Morehead State's Living Circumstances

Rowan County School District Overview

Morehead State University located in Rowan County School District area. A total of 8,623 households are located in Rowan County School District area. Among them, 2,523 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.09 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 5,140 and 8,059 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.42% (306) of residents are non-citizens and 4.99% (1,077) 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 Rowan County School District, Kentucky
Household	8,623
Population	21,600
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,523 (29.26%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,140
Total Students	8,059
Pre-Kindergarten	224
Kindergarten	311
Grade 1-8	1,822
Grade 9-12	1,083
College/Graduate School	4,619
Veterans	19,877
Non-citizen	306
Non-English Home Language	1,077
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

20,399 residents are over the age of 16 and 10,691 people are in labor force. Among them, 10,691 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 10,155 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.00%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,014	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,863	78.52%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,143	11.41%
Public transportation	111	1.11%
Walked	353	3.53%
Other method	192	1.92%
Worked from home	352	3.52%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,155	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,689	36.33%
Service	2,063	20.32%
Sales and office	1,987	19.57%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	655	6.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,761	17.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,155	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	254	2.50%
Construction	585	5.76%
Manufacturing	1,195	11.77%
Wholesale trade	108	1.06%
Retail trade	1,519	14.96%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	182	1.79%
Information	88	0.87%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	449	4.42%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	374	3.68%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,387	33.35%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,016	10.00%
Other services, except public administration	581	5.72%
Public administration	417	4.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	10,155	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,687	75.70%
Government workers	2,023	19.92%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	387	3.81%
Unpaid family workers	58	0.57%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $56,144 for the 8,623 households in Rowan County School District area, Kentucky. The average income of a single worker is $19,373. 22,974 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.66%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,623	-
Less than $10,000	977	11.33%
$10,000 - $14,999	646	7.49%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,373	15.92%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,040	12.06%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,342	15.56%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,174	13.61%
$75,000 - $99,999	772	8.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	792	9.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	221	2.56%
More than $200,000	286	3.32%
Median Household Income	$38,230	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$56,144	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,093	-
Less than $10,000	358	7.03%
$10,000 - $14,999	245	4.81%
$15,000 - $24,999	610	11.98%
$25,000 - $34,999	477	9.37%
$35,000 - $49,999	751	14.75%
$50,000 - $74,999	808	15.86%
$75,000 - $99,999	621	12.19%
$100,000 - $149,999	786	15.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	190	3.73%
More than $200,000	247	4.85%

Median Family Income	$53,438	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$71,412	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$19,373	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$38,381	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$38,381	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	24,270	-
With health insurance coverage	22,974	94.66%
Public coverage	11,793	48.59%
Private health insurance	14,055	57.91%
Without health insurance coverage	1,296	5.34%

Housing

There are 10,335 housing units in Rowan County School District area, Kentucky with 8,623 units (83.43%) occupied. 5,160 houses (59.84%) are occupied by owner and 3,463 houses (40.16%) are rented. The average housing value is $124,200 and the average rental cost is $652. 444 houses (4.30%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 542 houses (5.24%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,335	-
Occupied	8,623	83.43%
Owner Occupied	5,160	59.84%
Renter Occupied	3,463	40.16%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,531	53.52%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	176	1.70%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,827	17.68%
Mobile Homes	2,801	27.10%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,335	-
Built 2014 or later	444	4.30%
Built 2010 - 2013	442	4.28%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,398	13.53%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,636	25.51%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,577	15.26%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,646	15.93%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,028	9.95%
Built 1950 - 1959	622	6.02%
Built 1949 or earlier	542	5.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,335	-
1 room	90	0.87%
2 rooms	158	1.53%
3 rooms	727	7.03%
4 rooms	2,090	20.22%
5 rooms	2,490	24.09%
6 rooms	1,931	18.68%
7 rooms	986	9.54%
8 rooms	735	7.11%
9 rooms or more	1,128	10.91%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,335	-
no bedroom	162	1.57%
1 bedroom	714	6.91%
2 bedrooms	3,421	33.10%
3 bedrooms	4,424	42.81%
4 bedrooms	1,245	12.05%
5 bedrooms or more	369	3.57%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,160	-
Less than $50,000	1,113	21.57%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,124	21.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	693	13.43%
$150,000 - $199,999	960	18.60%
$200,000 - $299,999	712	13.80%
$300,000 - $499,999	519	10.06%
$500,000 - $999,999	22	0.43%
$1,000,000 or more	17	0.33%
Median House Value	$124,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,992	-
Less than $500	780	26.07%
$500 - $999	1,890	63.17%
$1,000 - $1,499	297	9.93%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	25	0.84%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$652	-

Demographic

A total of 24,507 people lives in Rowan County School District area, Kentucky with 11,806 male and 12,701 female. The males to female ratio is 48.17 to 51.83. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	24,507	-
Male	11,806	48.17%
Female	12,701	51.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,507	-
Under 5 years	1,335	5.45%
5 - 9 years	1,185	4.84%
10 - 14 years	1,342	5.48%
15 - 19 years	2,904	11.85%
20 - 24 years	3,486	14.22%
25 - 34 years	2,962	12.09%
35 - 44 years	2,551	10.41%
45 - 54 years	2,761	11.27%
55 - 59 years	1,316	5.37%
60 - 64 years	1,326	5.41%
65 - 74 years	1,958	7.99%
75 - 84 years	1,072	4.37%
85 years and older	309	1.26%
Median Age	30.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	24,507	-
One Race	24,183	98.68%
White	23,515	95.95%
Black or African American	375	1.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native	53	0.22%
Asian	196	0.80%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	44	0.18%

Two or more races	324	1.32%
White and Black or African American	85	0.35%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	150	0.61%
White and Asian	36	0.15%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	3	0.01%