Living in Carter County School District Area

Living Summary

9,606

households

26,435

Total Population

$95,000

Average House Value

$579

Average Housing Rent

$34,736

Average Household Income

91.96%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

4,337

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

16 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

56%

Percent Proficient - Math

59%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 9,606 households are located in Carter County School District area. Among them, 2,955 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.38 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,716 and 5,774 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (124) of residents are non-citizens and 1% (271) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Carter County School District, Kentucky
Household	9,606
Population	26,435
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,955 (31%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,716
Total Students	5,774
Pre-Kindergarten	312
Kindergarten	154
Grade 1-8	2,669
Grade 9-12	1,382
College/Graduate School	1,257
Veterans	21,096
Non-citizen	124
Non-English Home Language	271
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

21,804 residents are over the age of 16 and 9,270 people are in labor force. Among them, 9,258 people are in civilian labor force and 12 are in armed labor force. 8,723 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Carter County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,552	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,908	80.78%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,063	12.43%
Public transportation	17	0.20%
Walked	269	3.15%
Other method	81	0.95%
Worked from home	214	2.50%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,723	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,263	25.94%
Service	1,687	19.34%
Sales and office	2,001	22.94%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,160	13.30%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,612	18.48%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,723	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	299	3.43%
Construction	625	7.16%
Manufacturing	806	9.24%
Wholesale trade	84	0.96%
Retail trade	1,043	11.96%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	712	8.16%
Information	226	2.59%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	355	4.07%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	495	5.67%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,530	29.00%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	687	7.88%
Other services, except public administration	329	3.77%
Public administration	532	6.10%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	8,723	-
Private wage and salary workers	6,613	75.81%
Government workers	1,596	18.30%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	510	5.85%
Unpaid family workers	4	0.05%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $49,489 for the 9,606 households in Carter County School District area, Kentucky. The average income of a single worker is $24,261. 24,680 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.96%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	9,606	-
Less than $10,000	1,504	15.66%
$10,000 - $14,999	780	8.12%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,424	14.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,134	11.81%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,239	12.90%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,540	16.03%
$75,000 - $99,999	895	9.32%
$100,000 - $149,999	877	9.13%
$150,000 - $199,999	148	1.54%
More than $200,000	65	0.68%
Median Household Income	$34,736	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$49,489	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,604	-
Less than $10,000	668	10.12%
$10,000 - $14,999	401	6.07%
$15,000 - $24,999	731	11.07%
$25,000 - $34,999	819	12.40%
$35,000 - $49,999	912	13.81%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,214	18.38%
$75,000 - $99,999	856	12.96%
$100,000 - $149,999	799	12.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	148	2.24%
More than $200,000	56	0.85%

Median Family Income	$46,243	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$58,824	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$24,261	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$34,444	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$34,444	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,838	-
With health insurance coverage	24,680	91.96%
Public coverage	14,087	52.49%
Private health insurance	13,923	51.88%
Without health insurance coverage	2,158	8.04%

Housing

There are 12,503 housing units in Carter County School District area, Kentucky with 9,606 units (76.83%) occupied. 7,432 houses (77.37%) are occupied by owner and 2,174 houses (22.63%) are rented. The average housing value is $95,000 and the average rental cost is $579. 114 houses (0.91%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,110 houses (8.88%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,503	-
Occupied	9,606	76.83%
Owner Occupied	7,432	77.37%
Renter Occupied	2,174	22.63%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,888	63.09%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	23	0.18%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	738	5.90%
Mobile Homes	3,849	30.78%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	5	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,503	-
Built 2014 or later	114	0.91%
Built 2010 - 2013	359	2.87%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,051	16.40%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,099	16.79%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,838	14.70%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,392	19.13%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,480	11.84%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,060	8.48%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,110	8.88%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,503	-
1 room	135	1.08%
2 rooms	104	0.83%
3 rooms	447	3.58%
4 rooms	1,736	13.88%
5 rooms	3,223	25.78%
6 rooms	3,203	25.62%
7 rooms	1,385	11.08%
8 rooms	885	7.08%
9 rooms or more	1,385	11.08%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	12,503	-
no bedroom	153	1.22%
1 bedroom	640	5.12%
2 bedrooms	3,389	27.11%
3 bedrooms	6,520	52.15%
4 bedrooms	1,500	12.00%
5 bedrooms or more	301	2.41%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,432	-
Less than $50,000	1,857	24.99%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,060	27.72%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,119	15.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,236	16.63%
$200,000 - $299,999	884	11.89%
$300,000 - $499,999	176	2.37%
$500,000 - $999,999	65	0.87%
$1,000,000 or more	35	0.47%
Median House Value	$95,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,575	-
Less than $500	581	36.89%
$500 - $999	866	54.98%
$1,000 - $1,499	108	6.86%
$1,500 - $1,999	20	1.27%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$579	-

Demographic

A total of 27,159 people lives in Carter County School District area, Kentucky with 13,345 male and 13,814 female. The males to female ratio is 49.14 to 50.86. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	27,159	-
Male	13,345	49.14%
Female	13,814	50.86%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	27,159	-
Under 5 years	1,659	6.11%
5 - 9 years	1,415	5.21%
10 - 14 years	1,948	7.17%
15 - 19 years	1,800	6.63%
20 - 24 years	1,721	6.34%
25 - 34 years	3,095	11.40%
35 - 44 years	3,166	11.66%
45 - 54 years	3,654	13.45%
55 - 59 years	1,683	6.20%
60 - 64 years	2,052	7.56%
65 - 74 years	2,943	10.84%
75 - 84 years	1,495	5.50%
85 years and older	528	1.94%
Median Age	41.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	27,159	-
One Race	26,931	99.16%
White	26,608	97.97%
Black or African American	152	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native	125	0.46%
Asian	29	0.11%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.01%
Other	14	0.05%

Two or more races	228	0.84%
White and Black or African American	49	0.18%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	173	0.64%
White and Asian	5	0.02%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1	0.00%