Whitley County, KY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Whitley county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school9,292100.0
Nursery school, preschool4605.0
Kindergarten5385.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,33046.6
High school (grades 9-12)1,99221.4
College or graduate school1,97221.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over22,708100.0
Less than 9th grade4,32019.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,45719.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)7,14331.5
Some college, no degree3,08013.6
Associate degree6743.0
Bachelor's degree1,5516.8
Graduate or professional degree1,4836.5
Percent high school graduate or higher61.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher13.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over28,238100.0
Never married5,44719.3
Now married, except separated16,62458.9
Separated7052.5
Widowed2,3498.3
Female
1,9406.9
Divorced3,11311.0
Female
1,7986.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years703100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren39055.5
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over26,637100.0
Civilian veterans3,02711.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years8,906100.0
With a disability8209.2
Population 21 to 64 years19,996100.0
With a disability6,55232.8
Percent employed
34.5(X)
No disability13,44467.2
Percent employed
69.5(X)
Population 65 years and over4,384100.0
With a disability2,73062.3
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over33,566100.0
Same house in 199520,69061.6
Different house in the U.S. in 199512,68537.8
Same county
7,14121.3
Different county
5,54416.5
Same state
3,1919.5
Different state
2,3537.0
Elsewhere in 19951910.6
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population35,865100.0
Native35,60999.3
Born in United States
35,47198.9
State of residence
24,40568.0
Different state
11,06630.9
Born outside United States
1380.4
Foreign born2560.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1430.4
Naturalized citizen
1030.3
Not a citizen
1530.4
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)256100.0
Europe8432.8
Asia8232.0
Africa62.3
Oceania00.0
Latin America7629.7
Northern America83.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over33,566100.0
English only32,88298.0
Language other than English6842.0
Speak English less than 'very well
3150.9
Spanish
3160.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1980.6
Other Indo-European languages
3281.0
Speak English less than "very well"
1090.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
150.0
Speak English less than "very well"
80.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population35,865100.0

Total ancestries reported

23,93466.7
Arab110.0
Czech1510.1
Danish310.1
Dutch5541.5
English2,8838.0
French (except Basque)14011.1
French Canadian1480.1
German2,1135.9
Greek70.0
Hungarian600.2
Irish12,8858.0
Italian2470.7
Lithuanian140.0
Norwegian720.2
Polish1970.5
Portuguese00.0
Russian480.1
Scotch-Irish4391.2
Scottish3661.0
Slovak170.0
Subsaharan African220.1
Swedish530.1
Swiss400.1
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American9,40326.2
Welsh1070.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)140.0
Other ancestries3,85110.7
(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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