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Nelson County, KY

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Overview for Nelson County, KY
Part of: Louisville-Jefferson County KY-IN, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Louisville-Jefferson County--Elizabethtown--Scottsburg KY-IN, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Nelson County Nelson County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 422.6 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 103.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 59.6%. On the 2000 census form, 99.4% of the population reported only one race, with 5.5% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.1% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.64 persons compared to an average family size of 3.08 persons.

In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $40,726. Per capita income grew by 4.6% 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) 43,550 Covered Employment 14,339
   Growth (%) since 1990 46.6%    Average wage per job $33,808
Households (2000) 13,953 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 28.9%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 22,379    Average wage per job $40,726
Unemployment Rate (2009) 12.5 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 3.2%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $30,899    Average wage per job $35,484
Median Household Income (2008) $48,125 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 11.4%
Poverty Rate (2008) 12.7    Average wage per job $33,602
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 79.0 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.6%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 13.4    Average wage per job $36,060
 

 

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