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| Paducah, Kentucky Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) |
|
Number |
Percent |
| Paducah Population: |
26307 |
100.00% |
| |
|
|
| Sex and Age |
|
|
| Male |
11964 |
45.48% |
| Female |
14343 |
54.52% |
| |
|
|
| Under 5 years |
1711 |
6.5% |
| 5 to 9 years |
1767 |
6.72% |
| 10 to 14 years |
1519 |
5.77% |
| 15 to 19 years |
1556 |
5.91% |
| 20 to 24 years |
1606 |
6.1% |
| 25 to 34 years |
3247 |
12.34% |
| 35 to 44 years |
3654 |
13.89% |
| 45 to 54 years |
3484 |
13.24% |
| 55 to 59 years |
1372 |
5.22% |
| 60 to 64 years |
1058 |
4.02% |
| 65 to 74 years |
2326 |
8.84% |
| 75 to 84 years |
2058 |
7.82% |
| 85 years and over |
949 |
3.61% |
| |
|
|
| Median age (years) |
39.9 |
|
| |
|
|
| 18 years and over |
20384 |
77.49% |
 Male |
8925 |
33.93% |
| Female |
11459 |
43.56% |
| 21 years and over |
19425 |
73.84% |
| 62 years and over |
5972 |
22.7% |
| 65 years and over |
5333 |
20.27% |
| Male |
1748 |
6.64% |
| Female |
3585 |
13.63% |
| |
|
|
| Race |
|
|
| One race |
25897 |
98.44% |
| White |
19145 |
72.78% |
| Black or African American |
6353 |
24.15% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
66 |
0.25% |
| Asian |
169 |
0.64% |
| Asian Indian |
60 |
0.23% |
| Chinese |
51 |
0.19% |
| Filipino |
9 |
0.03% |
| Japanese |
8 |
0.03% |
| Korean |
14 |
0.05% |
| Vietnamese |
15 |
0.06% |
| Other Asian |
12 |
0.05% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
20 |
0.08% |
| Native Hawaiian |
6 |
0.02% |
| Guamanian or Chamorro |
1 |
0% |
| Samoan |
11 |
0.04% |
| Other Pacific Islander |
2 |
0.01% |
| Some other race |
144 |
0.55% |
| Two or more races |
410 |
3.0 % |
| |
|
|
| Hispanic or Latino and race |
|
|
| Total Population |
26307 |
100.00% |
| Hispanic or Latino(of any race) |
362 |
1.38% |
| Mexican |
223 |
0.85% |
| Puerto Rican |
47 |
0.18% |
| Cuban |
18 |
0.07% |
| Other Hispanic or Latino |
74 |
0.28% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
25945 |
98.62% |
| White alone |
18976 |
72.13% |
| |
|
|
| Relationship |
|
|
| Total Population |
26307 |
100.00% |
| In households |
25095 |
95.39% |
| Householder |
11825 |
44.95% |
| Spouse |
4354 |
16.55% |
| Child |
6730 |
25.58% |
| Own child under 18 years |
5261 |
20% |
| Other relatives |
1123 |
4.27% |
| Under 18 years |
519 |
1.97% |
| Nonrelatives |
1063 |
4.04% |
| Unmarried partner |
490 |
1.86% |
| In group quarters |
1212 |
3.6 % |
| Institutionalized population |
1132 |
4.3% |
| Noninstitutionalized population |
80 |
0.3% |
| |
|
|
| Households by Type |
|
|
| Total Households |
11825 |
100.0 % |
| Family households (families) |
6648 |
56.22% |
| With own children under 18 years |
2960 |
25.03% |
| Married-couple family |
4354 |
36.82% |
| With own children under 18 years |
1593 |
13.47% |
| Female householder, no husband present |
1918 |
16.22% |
| With own children under 18 years |
1173 |
9.92% |
| NonFamily households |
5177 |
36.8 % |
| Householder living alone |
4648 |
39.31% |
| Householder 65 years and over |
2040 |
17.25% |
| |
|
|
| Households with individuals under 18 years |
3292 |
27.84% |
| Households with individuals 65 years and over |
3682 |
31.14% |
| |
|
|
| Average Household size |
2.12 |
|
| Average family size |
2.84 |
|
| |
|
|
| Housing Occupancy |
|
|
| Total housing units |
13221 |
100.00% |
| Occupied housing units |
11825 |
89.44% |
| Vacant housing units |
1396 |
10.56% |
| For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use |
64 |
0.48% |
| Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) |
3.3 |
|
| Rental vacancy rate (percent) |
10.4 |
|
| |
|
|
| Housing Tenure |
|
|
| Occupied housing units |
11825 |
100.00% |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
6254 |
52.89% |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
5571 |
47.11% |
| |
|
|
| Average household size of owner-occupied units |
2.22 |
|
| Average household size of renter-occupied units |
2.01 |
|
