Owensboro, KY Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school12,822100.0
Nursery school, preschool9807.6
Kindergarten7886.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,62543.9
High school (grades 9-12)2,96423.1
College or graduate school2,46519.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over35,988100.0
Less than 9th grade2,8718.0
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,85513.5
High school graduate (includes equivalency)12,47934.7
Some college, no degree7,46820.8
Associate degree1,9195.3
Bachelor's degree4,04211.2
Graduate or professional degree2,3546.5
Percent high school graduate or higher78.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher17.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over43,458100.0
Never married10,12823.3
Now married, except separated22,59952.0
Separated7321.7
Widowed3,8768.9
Female
3,3617.7
Divorced6,12314.1
Female
3,4558.0
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years691100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren39356.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over41,220100.0
Civilian veterans6,42315.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years11,678100.0
With a disability1,1329.7
Population 21 to 64 years29,612100.0
With a disability7,12024.0
Percent employed
51.2(X)
No disability22,49276.0
Percent employed
79.5(X)
Population 65 years and over8,155100.0
With a disability3,99849.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over50,545100.0
Same house in 199525,66050.8
Different house in the U.S. in 199524,62648.7
Same county
17,34434.3
Different county
7,28214.4
Same state
3,6167.2
Different state
3,6667.3
Elsewhere in 19952590.5
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population54,138100.0
Native53,49398.8
Born in United States
53,23598.3
State of residence
41,86077.3
Different state
11,37521.0
Born outside United States
2580.5
Foreign born6451.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
3150.6
Naturalized citizen
2730.5
Not a citizen
3720.7
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)645100.0
Europe14722.8
Asia26941.7
Africa294.5
Oceania00.0
Latin America17326.8
Northern America274.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over50,545100.0
English only48,81596.6
Language other than English1,7303.4
Speak English less than 'very well
6161.2
Spanish
8531.7
Speak English less than "very well"
4320.9
Other Indo-European languages
7281.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1310.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1210.2
Speak English less than "very well"
530.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population54,138100.0

Total ancestries reported

43,10279.6
Arab220.0
Czech1940.2
Danish360.1
Dutch4980.9
English6,07611.2
French (except Basque)11,1122.1
French Canadian1690.1
German7,16613.2
Greek960.2
Hungarian360.1
Irish16,27611.6
Italian4890.9
Lithuanian200.0
Norwegian980.2
Polish3250.6
Portuguese390.1
Russian600.1
Scotch-Irish9351.7
Scottish8341.5
Slovak130.0
Subsaharan African1640.3
Swedish1800.3
Swiss950.2
Ukrainian90.0
United States or American10,25318.9
Welsh2830.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)110.0
Other ancestries7,81314.4
(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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