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Population (year 2000): 26,307. Estimated
population in July 2005: 25,575 (-2.8% change)
Males: 11,964 (45.5%), Females: 14,343 (54.5%)
McCracken County
Zip codes:
42001,
42003.
Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $26,137 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,700 (year 2000)
Races in Paducah:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.1%)
- Black (24.1%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (11.9%), German
(10.8%), English (9.4%), Irish (9.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%),
French (2.1%).
Land area: 19.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Paducah
- High school or higher: 76.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Paducah city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 47.0%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 15.4%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,161 (-4.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Paducah:
- LOURDES HOSP (1530 LONE OAK RD)
- WESTERN BAPTIST HOSP (2501 KENTUCKY AV)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Paducah:
- MASSAC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
METROPOLIS, IL)
- JACKSON PURCHASE MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
MAYFIELD, KY)
- MARSHALL CO HOSP (about 26 miles; BENTON, KY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Paducah:
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 10 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 54 miles; MARION,
IL; ID: MWA)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 65 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paducah:
- WEST KENTUCKY AIRPARK (about 10 miles; PADUCAH, KY;
ID: FIO)
- METROPOLIS MUNI (about 12 miles; METROPOLIS, IL; ID:
M30)
- MAYFIELD GRAVES COUNTY (about 22 miles; MAYFIELD,
KY; ID: M25)
Colleges/Universities in Paducah:
- PADUCAH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,830; Location: PO BOX 7380; Public;
Website: www.pccky.com)
- WEST KENTUCKY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 935; Location: 5200 BLANDVILLE RD; Public;
Website: www.wkytech.com)
- PADUCAH TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
139; Location: 509 SOUTH 30TH STREET; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.ptc-ky.com)
- PADUCAH BEAUTY SCHOOL (Location: 124 S FOURTH
ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Paducah:
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MURRAY, KY;
Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 55 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 58 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 59
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 93 miles;
EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
Public high schools in Paducah:
- LONE OAK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 790;
Location: 225 JOHN ROBINSON DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PADUCAH TILGHMAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 778;
Location: 2400 WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- REIDLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 520;
Location: 5349 OLD BENTON RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Paducah:
- ST MARY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 193; Location:
1243 ELMDALE ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- OPEN DOOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 33;
Location: 227 FARLEY PLACE; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Paducah:
- HENDRON LONE OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
673; Location: 2501 MARSHALL AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- PADUCAH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 662;
Location: 342 LONE OAK RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LONE OAK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 641;
Location: 300 CUMBERLAND AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LONE OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 614;
Location: 301 CUMBERLAND AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 582;
Location: 3401 BUCKNER LANE; Grades: KG - 05)
- FARLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 577;
Location: 1250 HUSBANDS RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- REIDLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 453;
Location: 5347 BENTON RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CONCORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 423;
Location: 5184 HINKLEVILLE RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- MCNABB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 402;
Location: 21ST & PARK AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- REIDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 378;
Location: 5741 BENTON RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Paducah:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 384;
Location: 377 HIGHLAND BLVD; Grades: PK - 5)
- COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 254;
Location: 3230 BUCKNER LANE; Grades: KG - 11)
- ST. MARY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 164;
Location: 1243 ELMDALE ROAD; Grades: 6 - 8)
- ST JOHN ELEMENTARY (Students: 72; Location:
7450 ST JOHN CHURCH DR; Grades: PK - 5)
- SPEEDWELL MONTESSORI (Students: 23; Location:
1907 KENTUCKY AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Paducah:
- MCCRACKEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $1,350,577; Location: 555 WASHINGTON STREET;
97,594 books; 3,374 audio materials; 3,886 video
materials; 327 serial subscriptions)
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