Jackson County, KY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Jackson county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,999100.0
Nursery school, preschool1304.3
Kindergarten1946.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,70456.8
High school (grades 9-12)78226.1
College or graduate school1896.3
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over8,611100.0
Less than 9th grade2,38827.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,66719.4
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,87533.4
Some college, no degree90710.5
Associate degree1912.2
Bachelor's degree2633.1
Graduate or professional degree3203.7
Percent high school graduate or higher52.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher6.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over10,582100.0
Never married1,88617.8
Now married, except separated6,56362.0
Separated1641.5
Widowed7346.9
Female
5995.7
Divorced1,23511.7
Female
6055.7
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years260100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren18169.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over9,981100.0
Civilian veterans6936.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years3,255100.0
With a disability33010.1
Population 21 to 64 years7,706100.0
With a disability2,86337.2
Percent employed
32.9(X)
No disability4,84362.8
Percent employed
67.2(X)
Population 65 years and over1,565100.0
With a disability88856.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over12,614100.0
Same house in 19958,36866.3
Different house in the U.S. in 19954,20533.3
Same county
2,52020.0
Different county
1,68513.4
Same state
1,1579.2
Different state
5284.2
Elsewhere in 1995410.3
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population13,495100.0
Native13,43999.6
Born in United States
13,42899.5
State of residence
11,48085.1
Different state
1,94814.4
Born outside United States
110.1
Foreign born560.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
170.1
Naturalized citizen
370.3
Not a citizen
190.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)56100.0
Europe1832.1
Asia1323.2
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America2239.3
Northern America35.4
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over12,614100.0
English only12,36998.1
Language other than English2451.9
Speak English less than 'very well
1030.8
Spanish
1491.2
Speak English less than "very well"
720.6
Other Indo-European languages
670.5
Speak English less than "very well"
120.1
Asian and Pacific Island languages
210.2
Speak English less than "very well"
190.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population13,495100.0

Total ancestries reported

8,54563.3
Arab120.1
Czech100.0
Danish90.1
Dutch280.2
English9266.9
French (except Basque)1660.5
French Canadian1140.1
German4413.3
Greek60.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish15614.2
Italian420.3
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian280.2
Polish250.2
Portuguese00.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish490.4
Scottish650.5
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African00.0
Swedish170.1
Swiss00.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American5,41340.1
Welsh190.1
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries8246.1
(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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