The State:

• Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
• Size: 40,409 square miles
• Population in 2000: 4,041,769; 55.7% urban; 44.3% rural
• Population in 1990: 3,685,296
• Population Change: Up 9.6% 1990-2000; Up 0.7% 1980-1990
• Population Rank: 25th of 50; 1.4% of total U.S. population
• Most Populous Cities: Louisville (699,017); Lexington (266,798); Owensboro (54,312); Bowling Green (50,663); Covington (42,687)
• Registered Voters: 1,618,928 D (57.5%); 1,011,972 R (36.0%); 184,251 unaffiliated and minor parties (6.5%)
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• Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded map of the current lines is also available.
• State Senate: 22 R 15 D 1 I
• State House: 57 D 43 R
• State Legislative Term Limits: No

The People:
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• Race/Ethnic Origin: 3,608,013 (89.3%) white; 293,639 (7.3%) black; 29,368 (0.7%) Asian; 7,939 (0.2%) American Indian; 1,275 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian; 37,750 (0.9%) two-plus races; 3,846 (0.1%) other; 59,939 (1.5%) Hispanic origin
• Ancestry: 17.3% USA, 10.5% German, 8.6% Irish, 8.0% English, 1.4% Scotch-Irish
• State Natives: 73.7% of residents were born in-state.
• Non-Citizens: 1.3% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
• Language Spoken, by Household: 94.4% English; 2.7% Spanish; 2.0% Other Eur.
• Education: 74.1% high school graduates; 17.1% college graduates
• Military Veterans: 380,618 (12.5%); WWII: (18.9%); Korea: (13.5%); Vietnam: (32.6%); First Gulf War: (10.8%)

The Economy:
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• Industry: 3.3% agriculture; 7.2% construction; 5.4% finance; 2.2% information; 23.6% manufacturing; 26.6% professional; 4.3% public administration; 15.5% trade; 12.0% other
• Work Force: 30.7% blue collar; 54.1% white collar; 15.2% gray collar
• Work Sector: 78.5% private; 14.4% government; 6.7% self-employed; 0.4% unpaid family workers
• Unemployment: 0.4% unemployed
• Median Household Income: $33,672
  • 15.8% are below the poverty line
  • 22.3% less than $15,000
  • 29.2% $15-35,000
  • 16.4% $35-50,000
  • 24.9% $50-100,000
  • 4.6% $100-150,000
  • 2.6% more than $150,000
• Median Home Value: $79,600
  • 27.3% less than $50,000
  • 38.9% $50-100,000
  • 26.1% $100-200,000
  • 5.1% $200-300,000
  • 1.9% $300-500,000
  • 0.8% more than $500,000