Mason County, Kentucky

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Mason County, Kentucky is a county of the United States of Kentucky. In 2000, county's population was 16800 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 17414, giving it the 63rd largest population among Kentucky's county. The county extends throughout a territory of 246.6 square miles (638.69 square kilometre ), of which, 241.11 square miles (624.47 square kilometre) of it is land and 5.49 square miles (14.22 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 31st smallest by size in Kentucky.


As of the census of 2000, there were 16800 people, 6847 households, and 4698 families residing in the county. The population density was 69.7 people per square mile (26.91/kmē), it would be the 50th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. There were 7754 housing units at an average density of 32.2 per square mile (12.43/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.41 persons, and the average family size was 2.92 persons. In the county Age distribution was 24.1% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 17414, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 15857 White, 1208 Black or African American, 25 American Indian, 109 Asian, 10 Native Hawaiian, and 205 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30195, it is the 61st highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The median income for a family in the county was $37257, making it the 53rd highest county by median family income in Kentucky. The per capita income for the county was $16589, it would be the 45th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

In 2000, 3816 pupils and students, of which 1937 are male and 1879 are female, 22.71% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 216 nursery or pri school, 243 kindergarten, 1858 elementary school, 901 high school and 598 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	Germantown City	Bracken County, Mason County	0.27	0.27	0	190	703.5	16973	27500
2	Dover City	Mason County	0.5	0.49	0.01	316	640.8	12187	33125
3	Maysville City	Mason County	22.25	19.91	2.34	8993	451.6	16836	27813
4	Sardis City	Mason County	0.49	0.49	0	149	305.1	9881	14886

Year	Population
April 2000 census	16800
April 2000 Estimate	16803
July 2000 Estimate	16785
July 2001 Estimate	16796
July 2002 Estimate	16809
July 2003 Estimate	16696
July 2004 Estimate	16769
July 2005 Estimate	16884
July 2006 Estimate	17117
July 2007 Estimate	17227
July 2008 Estimate	17414

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	68	148	216
Kindergarten	123	120	243
Elementary school	1004	854	1858
High school	489	412	901
College or graduate school	253	345	598

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Mason County, Kentucky	$30195	$37257	$16589
Kentucky, United States	$33672	$40939	$18093
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587