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People QuickFacts |
Kenton County |
Kentucky |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
157,629 | 4,269,245 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
4.1% | 5.6% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
151,464 | 4,042,284 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
7.5% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
25.8% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
10.7% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.6% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
92.9% | 90.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
4.8% | 7.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.9% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.2% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
1.8% | 2.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
91.2% | 88.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
55.3% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.6% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.5% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.1% | 74.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
22.9% | 17.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
26,809 | 874,156 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.9 | 23.5 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
70,346 | 1,906,096 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
66.4% | 70.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
29.0% | 17.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$105,600 | $86,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
59,444 | 1,590,647 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.52 | 2.47 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$50,734 | $40,299 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,085 | $18,093 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
12.9% | 17.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Kenton County |
Kentucky |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
3,279 | 92,8291 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
70,519 | 1,552,0121 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
10.5% | 2.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
8,722 | 267,161 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
10,085 | 300,685 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.1% | 2.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
18.3% | 25.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,205,914 | 88,513,497 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,987,370 | 51,838,719 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
873,191 | 40,062,561 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,754 | $9,795 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
260,171 | 4,908,331 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
649 | 14,938 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
1,049,668 | 35,926,6261 |
