Simpson County, Kentucky
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Kentucky Department for Health Services: 275 East Main Street, Frankfort
Population:
- Total Population: 16,405
- Males: 8,059
- Females: 8,346
Ethnicity:
- White: 14,392
- Black/African American: 1,741
- Hispanic: 41
- Native American/Eskimo: 19
- Asian: 86
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 5
- 2 or more: 121
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (14,760)
- Spanish (175)
- German (110)
- French (30)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 195
- India (59)
- Canada (30)
- Germany (25)
- France (15)
- Korea (12)
- Vietnam (11)
- Poland (9)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (6,145)
- United Methodist Church, The (1,183)
- Churches of Christ (1,106)
- Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches (240)
- Catholic Church (238)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 5,899
- Sensory: 468
- Physical: 1,508
- Mental: 721
- Self-care: 401
- Go outside home: 1,204
- Employment: 1,491
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 166
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 6,415
- Utility gas: 3,059
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,306
- Electricity: 1,809
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 136
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 72
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 18
- No fuel used: 15
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 12,104
- No vehicle: 964
- 1 or more vehicle: 11,140
Education Attainment:
- No School: 80
- No High School: 1,250
- Some High School: 1,488
- High School: 4,384
- Some College: 1,717
- Associate's Degree: 485
- College Degree: 750
- Master's Degree: 342
- Professional Degree: 127
- Doctoral Degree: 57
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 6,415
- Owners with phone: 4,519
- Owners without phone: 86
- Renters with phone: 1,619
- Renters without phone: 191
10 closest counties:
- Sumner County, Tennessee
- Warren County, Kentucky
- Logan County, Kentucky
- Robertson County, Tennessee
- Allen County, Kentucky
- Butler County, Kentucky
- Trousdale County, Tennessee
- Davidson County, Tennessee
- Todd County, Kentucky
- Macon County, Tennessee
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
42134, 42135
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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