New American Community Survey (ACS) Data Available for Oldham County
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a new nationwide survey designed to provide communities a fresh look at how they are changing. It is a critical element in the Census Bureau's reengineered decennial census program. The ACS collects information such as age, race, income, commute time to work, home value, veteran status, and other important data. As with the 2010 decennial census, information about individuals will remain confidential.
The ACS collects and produces population and housing information every year instead of every ten years. About three million housing unit addresses are selected annually, from across every county in the nation. Collecting data every year provides more up-to-date information throughout the decade about the U.S. population at the local community level.
Multiyear Estimates: In 2008, the ACS released its first multiyear estimates based on ACS data collected from 2005 through 2007. These three-year estimates are available for geographic areas with a population of 20,000 or more, including the nation, all states and the District of Columbia, all congressional districts, approximately 1,800 counties, and 900 metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, among others. American Community Survey (ACS) estimates are period estimates that describe the average characteristics of population and housing over the entire period of data collection. ACS estimates give equal weight to each month in the data collection period. No month or year is given a preference. The 2007 ACS 1-year estimates are averages of the characteristics of an area over the period from January 2007 to December 2007 because this is the period of time for which sample data were collected.
Download data for Oldham County:
Selected Demographic Characteristics of Oldham County, 2005-2007
Selected Economic Characteristics of Oldham County, 2005-2007
Selected Housing Characteristics of Oldham County, 2005-2007
Population and Housing Narrative Profile of Oldham County, 2005-2007
Data Highlights
HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES: From 2005-2007 there were 19,000 households in Oldham County. The average household size was 2.7 people.
Families made up 81 percent of the households in Oldham County. This figure includes both married-couple families (69 percent) and other families (13 percent). Nonfamily households made up 19 percent of all households in Oldham County. Most of the nonfamily households were people living alone, but some were composed of people living in households in which no one was related to the householder.
GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY: From 2005-2007, 85 percent of the people at least one year old living in Oldham County were living in the same residence one year earlier; 4 percent had moved during the past year from another residence in the same county, 8 percent from another county in the same state, 3 percent from another state, and less than 0.5 percent from abroad.
OCCUPIED HOUSING UNIT CHARACTERISTICS: From 2005-2007, Oldham County had 19,000 occupied housing units - 16,000 (85 percent) owner occupied and 2,800 (15 percent) renter occupied. Four percent of the households did not have telephone service and 2 percent of the households did not have access to a car, truck, or van for private use. Multi Vehicle households were not rare. Forty-seven percent had two vehicles and another 31 percent had three or more.
HOUSING COSTS: The median monthly housing costs for mortgaged owners was $1,524, nonmortgaged owners $408, and renters $675. Twenty-seven percent of owners with mortgages, 10 percent of owners without mortgages, and 36 percent of renters in Oldham County spent 30 percent or more of household income on housing.
TRAVEL TO WORK: Eighty-six percent of Oldham County workers drove to work alone from 2005-2007, 9 percent carpooled, 1 percent took public transportation, and 2 percent used other means. The remaining 3 percent worked at home. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.1 minutes to get to work.
INCOME: The median income of households in Oldham County was $70,615. Eighty-nine percent of the households received earnings and 20 percent received retirement income other than Social Security. Twenty-two percent of the households received Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,990. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.