Mason County, KY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Mason county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school3,816100.0
Nursery school, preschool2165.7
Kindergarten2436.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,85848.7
High school (grades 9-12)90123.6
College or graduate school59815.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over11,372100.0
Less than 9th grade1,14710.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,88416.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,07635.8
Some college, no degree1,87716.5
Associate degree7516.6
Bachelor's degree9688.5
Graduate or professional degree6695.9
Percent high school graduate or higher73.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher14.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over13,424100.0
Never married2,53018.8
Now married, except separated7,87158.6
Separated2632.0
Widowed1,36510.2
Female
1,1258.4
Divorced1,39510.4
Female
7355.5
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years293100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren14047.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over12,729100.0
Civilian veterans1,57712.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years3,612100.0
With a disability2958.2
Population 21 to 64 years9,420100.0
With a disability2,39525.4
Percent employed
54.8(X)
No disability7,02574.6
Percent employed
77.8(X)
Population 65 years and over2,387100.0
With a disability1,08945.6
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over15,731100.0
Same house in 19959,28759.0
Different house in the U.S. in 19956,31440.1
Same county
3,82824.3
Different county
2,48615.8
Same state
1,4539.2
Different state
1,0336.6
Elsewhere in 19951300.8
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population16,800100.0
Native16,56898.6
Born in United States
16,56298.6
State of residence
13,31379.2
Different state
3,24919.3
Born outside United States
60.0
Foreign born2321.4
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1731.0
Naturalized citizen
430.3
Not a citizen
1891.1
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)232100.0
Europe6829.3
Asia9741.8
Africa00.0
Oceania52.2
Latin America6226.7
Northern America00.0
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over15,731100.0
English only15,29297.2
Language other than English4392.8
Speak English less than 'very well
1430.9
Spanish
1791.1
Speak English less than "very well"
650.4
Other Indo-European languages
1651.0
Speak English less than "very well"
260.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
950.6
Speak English less than "very well"
520.3
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population16,800100.0

Total ancestries reported

13,31979.3
Arab00.0
Czech1120.1
Danish00.0
Dutch1711.0
English1,76010.5
French (except Basque)11781.1
French Canadian1540.3
German2,22813.3
Greek380.2
Hungarian140.1
Irish11,86711.1
Italian2171.3
Lithuanian00.0
Norwegian220.1
Polish610.4
Portuguese90.1
Russian60.0
Scotch-Irish2731.6
Scottish2611.6
Slovak200.1
Subsaharan African130.1
Swedish390.2
Swiss70.0
Ukrainian70.0
United States or American3,31919.8
Welsh290.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)00.0
Other ancestries2,71416.2
(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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