| | People QuickFacts | Kenton County | Kentucky |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 160,406 | 4,369,356 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 159,721 | 4,339,362 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.4% | 0.7% |
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Population, 2010 | 159,720 | 4,339,367 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 7.3% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 24.8% | 23.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 11.3% | 13.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.5% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 91.9% | 88.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 4.8% | 8.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.0% | 1.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.8% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.8% | 3.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 89.7% | 86.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 83.3% | 84.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.7% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.3% | 4.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 87.0% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 27.5% | 20.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 11,664 | 331,344 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 22.3 | 22.5 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 68,863 | 1,932,599 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 69.2% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 26.6% | 17.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $145,200 | $116,800 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 61,912 | 1,676,708 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.52 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $27,205 | $22,515 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $53,213 | $41,576 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.4% | 17.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Kenton County | Kentucky |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 3,118 | 90,7711 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 68,711 | 1,456,7901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 7.6 | -3.81 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 9,163 | 272,455 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 12,369 | 337,600 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.5% | 3.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.3% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 1.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.6% | 25.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,236,384 | 119,105,421 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 74,680,759 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,261,984 | 50,405,925 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,046 | $11,843 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 323,301 | 6,300,866 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 241 | 7,782 |