KY Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	4,041,769	100.0

Male	1,975,368	48.9
Female	2,066,401	51.1

Under 5 years	265,901	6.6
5 to 9 years	279,258	6.9
10 to 14 years	279,481	6.9
15 to 19 years	289,004	7.2
20 to 24 years	283,032	7.0
25 to 34 years	568,108	14.1
35 to 44 years	642,665	15.9
45 to 54 years	556,932	13.8
55 to 59 years	204,483	5.1
60 to 64 years	168,112	4.2
65 to 74 years	273,943	6.8
75 to 84 years	172,589	4.3
85 years and over	58,261	1.4

Median age (years)	35.9	(X)

18 years and over	3,046,951	75.4
Male	1,464,021	36.2
Female	1,582,930	39.2
21 years and over	2,867,257	70.9
62 years and over	601,762	14.9
65 years and over	504,793	12.5
Male	203,981	5.0
Female	300,812	7.4

RACE
One race	3,999,326	98.9
White	3,640,889	90.1
Black or African American	295,994	7.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	8,616	0.2
Asian	29,744	0.7
Asian Indian	6,771	0.2
Chinese	5,397	0.1
Filipino	3,106	0.1
Japanese	3,683	0.1
Korean	3,818	0.1
Vietnamese	3,596	0.1
Other Asian ¹	3,373	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,460	0.0
Native Hawaiian	338	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	403	0.0
Samoan	327	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	392	0.0
Some other race	22,623	0.6
Two or more races	42,443	1.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	3,678,740	91.0
Black or African American	311,878	7.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	24,552	0.6
Asian	37,062	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,162	0.1
Some other race	31,805	0.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	4,041,769	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	59,939	1.5
Mexican	31,385	0.8
Puerto Rican	6,469	0.2
Cuban	3,516	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	18,569	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,981,830	98.5
White alone	3,608,013	89.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	4,041,769	100.0
In households	3,926,965	97.2
Householder	1,590,647	39.4
Spouse	857,944	21.2
Child	1,162,259	28.8
Own child under 18 years	901,105	22.3
Other relatives	159,383	3.9
Under 18 years	69,435	1.7
Nonrelatives	156,732	3.9
Unmarried partner	71,266	1.8
In group quarters	114,804	2.8
Institutionalized population	62,057	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	52,747	1.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	1,590,647	100.0
Family households (families)	1,104,398	69.4
With own children under 18 years	516,344	32.5
Married-couple family	857,944	53.9
With own children under 18 years	375,211	23.6
Female householder, no husband present	187,957	11.8
With own children under 18 years	110,565	7.0
Nonfamily households	486,249	30.6
Householder living alone	414,095	26.0
Householder 65 years and over	155,914	9.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	564,175	35.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	363,000	22.8

Average household size	2.47	(X)
Average family size	2.97	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	1,750,927	100.0
Occupied housing units	1,590,647	90.8
Vacant housing units	160,280	9.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	30,420	1.7

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	1,590,647	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	1,125,397	70.8
Renter-occupied housing units	465,250	29.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.55	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.27	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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