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Kentucky demographics

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Kentucky.

Population: 4,494,141
Median age: 39.0
Median household income: 55,454

Kentucky population: 4,494,141

Population

20214,494,141
20204,461,952
20194,449,052
20184,440,204
20174,424,376
20164,411,989
20154,397,353
20144,383,272
20134,361,333
20124,340,167
20114,316,040
20104,285,828
20094,252,000

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Demographic and housing estimates in Kentucky

Total population
Total population4,494,141
Male2,223,783
Female2,270,358
Population by age
Total population4,494,141
Under 5 years270,859
5 to 9 years279,548
10 to 14 years295,536
15 to 19 years296,028
20 to 24 years298,606
25 to 34 years581,740
35 to 44 years560,926
45 to 54 years573,036
55 to 59 years308,608
60 to 64 years294,403
65 to 74 years450,280
75 to 84 years209,934
85 years and over74,637
Median age (years)39.0
Under 18 years1,021,909
16 years and over3,588,209
18 years and over3,472,232
21 years and over3,286,659
62 years and over906,249
65 years and over734,851
Population by race
Total population4,494,141
One race4,335,263
   White3,842,383
   Black or African American361,703
   American Indian and Alaska Native7,114
   Asian68,737
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander3,961
   Some other race51,365
Two or more races158,878
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population3,378,375
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,647,932
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,730,443

Social characteristics in Kentucky

Households by type
Total households1,748,475
Family households (families)834,674
Married-couple family118,029
Male householder, no wife present, family320,328
Female householder, no husband present, family231,157
Nonfamily households475,444
Average household size525,440
Average family size2.50

Economic characteristics in Kentucky

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households1,748,475
Less than $10,000130,824
$10,000 to $14,99992,428
$15,000 to $24,999169,926
$25,000 to $34,999173,501
$35,000 to $49,999229,602
$50,000 to $74,999311,614
$75,000 to $99,999218,767
$100,000 to $149,999245,894
$150,000 to $199,99990,904
$200,000 or more85,015
Median household income (dollars)55,454

Housing characteristics in Kentucky

Housing occupancy
Total housing units1,988,420
Occupied housing units1,748,475
Vacant housing units239,945
Units in structure
Total housing units1,988,420
1-unit, detached1,347,942
1-unit, attached52,943
2 units57,352
3 or 4 units86,727
5 to 9 units89,045
10 to 19 units67,218
20 or more units66,164
Mobile home219,600
Boat, RV, van, etc.1,429
Year structure built
Total housing units1,988,420
Built 2014 or later3,812
Built 2010 to 2013140,873
Built 2000 to 2009282,446
Built 1990 to 1999331,649
Built 1980 to 1989246,027
Built 1970 to 1979320,954
Built 1960 to 1969209,620
Built 1950 to 1959178,277
Built 1940 to 194985,258
Built 1939 or earlier189,504
Rooms
Total housing units1,988,420
1 room28,987
2 rooms33,364
3 rooms140,483
4 rooms307,604
5 rooms428,985
6 rooms364,049
7 rooms256,692
8 rooms176,727
9 rooms or more251,529
Median rooms5.7
Bedrooms
Total housing units1,988,420
No bedroom31,294
1 bedroom160,171
2 bedrooms512,985
3 bedrooms900,847
4 bedrooms305,443
5 or more bedrooms77,680
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units1,748,475
Owner-occupied1,185,302
Renter-occupied563,173
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.58
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.33
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units1,748,475
Moved in 2017 or later166,881
Moved in 2015 to 2016494,449
Moved in 2010 to 2014284,160
Moved in 2000 to 2009364,485
Moved in 1990 to 1999213,097
Moved in 1989 and earlier225,403
Value
Owner-occupied units1,185,302
Less than $50,000131,838
$50,000 to $99,999211,183
$100,000 to $149,999224,793
$150,000 to $199,999206,876
$200,000 to $299,999217,062
$300,000 to $499,999139,988
$500,000 to $999,99945,177
$1,000,000 or more8,385
Median (dollars)155,100
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units1,185,302
Housing units with a mortgage679,202
Housing units without a mortgage506,100
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent513,022
Less than $50074,011
$500 to $999284,316
$1,000 to $1,499124,402
$1,500 to $1,99922,730
$2,000 to $2,4994,629
$2,500 to $2,9991,021
$3,000 or more1,913
Median (dollars)826
No rent paid50,151

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