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End Notes REFERENCES AND DATA SOURCES U.S. Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2020 American Community Survey (ACS) 5 Year Estimates, Table S0101 – Age and Sex U.S. Census Bureau, Population of States and Counties of the United States, 1790 to 1990 as accessed at: https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/population-of-states-and-counties-us-1790-1990/population-of-states-and-counties-of-the-united-states-1790-1990.pdf U.S. Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2020 ACS 5 Year …

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POVERTY POPULATIONS AT RISK According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, 16.7% of persons over the age of 65 are living in poverty compared to 21.9% of children under the age of 18 in Pendleton County13,14. Female headed families with no husband present are 4 times more likely to experience poverty than male-headed families with …

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POVERTY TRENDS Pendleton County continues to experience a slightly higher proportion of residents living in poverty as compared with the nation overall with nearly 11% currently earning an insufficient wage but has a lower percentage than the average rate in the Commonwealth7. “Nearly 11% of Pendleton County residents live in poverty” Currently, Pendleton County residents …

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INCOME HOUSEHOLD According to the 2019 ACS 5-year estimates, the median household income for Pendleton County, was $56,0007. Household Income Rank Ky Counties County Rank Carroll 83 Gallatin 25 Owen 40 Pendleton 87 “Median household income is higher than the Kentucky average” Household income trends indicate that traditional married couple families earn more than non-traditional …

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HOUSING AGE According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, Pendleton County had a total of 6,381 housing units5. Of the housing units, 68.7% were single unit detached structures, 8.8% were multi-unit structures and 21.5% were mobile homes5.  The largest age groups of occupied homes were those built between 1990 and 1999 before the housing market …

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HOUSING COSTS According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, most of the homes in Pendleton County with a mortgage fall in-line with the rates seen across the state and nationally with more than half of those homes representing a mortgage cost of less than 20% of the household income6. On the far end of the …

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EDUCATION MEDIAIN INCOME The 2020 ACS 5-year estimates indicate a wide gap in income for persons without a high school education or equivalency and a subsequently higher poverty rate the less education one has achieved. According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, there is a direct correlation between poverty and level of educational achievement. “On …

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EDUCATION ATTAINMENT According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, more than 1/6th of the population in Pendleton County 25 years and older does not have a high school diploma or equivalency, (16.45%), significantly higher than the state and national averages at 12.84% and 11.47% respectively9. Of those who graduated high school or obtained an equivalency, …

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EMPLOYMENT Race/Ethnicity/Gender There is a significant difference in the unemployment rates between those who identify as white and those who identify as other race/ethnicity groups in Pendleton County. According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, those who identify as Hispanic are 6 times more likely to be unemployed than those who identify as “White Alone”8. …

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EMPLOYMENT COMMUTE More than 84% of Pendleton County residents commute to work alone in a truck, car, or van and less than 8% carpool7. Pendleton County workers have similar commutes to work as other Kentuckians overall. Unemployment rates in Pendleton County residents aged 16 and over continues to remain lower than the state and national …

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