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Pulaski County School District Overview

Somerset Community College located in Pulaski County School District area. A total of 21,042 households are located in Pulaski County School District area. Among them, 6,395 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.01 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 14,463 and 10,878 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.05% (555) of residents are non-citizens and 2.82% (1,493) 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 Pulaski County School District, Kentucky
Household	21,042
Population	52,866
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,395 (30.39%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	14,463
Total Students	10,878
Pre-Kindergarten	419
Kindergarten	451
Grade 1-8	5,158
Grade 9-12	2,732
College/Graduate School	2,118
Veterans	41,212
Non-citizen	555
Non-English Home Language	1,493
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

42,548 residents are over the age of 16 and 23,567 people are in labor force. Among them, 23,567 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 21,926 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.00%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,323	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	18,756	87.96%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,540	7.22%
Public transportation	64	0.30%
Walked	221	1.04%
Other method	245	1.15%
Worked from home	497	2.33%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,926	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,586	30.04%
Service	3,418	15.59%
Sales and office	4,927	22.47%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,405	10.97%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,590	20.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,926	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	421	1.92%
Construction	1,502	6.85%
Manufacturing	3,268	14.90%
Wholesale trade	443	2.02%
Retail trade	2,777	12.67%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,216	5.55%
Information	362	1.65%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,028	4.69%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,563	7.13%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,506	25.11%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,648	7.52%
Other services, except public administration	1,412	6.44%
Public administration	780	3.56%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,926	-
Private wage and salary workers	17,241	78.63%
Government workers	3,254	14.84%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,377	6.28%
Unpaid family workers	54	0.25%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $60,522 for the 21,042 households in Pulaski County School District area, Kentucky. The average income of a single worker is $27,169. 49,939 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.25%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	21,042	-
Less than $10,000	2,351	11.17%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,579	7.50%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,797	13.29%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,493	11.85%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,684	12.76%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,598	17.10%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,430	11.55%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,968	9.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	672	3.19%
More than $200,000	470	2.23%
Median Household Income	$41,945	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$60,522	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	14,161	-
Less than $10,000	986	6.96%
$10,000 - $14,999	453	3.20%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,577	11.14%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,570	11.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,776	12.54%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,955	20.87%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,192	15.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,655	11.69%
$150,000 - $199,999	626	4.42%
More than $200,000	371	2.62%

Median Family Income	$54,366	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$69,802	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,169	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$43,010	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$43,010	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	52,987	-
With health insurance coverage	49,939	94.25%
Public coverage	27,163	51.26%
Private health insurance	30,956	58.42%
Without health insurance coverage	3,048	5.75%

Housing

There are 26,459 housing units in Pulaski County School District area, Kentucky with 21,042 units (79.53%) occupied. 15,183 houses (72.16%) are occupied by owner and 5,859 houses (27.84%) are rented. The average housing value is $115,400 and the average rental cost is $699. 518 houses (1.96%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,317 houses (4.98%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,459	-
Occupied	21,042	79.53%
Owner Occupied	15,183	72.16%
Renter Occupied	5,859	27.84%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,162	64.86%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	427	1.61%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,817	10.65%
Mobile Homes	6,053	22.88%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,459	-
Built 2014 or later	518	1.96%
Built 2010 - 2013	714	2.70%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,456	20.62%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,847	22.10%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,411	12.89%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,757	21.76%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,251	8.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,188	4.49%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,317	4.98%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,459	-
1 room	225	0.85%
2 rooms	309	1.17%
3 rooms	1,614	6.10%
4 rooms	4,433	16.75%
5 rooms	6,626	25.04%
6 rooms	5,217	19.72%
7 rooms	2,926	11.06%
8 rooms	1,946	7.35%
9 rooms or more	3,163	11.95%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	26,459	-
no bedroom	241	0.91%
1 bedroom	1,001	3.78%
2 bedrooms	7,171	27.10%
3 bedrooms	13,017	49.20%
4 bedrooms	3,936	14.88%
5 bedrooms or more	1,093	4.13%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,183	-
Less than $50,000	2,934	19.32%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,546	23.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,140	20.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,654	17.48%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,882	12.40%
$300,000 - $499,999	795	5.24%
$500,000 - $999,999	111	0.73%
$1,000,000 or more	121	0.80%
Median House Value	$115,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,961	-
Less than $500	755	15.22%
$500 - $999	3,761	75.81%
$1,000 - $1,499	400	8.06%
$1,500 - $1,999	45	0.91%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$699	-

Demographic

A total of 53,115 people lives in Pulaski County School District area, Kentucky with 26,007 male and 27,108 female. The males to female ratio is 48.96 to 51.04. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	53,115	-
Male	26,007	48.96%
Female	27,108	51.04%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	53,115	-
Under 5 years	3,253	6.12%
5 - 9 years	3,039	5.72%
10 - 14 years	3,542	6.67%
15 - 19 years	3,064	5.77%
20 - 24 years	2,911	5.48%
25 - 34 years	6,089	11.46%
35 - 44 years	6,136	11.55%
45 - 54 years	7,604	14.32%
55 - 59 years	3,920	7.38%
60 - 64 years	3,873	7.29%
65 - 74 years	5,793	10.91%
75 - 84 years	2,854	5.37%
85 years and older	1,037	1.95%
Median Age	42.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	53,115	-
One Race	52,569	98.97%
White	51,420	96.81%
Black or African American	299	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native	204	0.38%
Asian	462	0.87%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	184	0.35%

Two or more races	546	1.03%
White and Black or African American	199	0.37%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	162	0.30%
White and Asian	52	0.10%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%