Economy Likely Behind Rise in KY Population
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Kentucky population is increasing while the number of youth is on the decline.
Kentucky population is increasing while the number of youth is on the decline, which my point to a booming economy, suggests State Rep. Killian Timoney.
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Economy Likely Behind Rise in KY Population
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Kentucky population is increasing while the number of youth is on the decline, which my point to a booming economy, suggests State Rep. Killian Timoney.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipKentucky's population is rising, but not due to birth numbers.
In fact, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, the number of youth in the state is down from 2010 to 2020.
Kentucky saw an overall population boost of more than 160,000.
However, during that same time period, Kentucky's youth population dropped just 7000.
Representative Killian Timoney of Nicholas Vale, a state representative, noted that the population increase could be the result of economic development in the Commonwealth.
As a geography teacher, I used to talk about push, push factors and pull factors.
So obviously economically we are you could derive from your data that if they're not kids being born, but our population is increasing, it's for economic reasons.
The data on that is pretty limited right now though, so we need to work more closely with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.
The Kentucky Center for Statistics also noted that their data showed an increase in Kentuckians median income.
It now sits at just over $55,000 a year.
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