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Nelson County, Kentucky

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Population:

  • Total Population: 37,477
  • Males: 18,396
  • Females: 19,081

Ethnicity:

  • White: 34,701
  • Black/African American: 2,013
  • Hispanic: 284
  • Native American/Eskimo: 65
  • Asian: 191
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
  • Other: 0
  • 2 or more: 223

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (33,835)
  2. Spanish (435)
  3. French (130)
  4. Japanese (95)
  5. German (70)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 452

  1. Germany (97)
  2. Japan (71)
  3. Mexico (35)
  4. Canada (34)
  5. Indonesia (30)
  6. China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (29)
  7. Korea (28)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Catholic Church (12,516)
  2. Southern Baptist Convention (6,316)
  3. United Methodist Church, The (1,195)
  4. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (1,158)
  5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (917)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 12,785
    • Sensory: 1,388
    • Physical: 3,317
    • Mental: 1,833
    • Self-care: 907
    • Go outside home: 2,132
    • Employment: 3,313

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 363

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 13,953
    • Utility gas: 2,464
    • Bottled or LP gas: 2,078
    • Electricity: 7,908
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 897
    • Coal or Coke: 11
    • Wood: 514
    • Solar Energy: 20
    • Other fuel: 36
    • No fuel used: 25

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 26,974
    • No vehicle: 1,500
    • 1 or more vehicle: 25,474

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 193
    • No High School: 2,100
    • Some High School: 2,703
    • High School: 10,251
    • Some College: 3,958
    • Associate's Degree: 1,400
    • College Degree: 1,727
    • Master's Degree: 1,101
    • Professional Degree: 272
    • Doctoral Degree: 80

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 13,953
    • Owners with phone: 10,713
    • Owners without phone: 172
    • Renters with phone: 2,811
    • Renters without phone: 257

    10 closest counties:

    1. Spencer County, Kentucky
    2. Washington County, Kentucky
    3. Bullitt County, Kentucky
    4. Marion County, Kentucky
    5. Larue County, Kentucky
    6. Hardin County, Kentucky
    7. Taylor County, Kentucky
    8. Jefferson County, Kentucky
    9. Shelby County, Kentucky
    10. Green County, Kentucky

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    40004, 40008, 40012, 40013, 40020, 40048, 40051, 40052, 40107

    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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