2024 ACS PUMS
Kentucky Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Kentucky, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Kentucky is home to 4,588,372 people across 35 PUMAs, with a median household income of $64,976 and a median age of 39.6.
4,588,372
Population
$64,976
Median HH income
27.9%
Bachelor's+
$210,000
Median home value
Kentucky at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Economic | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $64,976 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $82,235 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $53,914 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $30,458 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 15.2% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 60.4% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 38.3 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $1,636 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 21.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $684 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $26 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $34,408 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 285.1 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $3,425 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $1,985 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $402 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $3,972 | $3,799 |
| Education | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.9% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 88.9% | 89.9% |
| Work | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 9.5% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 2.8% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 1.5% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 1.9% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| Science | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 2.0% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 5.6% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 7.2% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 2.0% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 3.5% | 2.9% |
| Production | 9.1% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 9.6% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 6.4% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 14.2% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 11.6% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 5.9% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 8.7% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 9.0% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 12.5% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 2.0% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 9.1% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Health | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 7.0% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 62.3% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 44.1% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 18.9% | 14.1% |
| Commute | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 24 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 86.5% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 0.6% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 9.3% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 29.3 | 30.9 |
| Housing | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $210,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $993 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 27.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 68.2% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1980 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 7.1% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 68.5% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 93.8% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $160 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $400 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $70 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 52.4 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $150 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,000 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $800 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $920 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $300 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $1,450 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $480 | $577 |
| Demographics | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,588,372 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 39.6 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 48.9% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.5% | 20.0% |
| Black | 7.0% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,392 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.9 | 2 |
Kentucky's 35 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Kentucky's 35 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
98,199 – 106,303
106,303 – 112,858
112,858 – 128,868
128,868 – 142,859
142,859 – 155,175
155,175 – 198,451
All PUMAs in Kentucky
Purchase Area Development District198,451Barren River Area Development District (Outer)183,341Northern Kentucky Area Development District (North Central)--Kenton County174,520Lincoln Trail Area Development District (East/West)174,166Northern Kentucky Area Development District (Outer)163,534KIPDA Area Development District (Central)--Louisville/Jefferson Co (Southwest)155,175Barren River Area Development District (Central)--Warren County148,136KIPDA Area Development District (Northeast)147,058Bluegrass Area Development District (Northeast)147,006Northern Kentucky Area Development District (Northwest)--Boone County144,337Buffalo Trace & Gateway Area Development Districts143,461KIPDA Area Development District (Central)--Louisville/Jefferson Co (South Central)142,859KIPDA Area Development District (Central)--Louisville/Jefferson Co (Southeast)140,152FIVCO Area Development District133,971KIPDA Area Development District (Central)--Louisville/Jefferson Co (Northwest)133,218Big Sandy Area Development District131,853Bluegrass Area Development District (South)129,404Bluegrass Area Development District (West)128,868Bluegrass Area Development District (Southeast)128,036KIPDA Area Development District (Central)--Louisville/Jefferson Co (Northeast)120,562Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North)117,117Cumberland Valley Area Development District (South)116,289Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (Central)113,956Lincoln Trail Area Development District (Central)--Hardin County112,858Green River Area Development District (Outer)112,118Lake Cumberland Area Development District (West)110,326Cumberland Valley Area Development District (North)110,038Pennyrile Area Development District (South)107,989KIPDA Area Development District (South)106,710Pennyrile Area Development District (North)106,303Green River Area Development District (Central)--Daviess County104,344Lake Cumberland Area Development District (East)102,329KIPDA Area Development District (Central)--Louisville/Jefferson Co (North Central)102,272Kentucky River Area Development District99,416Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (South)98,199
Kentucky Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Kentucky?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 people, represented across 35 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Kentucky?+
The median household income in Kentucky is $64,976 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Kentucky?+
27.9% of Kentucky residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Kentucky data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.