Boone County vs. Kenton County

Boone County (KY)Kenton County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)131,533166,051
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.7%4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)118,815159,723
Population, Census, April 1, 2010118,811159,720
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.0%23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.5%14.4%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.5%
White alone, percent91.4%91.2%
Black or African American alone, percent3.6%4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Asian alone, percent2.6%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.3%3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.5%88.3%
Veterans, 2014-20188,58210,340
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.3%3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)50,04769,858
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.1%65.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$186,500$155,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,380$1,270
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$472$428
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$974$793
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.2%26.2%
Building permits, 2018702267
Households, 2014-201846,40463,529
Persons per household, 2014-20182.762.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.0%84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.4%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.9%89.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.2%83.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.8%89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.6%30.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.0%10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.2%5.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.9%67.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.2%63.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)446,2421,297,956
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,069,7281,674,796
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)21,688,206886,004
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,564,6401,331,664
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$20,797$8,235
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.623.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$75,043$61,606
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,433$31,811
Persons in poverty, percent6.4%10.4%
Total employer establishments, 20173,1103,157
Total employment, 201781,02756,608
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,412,1402,855,384
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.7%5.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,9709,977
All firms, 20128,88611,306
Men-owned firms, 20124,9006,451
Women-owned firms, 20122,6043,740
Minority-owned firms, 2012769912
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,55110,038
Veteran-owned firms, 20128051,247
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,4189,377
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%2.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.3%24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010482.3996.7
Land area in square miles, 2010246.36160.25

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Boone county (KY) and Kenton county (KY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.