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Morehead, KY

Rowan County, Kentucky

Latitude: 38.183500     Longitude: -83.441144
Population 7,592 (2005)
Elevation of Morehead, Kentucky: 862 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2153418, place: Morehead city, Kentucky)

Total Population: 5,914
Male: 2,776 (46.94%)
Female: 3,138 (53.06%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 266 (4.5%)
5 to 9 years: 245 (4.14%)
10 to 14 years: 236 (3.99%)
15 to 19 years: 891 (15.07%)
20 to 24 years: 1,325 (22.4%)
25 to 34 years: 628 (10.62%)
35 to 44 years: 590 (9.98%)
45 to 54 years: 544 (9.2%)
55 to 59 years: 211 (3.57%)
60 to 64 years: 224 (3.79%)
65 to 74 years: 366 (6.19%)
75 to 84 years: 285 (4.82%)
85 years and over: 103 (1.74%)

Median age: 24.9 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,998 (84.51%)
21 years and over: 3,895 (65.86%)
62 years and over: 891 (15.07%)
65 years and over: 754 (12.75%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,998 (84.51%)
--Male: 2,334 (39.47%)
--Female: 2,664 (45.05%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 754 (12.75%)
--Male: 276 (4.67%)
--Female: 478 (8.08%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 5,833 (98.63%)
--White: 5,539 (93.66%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 45 (0.76%)
--Black or African American: 152 (2.57%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 9 (0.15%)
--Asian: 90 (1.52%)
----Asian Indian: 6 (0.1%)
----Chinese: 38 (0.64%)
----Filipino: 13 (0.22%)
----Japanese: 7 (0.12%)
----Korean: 15 (0.25%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 11 (0.19%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 7 (0.12%)
Two or more Races: 81 (1.37%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 45 (0.76%)
--Mexican: 9 (0.15%)
--Puerto Rican: 5 (0.08%)
--Cuban: 1 (0.02%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 30 (0.51%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 5,869 (99.24%)
--White Alone: 5,539 (93.66%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 4,516 (76.36%)
--Householder: 2,114 (35.75%)
--Spouse: 808 (13.66%)
--Child: 1,045 (17.67%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 826 (13.97%)
--Other relatives: 140 (2.37%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 38 (0.64%)
--Nonrelatives: 409 (6.92%)
----Unmarried partner: 87 (1.47%)
Living in group quarters: 1,398 (23.64%)
--Institutionalized Population: 262 (4.43%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 1,136 (19.21%)
Total households: 2,114
Family households (families): 1,101 (52.08%)
----With own children under 18 years: 498 (23.56%)
--Married-couple families: 808 (38.22%)
----With own children under 18 years: 331 (15.66%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 237 (11.21%)
----With own children under 18 years: 142 (6.72%)
Nonfamily households: 1,013 (47.92%)
--Householder living alone: 763 (36.09%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 282 (13.34%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 530 (25.07%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 515 (24.36%)
Average household size: 2.14 people
Average family size: 2.81 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,347
Occupied housing units: 2,114 (90.07%)
Vacant housing units: 233 (9.93%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 9 (0.38%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.3%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 10.3%
Occupied housing units: 2,114 (90.07%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,031 (43.93%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,083 (46.14%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.29 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.99 people

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