
490.4
Speak English less than "very well"
110.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
00.0
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population13,237100.0

Total ancestries reported

8,35363.1
Arab00.0
Czech100.0
Danish00.0
Dutch420.3
English7896.0
French (except Basque)1750.6
French Canadian1380.3
German3042.3
Greek00.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish16474.9
Italian340.3
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian80.1
Polish340.3
Portuguese00.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish1351.0
Scottish1180.9
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish300.2
Swiss60.0
Ukrainian130.1
United States or American4,56534.5
Welsh180.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries1,49711.3
(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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