Kentucky vs. Indiana
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Kentucky Indiana
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 4,467,673 6,732,219 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.0% 3.8% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 4,339,333 6,484,051 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 4,339,367 6,483,802 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.6% 23.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.4% 15.8% Female persons, percent 50.7% 50.7% White alone, percent 87.6% 85.1% Black or African American alone, percent 8.4% 9.8% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.4% Asian alone, percent 1.6% 2.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.8% 7.1% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 84.3% 78.9% Veterans, 2014-2018 273,675 390,220 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.8% 5.2% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,995,182 2,903,554 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 67.0% 68.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $135,300 $135,400 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,158 $1,130 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $370 $401 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $741 $807 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 18.0% 18.5% Building permits, 2018 13,826 21,480 Households, 2014-2018 1,728,681 2,553,818 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.49 2.53 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.5% 85.1% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 5.5% 8.6% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.3% 87.2% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.5% 77.6% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.7% 88.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 23.6% 25.9% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 13.1% 9.8% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.7% 9.7% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.9% 63.8% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 54.7% 59.1% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 7,500,115 13,076,602 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 26,264,745 42,493,117 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 129,284,438 242,763,842 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 71,745,899 81,173,422 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 54,869,978 85,857,962 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,526 $13,133 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.3 23.6 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $48,392 $54,325 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,948 $28,461 Persons in poverty, percent 16.9% 13.1% Total employer establishments, 2017 91,241 148,377 Total employment, 2017 1,625,006 2,779,124 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 67,733,358 122,892,875 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.4% 2.2% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 291,230 415,261 All firms, 2012 331,546 479,059 Men-owned firms, 2012 184,154 253,533 Women-owned firms, 2012 106,011 162,798 Minority-owned firms, 2012 27,258 61,252 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 296,155 405,090 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 33,208 45,174 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 282,704 412,543 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 1.8% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 1.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.6% 26.8% Population per square mile, 2010 109.9 181.0 Land area in square miles, 2010 39,486.34 35,826.11
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kentucky and Indiana using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
