Lewis County, KY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Lewis county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school3,393100.0
Nursery school, preschool2828.3
Kindergarten2116.2
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,68749.7
High school (grades 9-12)83924.7
College or graduate school37411.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over9,256100.0
Less than 9th grade2,16523.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,77519.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)3,21834.8
Some college, no degree1,21813.2
Associate degree2843.1
Bachelor's degree3133.4
Graduate or professional degree2833.1
Percent high school graduate or higher57.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher6.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over11,174100.0
Never married2,10118.8
Now married, except separated6,90161.8
Separated1621.4
Widowed9078.1
Female
7566.8
Divorced1,1039.9
Female
5454.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years187100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren12667.4
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over10,540100.0
Civilian veterans9909.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years3,302100.0
With a disability3279.9
Population 21 to 64 years8,061100.0
With a disability2,69733.5
Percent employed
37.4(X)
No disability5,36466.5
Percent employed
64.4(X)
Population 65 years and over1,678100.0
With a disability93855.9
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over13,218100.0
Same house in 19959,07068.6
Different house in the U.S. in 19954,12631.2
Same county
2,62119.8
Different county
1,50511.4
Same state
7385.6
Different state
7675.8
Elsewhere in 1995220.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population14,092100.0
Native14,07199.9
Born in United States
14,05199.7
State of residence
8,59861.0
Different state
5,45338.7
Born outside United States
200.1
Foreign born210.1
Entered 1990 to March 2000
100.1
Naturalized citizen
60.0
Not a citizen
150.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)21100.0
Europe942.9
Asia00.0
Africa00.0
Oceania00.0
Latin America1257.1
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over13,218100.0
English only13,03298.6
Language other than English1861.4
Speak English less than 'very well
490.4
Spanish
1301.0
Speak English less than "very well"
270.2
Other Indo-European languages
470.4
Speak English less than "very well"
220.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
00.0
Speak English less than "very well"
00.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population14,092100.0

Total ancestries reported

11,18179.3
Arab00.0
Czech180.1
Danish100.1
Dutch1501.1
English2,11715.0
French (except Basque)11130.8
French Canadian1430.3
German1,1398.1
Greek40.0
Hungarian50.0
Irish11,0847.7
Italian630.4
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian70.0
Polish390.3
Portuguese00.0
Russian50.0
Scotch-Irish670.5
Scottish890.6
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African50.0
Swedish140.1
Swiss00.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American4,49231.9
Welsh360.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries1,69112.0
(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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