Ohio County, KY Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Ohio county kentucky dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Subject	Number	Percent

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,308	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	264	5.0
Kindergarten	335	6.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,653	50.0
High school (grades 9-12)	1,410	26.6
College or graduate school	646	12.2

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	15,237	100.0
Less than 9th grade	2,416	15.9
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	2,618	17.2
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,313	41.4
Some college, no degree	2,115	13.9
Associate degree	643	4.2
Bachelor's degree	642	4.2
Graduate or professional degree	490	3.2

Percent high school graduate or higher	67.0	(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	7.4	(X)

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	18,303	100.0
Never married	3,304	18.1
Now married, except separated	11,363	62.1
Separated	264	1.4
Widowed	1,623	8.9
Female	1,341	7.3
Divorced	1,749	9.6
Female	838	4.6

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	421	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	213	50.6

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	17,224	100.0
Civilian veterans	2,325	13.5

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	5,106	100.0
With a disability	367	7.2

Population 21 to 64 years	13,018	100.0
With a disability	3,636	27.9
Percent employed	43.6	(X)
No disability	9,382	72.1
Percent employed	74.7	(X)

Population 65 years and over	3,046	100.0
With a disability	1,664	54.6

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	21,500	100.0
Same house in 1995	13,496	62.8
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	7,897	36.7
Same county	4,962	23.1
Different county	2,935	13.7
Same state	2,080	9.7
Different state	855	4.0
Elsewhere in 1995	107	0.5

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	22,916	100.0
Native	22,760	99.3
Born in United States	22,707	99.1
State of residence	19,289	84.2
Different state	3,418	14.9
Born outside United States	53	0.2
Foreign born	156	0.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000	104	0.5
Naturalized citizen	37	0.2
Not a citizen	119	0.5

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	156	100.0
Europe	78	50.0
Asia	9	5.8
Africa	4	2.6
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	61	39.1
Northern America	4	2.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	21,500	100.0
English only	21,104	98.2
Language other than English	396	1.8
Speak English less than 'very well	160	0.7
Spanish	197	0.9
Speak English less than "very well"	74	0.3
Other Indo-European languages	162	0.8
Speak English less than "very well"	56	0.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	22,916	100.0
Total ancestries reported	14,691	64.1
Arab	0	0.0
Czech¹	29	0.1
Danish	13	0.1
Dutch	245	1.1
English	1,692	7.4
French (except Basque)¹	281	1.2
French Canadian¹	26	0.1
German	1,612	7.0
Greek	14	0.1
Hungarian	6	0.0
Irish¹	2,053	9.0
Italian	108	0.5
Lithuanian	0	0.0
Norwegian	24	0.1
Polish	140	0.6
Portuguese	6	0.0
Russian	14	0.1
Scotch-Irish	162	0.7
Scottish	285	1.2
Slovak	0	0.0
Subsaharan African	8	0.0
Swedish	29	0.1
Swiss	14	0.1
Ukrainian	0	0.0
United States or American	5,804	25.3
Welsh	61	0.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	8	0.0
Other ancestries	2,057	9.0

(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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