Lee County, KY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Lee county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school1,738100.0
Nursery school, preschool623.6
Kindergarten985.6
Elementary school (grades 1-8)90051.8
High school (grades 9-12)51529.6
College or graduate school1639.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over5,381100.0
Less than 9th grade1,37825.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,26223.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,66030.8
Some college, no degree60511.2
Associate degree1392.6
Bachelor's degree1703.2
Graduate or professional degree1673.1
Percent high school graduate or higher50.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher6.3(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over6,461100.0
Never married1,08216.7
Now married, except separated4,02562.3
Separated1392.2
Widowed5368.3
Female
4767.4
Divorced67910.5
Female
3425.3
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years217100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren9644.2
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over6,130100.0
Civilian veterans65210.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years1,625100.0
With a disability1569.6
Population 21 to 64 years4,107100.0
With a disability1,41634.5
Percent employed
25.6(X)
No disability2,69165.5
Percent employed
63.5(X)
Population 65 years and over1,067100.0
With a disability70365.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over7,513100.0
Same house in 19954,72662.9
Different house in the U.S. in 19952,77236.9
Same county
1,43719.1
Different county
1,33517.8
Same state
90212.0
Different state
4335.8
Elsewhere in 1995150.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population7,916100.0
Native7,90099.8
Born in United States
7,89899.8
State of residence
6,60583.4
Different state
1,29316.3
Born outside United States
20.0
Foreign born160.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
100.1
Naturalized citizen
00.0
Not a citizen
160.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)16100.0
Europe637.5
Asia00.0
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America1062.5
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over7,513100.0
English only7,37998.2
Language other than English1341.8
Speak English less than 'very well
270.4
Spanish
851.1
Speak English less than "very well"
140.2
Other Indo-European languages
250.3
Speak English less than "very well"
130.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
110.1
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population7,916100.0

Total ancestries reported

5,30167.0
Arab00.0
Czech100.0
Danish00.0
Dutch350.4
English5997.6
French (except Basque)1510.6
French Canadian100.0
German3935.0
Greek00.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish15466.9
Italian580.7
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian00.0
Polish20.0
Portuguese00.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish640.8
Scottish690.9
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African190.2
Swedish250.3
Swiss200.3
Ukrainian60.1
United States or American2,65933.6
Welsh40.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries7519.5
(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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