Ohio vs. Kentucky
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Ohio Kentucky
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 11,689,100 4,467,673
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.3% 3.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 11,536,751 4,339,333
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 11,536,504 4,339,367
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.2% 22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.1% 16.4%
Female persons, percent 51.0% 50.7%
White alone, percent 81.9% 87.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 13.0% 8.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 2.5% 1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.9% 3.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 78.7% 84.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 729,649 273,675
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.5% 3.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 5,217,423 1,995,182
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.0% 67.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $140,000 $135,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,269 $1,158
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $471 $370
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $788 $741
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 22.9% 18.0%
Building permits, 2018 24,221 13,826
Households, 2014-2018 4,654,075 1,728,681
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.43 2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.2% 84.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.0% 5.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.4% 84.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.7% 75.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.1% 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 27.8% 23.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.1% 13.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.7% 6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.1% 58.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.8% 54.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 20,652,777 7,500,115
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 80,915,693 26,264,745
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 313,629,976 129,284,438
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 155,426,023 71,745,899
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 153,553,997 54,869,978
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,301 $12,526
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.5 23.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $54,533 $48,392
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,304 $26,948
Persons in poverty, percent 13.9% 16.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 253,001 91,241
Total employment, 2017 4,815,946 1,625,006
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 224,627,609 67,733,358
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.5% 1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 785,833 291,230
All firms, 2012 904,814 331,546
Men-owned firms, 2012 510,078 184,154
Women-owned firms, 2012 306,824 106,011
Minority-owned firms, 2012 122,653 27,258
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 759,569 296,155
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 91,316 33,208
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 776,193 282,704
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.8% 3.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.7% 25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 282.3 109.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 40,860.69 39,486.34
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Ohio and Kentucky using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.