Nelson County, KY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Nelson county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school9,404100.0
Nursery school, preschool6637.1
Kindergarten6326.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,74750.5
High school (grades 9-12)2,33224.8
College or graduate school1,03011.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over23,785100.0
Less than 9th grade2,2939.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,70311.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)10,25143.1
Some college, no degree3,95816.6
Associate degree1,4005.9
Bachelor's degree1,7277.3
Graduate or professional degree1,4536.1
Percent high school graduate or higher79.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over28,830100.0
Never married6,95124.1
Now married, except separated16,49157.2
Separated4591.6
Widowed1,7476.1
Female
1,4425.0
Divorced3,18211.0
Female
1,6755.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years592100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren36361.3
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over27,092100.0
Civilian veterans3,39312.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,986100.0
With a disability8369.3
Population 21 to 64 years21,587100.0
With a disability4,68821.7
Percent employed
56.7(X)
No disability16,89978.3
Percent employed
80.0(X)
Population 65 years and over3,695100.0
With a disability1,69846.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over34,741100.0
Same house in 199519,84257.1
Different house in the U.S. in 199514,67542.2
Same county
8,55624.6
Different county
6,11917.6
Same state
4,33112.5
Different state
1,7885.1
Elsewhere in 19952240.6
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population37,477100.0
Native37,02598.8
Born in United States
36,94198.6
State of residence
32,54386.8
Different state
4,39811.7
Born outside United States
840.2
Foreign born4521.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
2570.7
Naturalized citizen
1650.4
Not a citizen
2870.8
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)452100.0
Europe13429.6
Asia18641.2
Africa245.3
Oceania00.0
Latin America7416.4
Northern America347.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over34,741100.0
English only33,83797.4
Language other than English9042.6
Speak English less than 'very well
3721.1
Spanish
4331.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1690.5
Other Indo-European languages
2390.7
Speak English less than "very well"
780.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2150.6
Speak English less than "very well"
1170.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population37,477100.0

Total ancestries reported

28,44175.9
Arab00.0
Czech170.0
Danish100.0
Dutch3070.8
English3,6759.8
French (except Basque)15951.6
French Canadian1780.2
German3,79310.1
Greek170.0
Hungarian130.0
Irish14,15711.1
Italian5521.5
Lithuanian220.1
Norwegian830.2
Polish1320.4
Portuguese50.0
Russian310.1
Scotch-Irish5141.4
Scottish4121.1
Slovak270.1
Subsaharan African740.2
Swedish1540.4
Swiss340.1
Ukrainian20.0
United States or American9,22124.6
Welsh1260.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries4,40011.7
(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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