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Madison County School District Overview

Eastern Kentucky University located in Madison County School District area. A total of 31,145 households are located in Madison County School District area. Among them, 9,228 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.07 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 21,662 and 25,203 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.64% (1,293) of residents are non-citizens and 3.96% (3,128) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Madison County School District, Kentucky
Household	31,145
Population	78,892
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,228 (29.63%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	21,662
Total Students	25,203
Pre-Kindergarten	1,186
Kindergarten	1,002
Grade 1-8	7,523
Grade 9-12	3,760
College/Graduate School	11,732
Veterans	66,278
Non-citizen	1,293
Non-English Home Language	3,128
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

68,135 residents are over the age of 16 and 42,004 people are in labor force. Among them, 41,954 people are in civilian labor force and 50 are in armed labor force. 39,499 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.90%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	38,297	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	31,439	82.09%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,778	9.87%
Public transportation	75	0.20%
Walked	1,133	2.96%
Other method	594	1.55%
Worked from home	1,278	3.34%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,499	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	14,611	36.99%
Service	7,392	18.71%
Sales and office	8,160	20.66%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,757	6.98%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,579	16.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,499	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	412	1.04%
Construction	2,251	5.70%
Manufacturing	5,183	13.12%
Wholesale trade	688	1.74%
Retail trade	4,437	11.23%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,715	4.34%
Information	801	2.03%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,252	3.17%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,164	8.01%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	11,079	28.05%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,411	11.17%
Other services, except public administration	1,725	4.37%
Public administration	2,381	6.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,499	-
Private wage and salary workers	29,784	75.40%
Government workers	7,722	19.55%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,868	4.73%
Unpaid family workers	125	0.32%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $67,734 for the 31,145 households in Madison County School District area, Kentucky. The average income of a single worker is $26,319. 79,467 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.66%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	31,145	-
Less than $10,000	2,562	8.23%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,906	6.12%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,705	11.90%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,085	9.91%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,084	13.11%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,307	17.04%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,073	13.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,257	13.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,232	3.96%
More than $200,000	934	3.00%
Median Household Income	$50,788	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$67,734	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	19,854	-
Less than $10,000	936	4.71%
$10,000 - $14,999	588	2.96%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,652	8.32%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,396	7.03%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,473	12.46%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,791	19.09%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,271	16.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,712	18.70%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,123	5.66%
More than $200,000	912	4.59%

Median Family Income	$67,855	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$84,459	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,319	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,066	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,066	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	83,070	-
With health insurance coverage	79,467	95.66%
Public coverage	32,039	38.57%
Private health insurance	57,312	68.99%
Without health insurance coverage	3,603	4.34%

Housing

There are 34,193 housing units in Madison County School District area, Kentucky with 31,145 units (91.09%) occupied. 18,793 houses (60.34%) are occupied by owner and 12,352 houses (39.66%) are rented. The average housing value is $161,000 and the average rental cost is $709. 1,472 houses (4.30%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,022 houses (5.91%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,193	-
Occupied	31,145	91.09%
Owner Occupied	18,793	60.34%
Renter Occupied	12,352	39.66%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	20,921	61.19%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	718	2.10%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	9,601	28.08%
Mobile Homes	2,953	8.64%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,193	-
Built 2014 or later	1,472	4.30%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,735	5.07%
Built 2000 - 2009	7,178	20.99%
Built 1990 - 1999	8,168	23.89%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,852	14.19%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,822	14.10%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,142	6.26%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,802	5.27%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,022	5.91%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,193	-
1 room	592	1.73%
2 rooms	874	2.56%
3 rooms	2,006	5.87%
4 rooms	6,261	18.31%
5 rooms	7,098	20.76%
6 rooms	5,258	15.38%
7 rooms	4,312	12.61%
8 rooms	3,184	9.31%
9 rooms or more	4,608	13.48%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	34,193	-
no bedroom	592	1.73%
1 bedroom	2,787	8.15%
2 bedrooms	9,175	26.83%
3 bedrooms	15,084	44.11%
4 bedrooms	4,838	14.15%
5 bedrooms or more	1,717	5.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	18,793	-
Less than $50,000	1,515	8.06%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,415	12.85%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,215	22.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,798	25.53%
$200,000 - $299,999	3,541	18.84%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,946	10.35%
$500,000 - $999,999	329	1.75%
$1,000,000 or more	34	0.18%
Median House Value	$161,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	11,679	-
Less than $500	1,536	13.15%
$500 - $999	8,458	72.42%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,283	10.99%
$1,500 - $1,999	241	2.06%
$2,000 - $2,499	71	0.61%
$2,500 - $2,999	59	0.51%
$3,000 or more	31	0.27%
Median Rental Costs	$709	-

Demographic

A total of 83,840 people lives in Madison County School District area, Kentucky with 40,978 male and 42,862 female. The males to female ratio is 48.88 to 51.12. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	83,840	-
Male	40,978	48.88%
Female	42,862	51.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	83,840	-
Under 5 years	4,739	5.65%
5 - 9 years	4,979	5.94%
10 - 14 years	4,988	5.95%
15 - 19 years	6,815	8.13%
20 - 24 years	10,107	12.06%
25 - 34 years	10,470	12.49%
35 - 44 years	10,202	12.17%
45 - 54 years	10,310	12.30%
55 - 59 years	4,870	5.81%
60 - 64 years	4,956	5.91%
65 - 74 years	7,065	8.43%
75 - 84 years	3,059	3.65%
85 years and older	1,280	1.53%
Median Age	34.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	83,840	-
One Race	81,996	97.80%
White	76,897	91.72%
Black or African American	3,291	3.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native	273	0.33%
Asian	771	0.92%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	251	0.30%
Other	513	0.61%

Two or more races	1,844	2.20%
White and Black or African American	868	1.04%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	344	0.41%
White and Asian	307	0.37%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	44	0.05%