Kenton County, KY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Kenton county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school38,232100.0
Nursery school, preschool2,7777.3
Kindergarten2,3026.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)18,13347.4
High school (grades 9-12)8,20521.5
College or graduate school6,81517.8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over97,727100.0
Less than 9th grade5,9496.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma11,51111.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency)31,83432.6
Some college, no degree20,92021.4
Associate degree5,1385.3
Bachelor's degree14,63015.0
Graduate or professional degree7,7457.9
Percent high school graduate or higher82.1(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher22.9(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over118,067100.0
Never married31,61726.8
Now married, except separated62,79153.2
Separated1,8761.6
Widowed7,8486.6
Female
6,5245.5
Divorced13,93511.8
Female
7,7146.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,652100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,18244.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over111,568100.0
Civilian veterans14,90013.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years34,062100.0
With a disability2,8898.5
Population 21 to 64 years89,125100.0
With a disability17,12019.2
Percent employed
57.8(X)
No disability72,00580.8
Percent employed
82.6(X)
Population 65 years and over15,989100.0
With a disability6,80042.5
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over140,369100.0
Same house in 199577,55555.3
Different house in the U.S. in 199561,73544.0
Same county
33,33423.7
Different county
28,40120.2
Same state
13,2419.4
Different state
15,16010.8
Elsewhere in 19951,0790.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population151,464100.0
Native149,08298.4
Born in United States
148,45698.0
State of residence
97,49264.4
Different state
50,96433.6
Born outside United States
6260.4
Foreign born2,3821.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,0780.7
Naturalized citizen
1,1220.7
Not a citizen
1,2600.8
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,382100.0
Europe87336.6
Asia69729.3
Africa733.1
Oceania00.0
Latin America47720.0
Northern America26211.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over140,369100.0
English only135,40796.5
Language other than English4,9623.5
Speak English less than 'very well
1,5801.1
Spanish
2,0481.5
Speak English less than "very well"
7580.5
Other Indo-European languages
2,1491.5
Speak English less than "very well"
6290.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5760.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1710.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population151,464100.0

Total ancestries reported

149,88199.0
Arab2650.2
Czech14050.3
Danish1180.1
Dutch2,1841.4
English16,21710.7
French (except Basque)13,7432.5
French Canadian13710.2
German50,74833.5
Greek3950.3
Hungarian5380.4
Irish125,31616.7
Italian4,6823.1
Lithuanian530.0
Norwegian4020.3
Polish1,4801.0
Portuguese430.0
Russian2570.2
Scotch-Irish2,3441.5
Scottish2,2431.5
Slovak2290.2
Subsaharan African2720.2
Swedish4440.3
Swiss3500.2
Ukrainian1340.1
United States or American17,07311.3
Welsh1,0970.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)430.0
Other ancestries18,43512.2
(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


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