Fact Sheet #1

Oldham Ahead is analyzing the 2000 Census Data and drafting a series of Fact Sheets to provide citizens and government leaders some insights, comparisons, and perspectives of the data that might not be available otherwise. We have included our third fact sheet below. If you would like copies of the fact sheets in Word Document format, contact us at OldhamAhead@aol.com.

Purpose: To provide 2000 Oldham County Census data with comparisons of 1990 Census results as well as comparisons of Oldham County with other Kentucky counties for selected census data. Some views of the data provide perspectives that may allow stronger county arguments for additional state and federal infrastructure funding as well as aid in county economic development efforts. The data may also assist in the revision of the county’s comprehensive plan, Outlook 2020.

Data Sources: Data were obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau website (www.census.gov) and the Kentucky State Data Center website (www.cbpa.louisville.edu/ksdc/). The State Data Center Program is a cooperative effort among the University of Louisville, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the U.S. Census Bureau. Oldham Ahead has extracted Oldham County-unique data and compiled the data into one document for ease of use. The data reflect the first of several releases over the next few years from the Census Bureau.

Facts: The initial Census Bureau data for the Commonwealth of Kentucky were released on March 20, 2001. Oldham County's official 2000 population was 46,178 which represent a 38.8 percent increase over the 1990 county population of 33,263.

In terms of percentage growth, Oldham County ranked 5th in the State, although for counties with a 1990 population of 20,000 or more, Oldham County ranked 2nd behind Boone County, which grew 49.3%.

County	2000	1990	Change	% Chg	Rank
Spencer	11,766	6,801	4,965	73	1
Boone	85,991	57,589	28,402	49.3	2
Gallatin	7,870	5,393	2,477	45.9	3
Grant	22,384	15,737	6,647	42.2	4
Oldham	46,178	33,263	12,915	38.8	5
Scott	33,061	23,867	9,194	38.5	6
Shelby	33,337	24,824	8,513	34.3	7
Trimble	8,125	6,090	2,035	33.4	8
Anderson	19,111	14,571	4,540	31.2	9
Menifee	6,556	5,092	1,464	28.8	10

Only four of the top ten counties in percentage growth had 1990 populations of 20,000 or more. Oldham County ranks second behind Boone County for those counties.

Percentage Rates of Growth 1990-2000 for Counties with 1990 Population Exceeding 20,000

The overall population growth of 12,915 recorded since the 1990 census placed Oldham County 7th among the Commonwealth's 120 counties. Included below are the top eleven counties in terms of net gains since 1990 (for counties with gains of 8,000 or more residents).

County	2000	1990	Chg.	Rank
Fayette	260,512	225,366	35,146	1
Jefferson	693,604	664,937	28,667	2
Boone	85,991	57,589	28,402	3
Warren	92,522	76,673	15,849	4
Bullitt	61,236	47,567	13,669	5
Madison	70,872	57,508	13,364	6
Oldham	46,178	33,263	12,915	7
Kenton	151,464	142,031	9,433	8
Scott	33,061	23,867	9,194	9
Jessamine	39,041	30,508	8,533	10
Shelby	33,337	24,824	8,513	11

Census data released on March 20, 2001 also included the following race and age data for Oldham County:

NOTE: Data not adjusted based on the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expplu.html.
Subject	All ages		18 years and over
Subject	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

RACE

Total population	46,178	100.0	33,534	100.0
One race	45,732	99.0	33,318	99.4
White	43,230	93.6	31,271	93.3
Black or African American	1,943	4.2	1,677	5.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	98	0.2	70	0.2
Asian	201	0.4	138	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6	0.0	5	0.0
Some other race	254	0.6	157	0.5
Two or more races	446	1.0	216	0.6

	All Ages		18 and Over
	Number	%	Number	%
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

Total population	46,178	100.0	33,534	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	602	1.3	375	1.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	45,576	98.7	33,159	98.9
One race	45,179	97.8	32,964	98.3
White	42,921	92.9	31,075	92.7
Black or African American	1,933	4.2	1,670	5.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	90	0.2	67	0.2
Asian	200	0.4	137	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	5	0.0	4	0.0
Some other race	30	0.1	11	0.0
Two or more races	397	0.9	195	0.6

The Table below depicts the 2000 population and general age data of residents of Oldham County’s cities, with a comparison to 1990 census data where available.

The percentage of children (ages less than 18) varies greatly between Oldham County’s cities—from a 14.3% of Buckner’s population to 41.9% Orchard Grass Hill’s population. The overall county population percentage of children is 27.4% for 2000. (The current release of Census Data does not break age groups further than 18 and over and under).

The more detailed breakouts by race and age shown above for the county are also available on the Census Bureau website (www.census.gov) for each of the county's cities.

Oldham County City	2000 Census Population	1990 Census Population	Percent Increase	2000 Population 18 years and Over	% 18 years and Over	% Less than 18 years
Buckner	4,000	--	--	3,428	85.7	14.3
Crestwood	1,999	1,435	32.3	1,481	74	26
Goshen	907	--	--	586	64.6	35.4
La Grange	5,676	3,853	47.3	4,062	71.6	28.4
Orchard Grass Hills	1,031	1,058	-2.6	670	58.1	41.9
Park Lake City	537	263	104.2	332	61.8	38.2
Pewee Valley	1,436	1,283	11.9	1,097	76.3	23.7
Prospect	93	--	--	N/A	N/A	N/A
River Bluff	402	452	-11.1	289	71.8	28.2

Note: Buckner, Goshen, and Prospect were not included as Oldham County cities for the 1990 census.

Children under 18 comprise 24.6% of Kentucky’s population. Children comprise 27.4% of Oldham County’s population, down from 28.6% in 1990. Oldham County ranks 11^th in the State for counties with the highest percentage of children.

The under-18 population in the county grew from 9,529 in 1990 to 12,644 in 2000—a 32.6% increase. In contrast, the Kentucky under-18 population increased by a net total of only 40,724 the past decade, an increase of 4.2%. Oldham County’s percentage of adults is somewhat skewed due to large adult population of inmates incarcerated at the Kentucky State Reformatory. 2000 Census data is not available to factor in that population segment, but the 1990 institutionalized population for the county was 1,910.

For counties with 2000 populations of 30,000 or more, Oldham County ranked only behind Boone, Christian, Nelson, and Hardin Counties for counties with the highest percentage of children.

Counties with Largest Percentage Population Under 18
	2000 Census
County	2000 Pop	Under 18	% of Pop Under 18	2000 Rank
Meade	26,349	7,839	29.8	1
Boone	85,991	24,644	28.7	2
Grant	22,384	6,425	28.7	2
Gallatin	7,870	2,247	28.6	4
Pendleton	14,390	4,084	28.4	5
Christian	72,265	20,459	28.3	6
McCreary	17,080	4,729	27.7	7
Magoffin	13,332	3,570	27.7	7
Nelson	37,477	10,372	27.7	7
Hardin	94,174	25,963	27.6	10
Oldham	46,176	12,644	27.4	11

Oldham County's population per square mile increased from 175.8 in 1990 (10th in the State) to 244.06 in 2000 (8th in the State). Of the ten most densely populated counties in the Commonwealth, only Jefferson, Fayette, and Boone Counties absorbed more people per square mile than Oldham County the past ten years. (Note: The table below was computed using 2000 population data and 1990 population and land area information from the 1990 Census. The official table is not available yet from the Census Bureau, but assuming land areas have not changed, the data are accurate).

County	Sq Mile	2000 Pop	Pop Per Sq Mi	2000 Rank	Change per sq mile 1990-2000
Jefferson	385.1	693,604	1,801.1	1	74.5
Kenton	162.6	15,1464	931.51	2	57.91
Fayette	284.5	26,0512	915.68	3	123.58
Campbell	151.6	88,616	584.5	4	31.2
Boone	246.3	85,991	349.1	5	115.3
Boyd	160.2	49,752	310.56	6	-8.74
McCracken	251.1	65,514	260.9	7	10.5
Oldham	189.2	46,178	244.06	8	68.26
Jessamine	173.2	39,041	225.4	9	49.2
Daviess	462.4	91,545	197.98	10	9.48
Warren	545.2	92,522	169.7	11	29.1

The Census Bureau uses Census Tracts to further stratify census data. All 11 Oldham County’s Census Tracts experienced growth the past ten years. The table below provides detailed data, while the Census Tract Map provides a geographic perspective of the county’s growth the last decade.

Census Tract	General Area Description*	2000 Census	1990 Census	Change 1990-2000	% Change
301	Westport/L’Espirit	1,941	1,583	358	22.6
302	Buckner	4,162	2,202	1,960	89
303	LaGrange	6,093	4,707	1,386	29.4
304	Ballardsville/ Centerfield	7,466	4,856	2,610	53.7
305.01	Pewee Valley	3,827	3,536	291	8.2
305.02	Crestwood (S. Rt 22)	3,431	1,864	1,567	84
306.01	Crestwood (West)	4,529	3,599	930	25.8
306.02	Crestwood (N. Rt 22)	3,885	2,921	964	33
307	Brownsboro/N.Oldham	4,847	3,037	1,810	59.6
308.01	Prospect	1,687	1,413	274	19.4
308.02	Goshen	4,310	3,545	765	21.6
	Total	46,178	33,363	12,915	38.7

* Note: The Census Bureau does not use general area descriptions for Census Tracts. We have added the descriptions to aid in identifying the general areas included in the tracts.