| | People QuickFacts | Mason County | Kentucky |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 4,369,356 |
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Population, 2010 | 17,490 | 4,339,367 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 4.1% | 7.4% |
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Population, 2000 | 16,800 | 4,041,769 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.8% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.4% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.1% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.8% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 90.3% | 87.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.4% | 7.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 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 | 1.8% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.4% | 3.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 89.7% | 86.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 79.7% | 84.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.1% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.5% | 4.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 77.9% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 14.3% | 20.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,342 | 331,344 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 23.0 | 22.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 8,105 | 1,927,164 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 70.9% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 16.1% | 17.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $98,500 | $116,800 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 6,674 | 1,676,708 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.46 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,717 | $22,515 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $40,523 | $41,576 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.1% | 17.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Mason County | Kentucky |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 472 | 90,6611 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 7,402 | 1,486,5451 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -12.1% | -1.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 1,094 | 265,757 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,415 | 337,600 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 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 | 36.5% | 25.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 119,105,421 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 74,680,759 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 357,976 | 50,405,925 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,831 | $11,843 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 36,489 | 6,300,866 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 27 | 7,986 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 159,129 | 56,255,1931 |
