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State Senate District 18, KY

123,225 Population
1,396.7 square miles 88.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6458%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female50%
  • Male
  • Female
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94%White1%Black0%Native0%Asian0%Islander0%Other3%Two+1%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$29,998 ±$857 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $34,960 ±$241
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$57,266 ±$2,698 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $62,417 ±$401
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

17.9% ±1.3% (21,419  ±1,577) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 707,480 (±0.2% / ±10,444)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty23%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty13%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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25.9 minutes ±1 (1,131,375  ±54,338) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,734,136 (±0.1 / ±320,197)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

48,892 ±577 Number of households
  • Kentucky: 1,791,991 ±5,353
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0 (120,080  ±46) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 2.5 4,388,482
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

Population by household type

Married couples61%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married53%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale29%Female20%
Now marriedMale54%Female52%
DivorcedMale13%Female15%
WidowedMale4%†Female13%
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5% ±1% (1,257  ±257) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 5.3% 53,943 (±0.2% / ±1,856)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-1914%†20-2414%†25-296%†30-353%†35-390%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

56,333 ±58 Number of housing units
  • Kentucky: 2,010,655 ±372
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied87%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied75%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit75%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$123,100 ±$4,274 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kentucky: $192,300 ±$1,018
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

11.4% ±1.1% (13,859  ±1,290.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 12.9% 574,533 (±0.2% / ±9,944)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

87.2% ±2.2% (76,045  ±1,909) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 88.5% 2,725,191 (±0.4% / ±12,155.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
17.4% ±1.1% (15,168  ±918.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 27% 830,856 (±0.2% / ±6,979.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

13%No degree38%High school32%Some college9%Bachelor's8%Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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1% (1,189  ±309) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Kentucky: 4.4% 199,605
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.7% ±0.7% (7,429  ±623) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 6.8% 235,118 (±0.1% / ±3,869)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

227†WWII303†Korea2,884†Vietnam1,515†Gulf (1990s)1,169†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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7,429 Total veterans ±623 6,831 Male ±551 598 Female ±243

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for State Senate District 18, KY <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/61000US21018-state-senate-district-18-ky/>