McCracken County, Kentucky QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts McCracken County Kentucky
?  Population, 2000 65,5144,041,769
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 4.2%9.6%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.1%6.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.4%24.6%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.9%12.5%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 86.8%90.1%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 10.9%7.3%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.2%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%0.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%0.6%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.2%1.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 52.5%51.1%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.1%1.5%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 86.2%89.3%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 31,0731,507,976
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 6,084318,127
?  Housing units, 2000 30,3611,750,927
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 68.7%70.8%
?  Households, 2000 27,7361,590,647
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.312.47
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 32.1%35.5%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $33,538$31,730
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 14.4%16.0%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 22.5%23.1%

Business QuickFacts McCracken County Kentucky
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 2,14889,593
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 35,5521,443,015
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 26.7%21.7%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 3,787212,238
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 978,85586,636,107
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,011,95433,332,675
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $15,636$8,530
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 1767,421
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 1,43474,280
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 27521,581
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 641,89122,198,101
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 2,244134,740

Geography QuickFacts McCracken County Kentucky
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 25139,728
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 261.0101.7
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown