Marshall County, Kentucky

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Marshall County is one of the 120 county of Kentucky, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. It is home to over 30125 people (2000 census). As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 31189, making it Kentucky's 33rd largest county. The county extends throughout a territory of 340.32 mi˛ (881.42 square kilometre ), of which, 304.89 square miles (789.66 square kilometre) of it is land and 35.43 square miles (91.76 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 54th largest in terms of geographical size. It is ranks third in the size of its inland waterways in Kentucky.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 30125 people, 12412 households, and 8993 families residing in the county. The population density was 98.8 people per square mile (38.15/km˛), making it the 26th most densely populated county in Kentucky. There were 14730 housing units at an average density of 48.3 per square mile (18.65/km˛). The average household size was 2.38 persons, and the average family size was 2.83 persons. In the county Age distribution was 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 31189, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 30580 White, 223 Black or African American, 70 American Indian, 62 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 251 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35573, making it the 31st highest county by median household income in Kentucky. The median income for a family in the county was $43670, it would be the 22nd highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The per capita income for the county was $18069, making it the 25th highest county by per capita income in Kentucky.

In 2000, 6568 pupils and students, of which 3368 are male and 3200 are female, 21.8% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 390 nursery or pri school, 353 kindergarten, 3237 elementary school, 1532 high school and 1056 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Benton City	Marshall County	3.94	3.94	0	4197	1065.3	18660	35250
2	Calvert City City	Marshall County	13.93	13.88	0.05	2701	194.5	22473	41107
3	Hardin City	Marshall County	0.59	0.59	0	564	954.8	11690	20833

Year	Population
April 2000 census	30125
April 2000 Estimate	30125
July 2000 Estimate	30121
July 2001 Estimate	30123
July 2002 Estimate	30205
July 2003 Estimate	30394
July 2004 Estimate	30547
July 2005 Estimate	30705
July 2006 Estimate	30960
July 2007 Estimate	31164
July 2008 Estimate	31189

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	129	261	390
Kindergarten	175	178	353
Elementary school	1709	1528	3237
High school	803	729	1532
College or graduate school	552	504	1056

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Marshall County, Kentucky	$35573	$43670	$18069
Kentucky, United States	$33672	$40939	$18093
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587