| | People QuickFacts | McCreary County | Kentucky |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 4,369,356 |
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Population, 2010 | 18,306 | 4,339,367 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 7.2% | 7.4% |
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Population, 2000 | 17,080 | 4,041,769 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.9% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.5% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.3% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 45.7% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 91.4% | 87.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 5.5% | 7.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.7% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.5% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.1% | 3.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 90.4% | 86.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 81.4% | 84.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 0.8% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 1.8% | 4.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 64.7% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 8.0% | 20.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,218 | 331,344 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 23.8 | 22.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 7,507 | 1,927,164 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 76.3% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.3% | 17.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $62,400 | $116,800 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 6,351 | 1,676,708 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.60 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $12,197 | $22,515 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $22,643 | $41,576 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 35.2% | 17.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | McCreary County | Kentucky |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 166 | 90,6612 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 1,451 | 1,486,5452 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -26.7% | -1.8%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 938 | 265,757 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,321 | 337,600 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 3.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 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 | F | 1.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 119,105,421 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,331 | 74,680,759 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 82,470 | 50,405,925 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $4,639 | $11,843 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,070 | 6,300,866 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 0 | 7,986 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 244,719 | 56,255,1932 |