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People QuickFacts |
Lee County |
Kentucky |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
7,414 | 4,269,245 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-6.3% | 5.6% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
7,916 | 4,042,284 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
5.1% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
19.6% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
15.2% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
47.9% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
94.9% | 90.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
4.1% | 7.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.3% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 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 |
0.7% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
0.5% | 2.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
94.4% | 88.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
62.9% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.2% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
1.8% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
50.9% | 74.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
6.3% | 17.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
2,275 | 874,156 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
35.4 | 23.5 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
3,482 | 1,906,096 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.6% | 70.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
7.1% | 17.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$52,300 | $86,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
2,985 | 1,590,647 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.41 | 2.47 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$24,617 | $40,299 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$13,325 | $18,093 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
34.9% | 17.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Lee County |
Kentucky |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
107 | 92,8291 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
1,700 | 1,552,0121 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-0.9% | 2.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
415 | 267,161 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
470 | 300,685 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 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 |
F | 25.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 88,513,497 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 51,838,719 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
35,885 | 40,062,561 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$4,545 | $9,795 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,360 | 4,908,331 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
0 | 14,938 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
64,587 | 35,926,6261 |
