Housing density: 1,082 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $108,908.
Median contract rent in 2022: $791 (lower quartile is $657, upper quartile is $958)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $789
Median gross rent in Okolona, KY in 2022: $935
Housing units in Okolona with a mortgage: 2,949 (501 second mortgage, 381 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,456
In family households: 580,435 (118,887 male householders, 70,095 female householders)
126,329 spouses, 205,111 children (190,669 natural, 5,126 adopted, 9,316 stepchildren), 18,004 grandchildren, 7,360 brothers or sisters, 5,615 parents, foster children, 8,500 other relatives, 17,409 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 146,508 (55,241 male householders (43,300 living alone)), 64,952 female householders (55,543 living alone)), 26,315 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 14,153 (8,529 institutionalized population)
98,371 married couples with children.
51,135 single-parent households (8,275 men, 42,860 women).
94.4% of residents of Okolona speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 1,479 (7.5%)
(32.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Okolona, Kentucky
3171995 to March 2000
911990 to 1994
501985 to 1989
71980 to 1984
241975 to 1979
171970 to 1974
121965 to 1969
36Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
German: 3,903 (24.6%)
Other: 3,243 (20.4%)
Irish: 2,569 (16.2%)
United States: 1,866 (11.8%)
English: 1,754 (11.0%)
French: 517 (3.3%)
Italian: 425 (2.7%)
Scotch-Irish: 362 (2.3%)
Dutch: 258 (1.6%)
Polish: 229 (1.4%)
Scottish: 204 (1.3%)
Swedish: 92 (0.6%)
Arab: 78 (0.5%)
Swiss: 58 (0.4%)
West Indian: 55 (0.3%)
Subsaharan African: 52 (0.3%)
Welsh: 49 (0.3%)
Norwegian: 45 (0.3%)
Russian: 39 (0.2%)
Portuguese: 28 (0.2%)
French Canadian: 25 (0.2%)
Czech: 12 (0.08%)
Hungarian: 8 (0.05%)
Danish: 7 (0.04%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Okolona:
39.5% (219)
Kentucky:
19.3% (15,511)
Philippines
Okolona:
8.8% (49)
Kentucky:
3.2% (2,532)
Venezuela
Okolona:
6.9% (38)
Kentucky:
0.5% (412)
Guatemala
Okolona:
6.5% (36)
Kentucky:
1.5% (1,174)
Korea
Okolona:
6.3% (35)
Kentucky:
4.7% (3,734)
Cuba
Okolona:
6.3% (35)
Kentucky:
3.1% (2,459)
Germany
Okolona:
6.1% (34)
Kentucky:
8.3% (6,658)
Jamaica
Okolona:
5.2% (29)
Kentucky:
0.7% (567)
United Kingdom
Okolona:
2.7% (15)
Kentucky:
4.0% (3,217)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Okolona:
2.7% (15)
Kentucky:
3.5% (2,816)
Russia
Okolona:
2.3% (13)
Kentucky:
1.5% (1,186)
Honduras
Okolona:
2.3% (13)
Kentucky:
0.6% (494)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13,898
Other state: 3,170
Northeast: 436
Midwest: 1,471
South: 980
West: 283
58% of Okolona residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Kentucky.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 51
Nursery to 4th grade: 35
5th and 6th grade: 94
7th and 8th grade: 205
9th grade: 193
10th grade: 260
11th grade: 160
12th grade, no diploma: 196
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,233
Less than 1 year of college: 444
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 769
Associate degree: 325
Bachelor's degree: 400
Master's degree: 153
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 25
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 28
5th and 6th grade: 41
7th and 8th grade: 392
9th grade: 202
10th grade: 327
11th grade: 210
12th grade, no diploma: 213
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,507
Less than 1 year of college: 517
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 933
Associate degree: 419
Bachelor's degree: 378
Master's degree: 155
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,174
One, attached: 83
Two: 52
3 or 4: 450
5 to 9: 930
10 to 19: 437
20 to 49: 182
50 or more: 139
Mobile homes: 36
Median worth of mobile homes: $63,731
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.6%