Lyon County, KY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Lyon county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school1,466100.0
Nursery school, preschool664.5
Kindergarten855.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)68246.5
High school (grades 9-12)47332.3
College or graduate school16010.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over6,185100.0
Less than 9th grade5879.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,39422.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,25636.5
Some college, no degree1,06617.2
Associate degree2554.1
Bachelor's degree3455.6
Graduate or professional degree2824.6
Percent high school graduate or higher68.0(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher10.1(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over7,030100.0
Never married79011.2
Now married, except separated5,11772.8
Separated1261.8
Widowed4496.4
Female
3294.7
Divorced5487.8
Female
3164.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years108100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren6863.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over6,814100.0
Civilian veterans98614.5
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years1,130100.0
With a disability1059.3
Population 21 to 64 years3,906100.0
With a disability1,46237.4
Percent employed
66.1(X)
No disability2,44462.6
Percent employed
66.2(X)
Population 65 years and over1,188100.0
With a disability46939.5
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over7,777100.0
Same house in 19955,22667.2
Different house in the U.S. in 19952,50532.2
Same county
7349.4
Different county
1,77122.8
Same state
1,26616.3
Different state
5056.5
Elsewhere in 1995460.6
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population8,080100.0
Native8,01299.2
Born in United States
7,99098.9
State of residence
6,16876.3
Different state
1,82222.5
Born outside United States
220.3
Foreign born680.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000
560.7
Naturalized citizen
50.1
Not a citizen
630.8
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)68100.0
Europe1420.6
Asia3957.4
Africa22.9
Oceania00.0
Latin America1319.1
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over7,777100.0
English only7,60097.7
Language other than English1772.3
Speak English less than 'very well
761.0
Spanish
700.9
Speak English less than "very well"
380.5
Other Indo-European languages
700.9
Speak English less than "very well"
300.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages
350.5
Speak English less than "very well"
80.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population8,080100.0

Total ancestries reported

5,72170.8
Arab20.0
Czech100.0
Danish00.0
Dutch1221.5
English1,22315.1
French (except Basque)12172.7
French Canadian1170.2
German7028.7
Greek00.0
Hungarian00.0
Irish187010.8
Italian750.9
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian230.3
Polish270.3
Portuguese00.0
Russian00.0
Scotch-Irish1371.7
Scottish1371.7
Slovak00.0
Subsaharan African20.0
Swedish120.1
Swiss30.0
Ukrainian00.0
United States or American1,43517.8
Welsh470.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries6708.3
(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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