Kentucky state Economy Profile

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Kentucky state Economy

sixty point nine four percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Kentucky. Among them 28.21% are females aged 16 and over. 80.21% of Kentucky workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 1.21% use public transportation (including taxicab). Two point seven percent of Kentucky residents work at home.

The total population of Kentucky is 4,041,769 people. The median household income in Kentucky is $33,672. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 28.65% of all occupations. 11.05% of Kentucky population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 25.44% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 19.69% of occupations.

18.04% of families in Kentucky have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Kentucky median household income is $33,672. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $32,357, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $23,285.

	Kentucky	%, Kentucky	United States
Population 16 years and over	3,161,542		217,168,077
In labor force	1,926,731	60.94%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	1,907,614	60.34%	63.39%
- - Employed	1,798,264	56.88%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	109,350	3.46%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	19,117	0.6%	0.53%
Not in labor force	1,234,811	39.06%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	1,638,529	51.83%	51.66%
In labor force	891,713	28.21%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	890,071	28.15%	29.65%
- - Employed	838,668	26.53%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	305,950	9.68%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	179,167		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	1,781,733		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	1,429,053	80.21%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	224,643	12.61%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	21,522	1.21%	4.73%
Walked	42,494	2.38%	2.93%
Other means	15,877	0.89%	1.19%
Worked at home	48,144	2.7%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	23.5		25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	1,798,264		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	515,225	28.65%	33.65%
Service occupations	256,665	14.27%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	457,438	25.44%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	16,270	0.9%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	198,662	11.05%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	354,004	19.69%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	59,729	3.32%	1.87%
Construction	129,618	7.21%	6.78%
Manufacturing	315,774	17.56%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	60,854	3.38%	3.6%
Retail trade	217,164	12.08%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	108,738	6.05%	5.2%
Information	39,303	2.19%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	97,350	5.41%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	111,878	6.22%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	365,605	20.33%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	129,973	7.23%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	85,150	4.74%	4.87%
Public administration	77,128	4.29%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	1,410,837	78.46%	78.47%
Government workers	259,783	14.45%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	120,288	6.69%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	7,356	0.41%	0.31%

	Kentucky	%, Kentucky	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	1,591,739		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	220,692	13.86%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	133,977	8.42%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	245,034	15.39%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	219,944	13.82%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	261,684	16.44%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	274,530	17.25%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	122,008	7.67%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	73,228	4.6%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	18,757	1.18%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	21,885	1.37%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	33,672		41,994
With earnings	1,217,199	38.5%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	46,278		56,604
With Social Security income	454,200	14.37%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,293		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	114,363	3.62%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,809		6,320
With public assistance income	60,071	1.9%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,174		3,032
With retirement income	278,757	8.82%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,795		17,376
Families	1,110,426		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	94,900	8.55%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	70,582	6.36%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	151,619	13.65%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	152,865	13.77%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	200,335	18.04%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	231,382	20.84%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	107,995	9.73%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	65,235	5.87%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	16,683	1.5%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	18,830	1.7%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	40,939		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	18,093		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	32,357		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	23,285		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	140,519		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	101,463	72.21%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	46,375	33.0%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	60,657		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	53,320	87.9%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	24,661	40.66%	42.27%
Individuals	621,096		33,899,812
18 years and over	417,549	67.23%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	67,477	10.86%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	197,794	31.85%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	137,470	22.13%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	177,484	28.58%	31.63%

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