West Kentucky Community and Technical's Living Circumstances

McCracken County School District Overview

West Kentucky Community and Technical College located in McCracken County School District area. A total of 18,906 households are located in McCracken County School District area. Among them, 5,141 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 12,133 and 9,998 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.34% (152) of residents are non-citizens and 2.52% (1,131) 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 McCracken County School District, Kentucky
Household	18,906
Population	44,968
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	5,141 (27.19%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	12,133
Total Students	9,998
Pre-Kindergarten	701
Kindergarten	594
Grade 1-8	4,398
Grade 9-12	2,278
College/Graduate School	2,027
Veterans	34,890
Non-citizen	152
Non-English Home Language	1,131
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

36,045 residents are over the age of 16 and 20,774 people are in labor force. Among them, 20,742 people are in civilian labor force and 32 are in armed labor force. 20,097 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.10%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,773	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	17,557	88.79%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,125	5.69%
Public transportation	51	0.26%
Walked	148	0.75%
Other method	208	1.05%
Worked from home	684	3.46%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,097	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,849	34.08%
Service	3,553	17.68%
Sales and office	5,255	26.15%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,815	9.03%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,625	13.06%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,097	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	285	1.42%
Construction	1,281	6.37%
Manufacturing	1,893	9.42%
Wholesale trade	412	2.05%
Retail trade	2,654	13.21%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,394	6.94%
Information	293	1.46%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	847	4.21%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,712	8.52%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,156	25.66%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,960	9.75%
Other services, except public administration	1,339	6.66%
Public administration	871	4.33%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	20,097	-
Private wage and salary workers	16,430	81.75%
Government workers	2,653	13.20%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	996	4.96%
Unpaid family workers	18	0.09%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $80,763 for the 18,906 households in McCracken County School District area, Kentucky. The average income of a single worker is $31,369. 42,978 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.36%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,906	-
Less than $10,000	943	4.99%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,006	5.32%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,385	12.62%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,281	12.06%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,561	13.55%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,294	17.42%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,083	11.02%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,638	13.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	888	4.70%
More than $200,000	827	4.37%
Median Household Income	$52,324	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$80,763	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	11,850	-
Less than $10,000	335	2.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	368	3.11%
$15,000 - $24,999	745	6.29%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,125	9.49%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,428	12.05%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,408	20.32%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,707	14.41%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,286	19.29%
$150,000 - $199,999	716	6.04%
More than $200,000	732	6.18%

Median Family Income	$68,953	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$98,455	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,369	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$52,053	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$52,053	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	45,069	-
With health insurance coverage	42,978	95.36%
Public coverage	19,292	42.81%
Private health insurance	31,026	68.84%
Without health insurance coverage	2,091	4.64%

Housing

There are 21,203 housing units in McCracken County School District area, Kentucky with 18,906 units (89.17%) occupied. 13,567 houses (71.76%) are occupied by owner and 5,339 houses (28.24%) are rented. The average housing value is $154,300 and the average rental cost is $761. 634 houses (2.99%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,157 houses (5.46%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,203	-
Occupied	18,906	89.17%
Owner Occupied	13,567	71.76%
Renter Occupied	5,339	28.24%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	14,404	67.93%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	460	2.17%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,665	17.29%
Mobile Homes	2,631	12.41%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	43	0.20%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,203	-
Built 2014 or later	634	2.99%
Built 2010 - 2013	553	2.61%
Built 2000 - 2009	3,242	15.29%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,783	17.84%
Built 1980 - 1989	3,824	18.04%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,253	20.06%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,067	9.75%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,690	7.97%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,157	5.46%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,203	-
1 room	172	0.81%
2 rooms	501	2.36%
3 rooms	1,862	8.78%
4 rooms	3,540	16.70%
5 rooms	4,053	19.12%
6 rooms	3,457	16.30%
7 rooms	2,961	13.97%
8 rooms	1,854	8.74%
9 rooms or more	2,803	13.22%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	21,203	-
no bedroom	182	0.86%
1 bedroom	1,619	7.64%
2 bedrooms	5,391	25.43%
3 bedrooms	10,534	49.68%
4 bedrooms	3,076	14.51%
5 bedrooms or more	401	1.89%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,567	-
Less than $50,000	1,343	9.90%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,392	17.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,697	19.88%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,059	22.55%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,333	17.20%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,086	8.00%
$500,000 - $999,999	450	3.32%
$1,000,000 or more	207	1.53%
Median House Value	$154,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,807	-
Less than $500	686	14.27%
$500 - $999	3,319	69.05%
$1,000 - $1,499	647	13.46%
$1,500 - $1,999	98	2.04%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	57	1.19%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$761	-

Demographic

A total of 45,285 people lives in McCracken County School District area, Kentucky with 21,881 male and 23,404 female. The males to female ratio is 48.32 to 51.68. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	45,285	-
Male	21,881	48.32%
Female	23,404	51.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	45,285	-
Under 5 years	2,863	6.32%
5 - 9 years	2,556	5.64%
10 - 14 years	3,302	7.29%
15 - 19 years	2,438	5.38%
20 - 24 years	2,342	5.17%
25 - 34 years	5,199	11.48%
35 - 44 years	5,187	11.45%
45 - 54 years	5,919	13.07%
55 - 59 years	3,087	6.82%
60 - 64 years	3,209	7.09%
65 - 74 years	5,165	11.41%
75 - 84 years	2,900	6.40%
85 years and older	1,118	2.47%
Median Age	42.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	45,285	-
One Race	44,154	97.50%
White	41,473	91.58%
Black or African American	1,753	3.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native	115	0.25%
Asian	536	1.18%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	46	0.10%
Other	231	0.51%

Two or more races	1,131	2.50%
White and Black or African American	738	1.63%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	172	0.38%
White and Asian	170	0.38%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%