Population
Calloway County, Kentucky is one of about 3,140 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 386 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 88.5 people per square mile. In 2003 the total population of Calloway County was estimated to be 34,671 while the population of the entire state of Kentucky was estimated at 4,117,827. In the period from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 its population is estimated to have changed by 1.4% while the state changed by 1.9%. Note that official recorded population counts of the 2000 census are 34,177 and 4,041,769 for the county and state respectively. In the decade prior to the last census (1990 to 2000) Calloway County's total population changed by 11.2% while Kentucky changed 9.6%.
Demographics
On the 2000 census, 93.5% of the population reported to be White and 3.6% African-American. Other races tallied; Native American: 0.2%, Asian: 1.3%, and Hawaiian/Pacific Island origin: Z. The Hispanic population (any origin) of Calloway County is 1.4%. 5.2% of the county's population spoke a language other than English while at home and foreign-born persons represented 2.7%. Of those that were age 25 and over at the time of the census 77.9% were high school graduates and 24.0% had a college Bachelor's degree or higher. 18.7% were under 18 years old while 15.0% were of retirement age, 65 years old and over. The number of persons reporting a disability was 6,882.
Calloway County had 13,862 households in 2000 with a median household income of $30,134 as compared to the Kentucky state-wide median family income of $33,672. The average income per person was $16,566 versus Kentucky's $18,093. Poverty levels for the county and state were 16.6% and 15.8%, respectively.
Home Owners - Real Estate
In 2002 there were 16,357 housing units in Calloway County with 16.9% of them in multi-unit structures. The home ownership rate was 68.4% and the median value of an owner-occupied home was $83,100. Across the entire state of Kentucky the the median value of an owner-occupied home was $86,700. In 2002, 103 building permits were authorized for home and/or apartment construction.
Business and Jobs
Residents of the county have an average commute time to work of 17.9 minutes. As of 2001 there were 770 private, non-farm, payroll-generating businesses in Calloway County. The total number of private, non-farm jobs was 11,831 which changed -1.2% in the period between 2000-2001. In 1997 Calloway County retail sales were 336,498,000. The total value of manufacturing shipments was 817,380,000.