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McCracken County, KY

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Overview for McCracken County, KY
Part of: Paducah KY-IL, Micropolitan Area
Part of: Paducah-Mayfield KY-IL, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of McCracken County McCracken County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 251.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 262.5 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 12.4%. On the 2000 census form, 98.8% of the population reported only one race, with 10.9% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.1% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.31 persons compared to an average family size of 2.86 persons.

In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $42,143. Per capita income grew by 7.6% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 65,880 Covered Employment 38,792
   Growth (%) since 1990 4.8%    Average wage per job $35,795
Households (2000) 27,736 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 9.1%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 31,654    Average wage per job $52,042
Unemployment Rate (2009) 8.9 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 7.6%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $36,685    Average wage per job $52,364
Median Household Income (2008) $41,586 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 17.6%
Poverty Rate (2008) 16.7    Average wage per job $42,143
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 80.3 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.1%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 18.1    Average wage per job $48,181
 

 

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