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Kentucky Population (2000)
| Category | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 4,041,769 | 100% |
| Male | 1,975,368 | 48.9% |
| Female | 2,066,401 | 51.1% |
| Under 18 | 994,818 | 24.6% |
| 18+ | 3,046,951 | 75.4% |
| 65+ | 504,793 | 12.5% |
| Median Age | 35.9 | |
| Average Family Size | 2.97 | |
| White | 3,640,889 | 90.1% |
| African-American | 295,994 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 29,744 | 0.7% |
| American Indian & Alaskan | 8,616 | 0.2% |
| Other | 22,623 | 0.6% |
| Mixed Race | 42,443 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic (included in categories above) | 59,939 | 1.5% |
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Top Kentucky College Towns
(The 20 places with the most colleges.)
Note: Student counts are with available data; actual counts may be higher.
| City or Town | Colleges | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville Colleges | 28 | 44,111 |
| Lexington Colleges | 11 | 39,311 |
| Florence Colleges | 6 | 394 |
| Elizabethtown Colleges | 6 | 5,164 |
| Owensboro Colleges | 5 | 6,750 |
| Bowling Green Colleges | 4 | 22,224 |
| Paducah Colleges | 3 | 6,857 |
| Hopkinsville Colleges | 3 | 3,334 |
| Danville Colleges | 2 | 1,130 |
| Frankfort Colleges | 2 | 2,405 |
| Henderson Colleges | 2 | 1,968 |
| Madisonville Colleges | 2 | 3,802 |
| Murray Colleges | 2 | 10,288 |
| Fort Mitchell Colleges | 2 | 517 |
| Richmond Colleges | 2 | 16,219 |
| Ashland Colleges | 2 | 3,920 |
| Morehead Colleges | 2 | 9,003 |
| Wilmore Colleges | 2 | 2,865 |
| Pikeville Colleges | 2 | 1,129 |
| Campbellsville Colleges | 1 | 2,271 |
Hot Kentucky Travel Destinations
(20 places with a lot of hotels and travelers.)
Hot Kentucky Property Towns
(20 places with lots of mortgage lenders.)
