Editing Nelson County, Kentucky (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1790 = 11315
| 1800 = 9866
| 1810 = 14078
| 1820 = 16273
| 1830 = 14932
| 1840 = 13637
| 1850 = 14789
| 1860 = 15799
| 1870 = 14804
| 1880 = 16609
| 1890 = 16417
| 1900 = 16587
| 1910 = 16830
| 1920 = 16137
| 1930 = 16551
| 1940 = 18004
| 1950 = 19521
| 1960 = 22168
| 1970 = 23477
| 1980 = 27584
| 1990 = 29710
| 2000 = 37477
| 2010 = 43437
| 2020 = 46738
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 48706
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|access-date=March 13, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 19, 2014|archive-date=July 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717060613/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 19, 2014|archive-date=December 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226073904/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ky190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 19, 2014|archive-date=October 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013035315/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ky190090.txt|url-status=live}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> of 2010, 43,437 people inhabited the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |title=2010 Demographic Profile Data: Nelson County, Kentucky |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 13, 2011}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|102.4|/sqmi|/km2}}. Its 18,075 housing units averaged {{convert|42.6|/sqmi|/km2}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#Race|racial makeup]] of the county was 93.48% [[White American|White]] (90.93% [[Non-Hispanic Whites|non-Hispanic]]), 5.03% [[African American|Black or African American]], 0.12% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]], 0.78% from other races, and 1.62% from [[two or more races]]. About 2.04% of the population was [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race.

Of the 16,826 households, 36.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.09% were married couples living together, 13.19% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.35% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.37% were not families. Of all households, 24.41% were made up of individuals, and 8.09% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.01.

The age distribution was 25.98% under 18, 7.98% from 18 to 24, 26.47% from 25 to 44, 27.84% from 45 to 64, and 11.73% who were 65 or older. The median age was 37.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.60 males.

Income data for Kentucky locations from the 2010 Census have not yet been released. As of the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the county was $39,010, and for a family was $44,600. Males had a median income of $32,015 versus $21,838 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,120. About 10.00% of families and 12.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.70% of those under age 18 and 17.40% of those age 65 or over.