Nelson County vs. Spencer County
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Nelson County (KY) Spencer County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 45,851 18,794
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5.5% 10.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 43,443 17,063
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 43,437 17,061
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.6% 22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.6% 14.0%
Female persons, percent 50.7% 49.4%
White alone, percent 92.3% 96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 5.1% 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 0.5% 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 2.2% 2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 90.4% 94.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,126 1,138
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 1.3% 1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 19,214 7,395
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 76.6% 85.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $149,500 $201,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,120 $1,344
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $384 $435
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $703 $646
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 11.9% 5.5%
Building permits, 2018 203 132
Households, 2014-2018 17,491 6,709
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.56 2.70
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.3% 87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 1.9% 2.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.3% 92.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.6% 87.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.2% 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 17.2% 20.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 13.7% 10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.2% 5.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.0% 69.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.8% 64.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 48,280 7,002
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 126,809 13,447
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 535,201 81,095
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,076 $4,656
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.0 32.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $57,469 $77,738
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $31,387 $33,568
Persons in poverty, percent 12.2% 7.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 916 219
Total employment, 2017 15,096 1,209
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 595,005 30,932
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.2% 5.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,106 1,288
All firms, 2012 3,146 1,006
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,774 354
Women-owned firms, 2012 951 487
Minority-owned firms, 2012 193 60
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,842 932
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 339 51
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,600 941
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 15.7% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 104.0 91.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 417.51 186.68
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Nelson county (KY) and Spencer county (KY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.