Paducah, Kentucky


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Paducah
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Population 2000:26,307
Population 2002:25,577
Area codes:270
Land area:19.5 square miles
Foreign born:1.1
County:McCracken
Industries:Educational,health and social services (23.6%), Retail trade (14.6%), Manufacturing (11.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.0%).
Population growth:-730 (-2.77%)
Races
White Non-Hispanic:72.1%
Black:24.1%
Two or more races:1.6%
Hispanic:1.4%
American Indian:0.8%
Other race:0.5%
Marital Status
Now married:47.0%
Never married:22.2%
Divorced:15.4%
Widowed:12.4%
Separated:3.0%
Median
House value:$62,700
Household income:$26,137
Resident age:39.9 years
Paducah Compared to Kentucky State Average
Number of college students:below
Median house value:much below
Hispanic race population percentage:much below
Length of stay since moving in:much below
Black race population percentage:much above
Unemployed percentage:above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:below
Institutionalized population percentage:above
Foreign-born population percentage:much below
Population density:below
Median household income:below
Education
High school or higher:76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher:18.6%
Unemployed:7.7%
Graduate or professional degree:7.5%
Crime Statistics
2002 crime index:500.6 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 burglaries:318 (1193.7 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:148 (555.6 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:98 (367.9 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:51 (191.4 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:18 (67.6 per 100,000)
2002 murders:3 (11.3 per 100,000)
2002 larceny counts:1,312 (4924.9 per 100,000)
Ancestries
United States:11.9%
German:10.8%
English:9.4%
Irish:9.0%
Scotch-Irish:2.7%
French:2.1%
 

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Paducah, Kentucky ZIP Codes: 42001