Paducah Population and Demographics

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Paducah City, 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 1.56%       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 4.61% Institutionalized population 1132 4.3% Non-Institutionalized 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% Non Family households 5177 43.78% 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

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