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People QuickFacts |
Taylor County |
Kentucky |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
24,069 | 4,269,245 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
5.0% | 5.6% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
22,924 | 4,042,284 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.0% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
21.6% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
17.5% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
52.1% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
93.6% | 89.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
5.2% | 7.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
0.8% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
1.2% | 2.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
92.5% | 87.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.5% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.3% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.8% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
68.0% | 74.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
12.2% | 17.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
5,827 | 874,156 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.0 | 23.5 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
10,345 | 1,920,581 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
72.3% | 70.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
13.3% | 17.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$70,700 | $86,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
9,233 | 1,590,647 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.41 | 2.47 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$35,012 | $40,299 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,162 | $18,093 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
17.1% | 17.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Taylor County |
Kentucky |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
689 | 93,5391 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
9,540 | 1,550,1921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
30.9% | 2.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
1,615 | 278,100 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,065 | 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 |
S | 25.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
240,799 | 88,513,497 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 51,838,719 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
329,342 | 40,062,561 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,151 | $9,795 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
22,671 | 4,908,331 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
22 | 10,494 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
244,153 | 52,264,2061 |
