1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1 040 Kentucky URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE Total population............................................... 3,685,296 Urban population.................................................... 1,910,028 Percent of total population..................................... 51.8 Rural population.................................................... 1,775,268 Percent of total population..................................... 48.2 Farm population................................................... 174,204 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.................... 918,315 Preprimary school................................................... 50,611 Elementary or high school........................................... 655,831 Percent in private school......................................... 8.6 College............................................................. 211,873 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Persons 25 years and over......................................... 2,333,833 Less than 9th grade................................................. 442,579 9th to 12th grade, no diploma....................................... 383,278 High school graduate................................................ 741,012 Some college, no degree............................................. 354,227 Associates degree................................................... 94,610 Bachelor's degree................................................... 189,539 Graduate or professional degree..................................... 128,588 Percent high school graduate or higher.............................. 64.6 Percent bachelor's degree or higher................................. 13.6 RESIDENCE IN 1985 Persons 5 years and over...................................... 3,434,955 Lived in same house................................................. 1,948,241 Lived in different house in U.S..................................... 1,460,657 Same State........................................................ 1,182,384 Same county..................................................... 896,158 Different county................................................ 286,226 Different State................................................... 278,273 Lived abroad........................................................ 26,057 DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS Persons 16 to 64 years........................................ 2,320,796 With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 126,523 With a mobility limitation........................................ 75,573 With a self-care limitation....................................... 85,113 With a work disability.............................................. 265,257 In labor force.................................................. 75,743 Prevented from working............................................ 168,864 Persons 65 years and over..................................... 441,885 With a mobility or self-care limitation............................. 110,506 With a mobility limitation........................................ 91,479 With a self-care limitation....................................... 61,330 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 2 040 Kentucky CHILDREN EVER BORN PER 1,000 WOMEN Women 15 to 24 years................................................ 354 Women 25 to 34 years................................................ 1,434 Women 35 to 44 years................................................ 2,009 VETERAN STATUS Civilian veterans 16 years and over................................. 380,610 65 years and over................................................. 97,816 NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH Native population................................................... 3,651,177 Percent born in state of residence.............................. 78.1 Foreign-born population............................................. 34,119 Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990..................................... 13,789 LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME Persons 5 years and over........................................ 3,434,955 Speak a language other than English................................. 86,482 Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 29,423 Speak Spanish..................................................... 31,293 Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 10,890 Speak Asian or Pacific Island language............................ 12,294 Do not speak English 'very well'................................ 6,135 ANCESTRY Total ancestries reported......................................... 3,742,014 Arab................................................................ 5,147 Austrian............................................................ 2,954 Belgian............................................................. 1,242 Canadian............................................................ 2,228 Czech............................................................... 3,918 Danish.............................................................. 3,888 Dutch............................................................... 79,575 English............................................................. 552,826 Finnish............................................................. 1,405 French (except Basque).............................................. 92,721 French Canadian..................................................... 10,119 German.............................................................. 798,352 Greek............................................................... 4,060 Hungarian........................................................... 5,819 Irish............................................................... 696,286 Italian............................................................. 55,582 Lithuanian.......................................................... 1,726 Norwegian........................................................... 7,355 Polish.............................................................. 24,487 Portuguese.......................................................... 1,275 Romanian............................................................ 1,081 Russian............................................................. 6,435 Scotch-Irish........................................................ 89,822 1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 3 040 Kentucky Scottish............................................................ 65,638 Slovak.............................................................. 5,017 Subsaharan African.................................................. 2,500 Swedish............................................................. 16,447 Swiss............................................................... 10,901 Ukrainian........................................................... 1,582 United States or American........................................... 609,795 Welsh............................................................... 21,128 West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)...................... 1,904 Yugoslavian......................................................... 1,514 Other ancestries.................................................... 557,285