Rockcastle County Information
Rockcastle in
Kentucky occupies
318 square miles and has a 2006 population of
16,857, a change from a 2000 population of
16,582 and
14,803 in 1990.
12.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14% percent is 25-35, and
15.4% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
16 acts of violent crime reported in
Rockcastle in 2004, a change from
reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
522 people:
6.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.8%.
Read more about
Rockcastle, Kentucky in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Rockcastle | |
| State | Kentucky | |
| Land Area | 318 sq. miles | Ranked 2,805 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 16,857 | Ranked 1,978 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 16,781 | |
| Population 2000 | 16,582 | Ranked 1,986 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 14,803 | Ranked 2,000 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 99.2% | |
| African American | .2% | |
| Asian American | .1% | |
| Native American | .1% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.4% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.3% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.3% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 16 | |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 2 | |
| Robberies | 4 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 10 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 171 | |
| Burglaries | 64 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 89 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 18 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 7,613 | 7,127 |
| Unemployed Population | 522 | 342 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.9% | 4.8% |
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