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Kentucky

Kentucky has 4,534,824 residents in 120 counties and 723 ZIP codes. The median household income is $63,726, 21% below the national figure, and the typical owner-occupied home is valued at $205,600. 68% of households own their home.

State · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
4,534,824residentsACS 2020–2024
$63,726median household incomein 2024 dollars
$205,600median home valueowner-occupied homes
89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Kentucky · 723 ZIP codes
Map of Kentucky: Median household income by ZIP code, ACS 2020–2024
<$45K$125K+
Median household income by ZIP code, ACS 2020–2024

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 120 counties.

Colour shows where each county sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

CountyResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
Adair County19,089$54K$151K77%22%85%25 min
Allen County21,293$61K$192K75%18%83%29 min
Anderson County24,353$74K$225K78%26%89%32 min
Ballard County7,654$66K$146K76%18%88%28 min
Barren County44,938$51K$178K65%18%87%25 min
Bath County12,851$57K$130K75%12%84%30 min
Bell County23,509$31K$89K59%16%79%24 min
Boone County139,841$99K$277K76%36%94%27 min
Bourbon County20,240$61K$229K64%26%85%27 min
Boyd County47,911$61K$131K70%20%87%23 min
Boyle County30,941$61K$210K68%26%87%23 min
Bracken County8,444$66K$125K79%18%90%39 min
Breathitt County13,276$35K$70K77%15%81%30 min
Breckinridge County20,881$56K$157K81%14%84%35 min
Bullitt County84,027$81K$247K85%20%92%30 min
Butler County12,393$56K$111K74%10%79%29 min
Caldwell County12,618$60K$119K70%17%87%27 min
Calloway County38,224$53K$183K64%31%82%19 min
Campbell County93,426$78K$252K71%40%92%25 min
Carlisle County4,762$62K$120K80%15%88%28 min
Carroll County10,954$56K$141K66%11%84%25 min
Carter County26,341$51K$133K80%16%81%31 min
Casey County15,914$46K$136K80%13%81%31 min
Christian County72,069$55K$174K50%20%83%21 min
Clark County37,192$64K$206K71%23%91%26 min
Clay County19,921$41K$91K76%16%84%30 min
Clinton County9,202$45K$122K71%18%82%22 min
Crittenden County8,979$47K$127K78%15%79%27 min
Cumberland County5,948$40K$141K76%19%81%21 min
Daviess County103,648$68K$200K68%26%90%21 min
Edmonson County12,355$55K$160K80%11%87%34 min
Elliott County7,307$46K$124K82%9%88%39 min
Estill County14,035$46K$120K70%12%81%36 min
Fayette County323,725$69K$294K54%48%93%23 min
Fleming County15,323$49K$135K75%19%81%34 min
Floyd County35,224$41K$99K72%15%85%29 min
Franklin County51,842$65K$217K65%32%86%22 min
Fulton County6,409$38K$79K62%16%87%23 min
Gallatin County8,769$63K$178K75%15%87%32 min
Garrard County17,568$63K$205K80%19%87%35 min
Grant County25,418$69K$210K75%15%89%29 min
Graves County36,630$51K$148K76%18%82%22 min
Grayson County26,707$51K$165K75%16%83%30 min
Green County11,369$47K$125K78%17%84%30 min
Greenup County35,501$61K$134K80%19%85%26 min
Hancock County9,034$65K$141K77%17%84%27 min
Hardin County111,942$68K$226K63%25%90%24 min
Harlan County25,772$42K$74K72%13%84%26 min
Harrison County19,140$66K$202K71%23%82%30 min
Hart County19,603$52K$146K72%12%84%29 min
Henderson County44,280$59K$172K65%20%91%24 min
Henry County15,856$63K$198K76%16%84%32 min
Hickman County4,439$61K$116K71%15%90%23 min
Hopkins County45,119$57K$143K71%17%90%23 min
Jackson County13,086$40K$112K77%9%83%39 min
Jefferson County783,022$70K$248K62%37%91%24 min
Jessamine County54,588$75K$268K67%34%91%26 min
Johnson County22,334$45K$120K68%17%89%25 min
Kenton County171,288$81K$244K71%37%92%24 min
Knott County13,830$42K$77K73%20%84%26 min
Knox County29,865$33K$119K65%14%85%26 min
Larue County15,107$67K$184K79%16%86%30 min
Laurel County62,983$58K$160K72%18%91%24 min
Lawrence County16,077$47K$112K78%15%84%32 min
Lee County7,339$38K$84K78%9%76%40 min
Leslie County10,079$36K$69K86%12%82%40 min
Letcher County20,808$42K$67K74%13%87%29 min
Lewis County12,965$47K$96K79%15%85%38 min
Lincoln County24,504$52K$147K76%16%85%33 min
Livingston County8,903$59K$126K81%15%83%31 min
Logan County27,986$60K$165K74%16%87%30 min
Lyon County8,900$65K$190K80%17%90%30 min
Madison County95,769$63K$232K62%34%89%27 min
Magoffin County11,348$33K$89K75%13%84%32 min
Marion County19,749$60K$168K78%15%86%24 min
Marshall County31,743$66K$174K82%21%86%25 min
Martin County11,027$37K$87K85%10%84%34 min
Mason County16,956$52K$162K66%20%85%28 min
McCracken County67,564$64K$188K69%29%89%19 min
McCreary County16,867$34K$85K74%9%80%35 min
McLean County9,114$66K$149K83%17%85%34 min
Meade County30,158$74K$208K74%20%92%35 min
Menifee County6,230$45K$126K76%15%81%33 min
Mercer County23,028$65K$202K76%25%87%29 min
Metcalfe County10,425$51K$110K78%13%83%27 min
Monroe County11,269$51K$116K71%16%84%26 min
Montgomery County28,395$56K$172K68%21%89%28 min
Morgan County14,053$48K$118K79%19%85%30 min
Muhlenberg County30,591$52K$127K79%15%84%29 min
Nelson County47,606$70K$238K78%24%91%29 min
Nicholas County7,708$60K$123K75%10%82%36 min
Ohio County23,735$58K$121K77%14%85%30 min
Oldham County69,257$122K$393K87%46%95%28 min
Owen County11,330$61K$169K88%18%80%42 min
Owsley County3,971$22K$80K70%7%73%26 min
Pendleton County14,723$65K$160K75%15%81%38 min
Perry County27,499$42K$92K70%15%89%26 min
Pike County56,727$44K$112K75%18%83%27 min
Powell County13,038$40K$141K68%14%80%30 min
Pulaski County65,897$52K$167K73%18%85%24 min
Robertson County2,283$52K$165K80%14%78%32 min
Rockcastle County16,163$49K$124K74%14%80%29 min
Rowan County24,578$54K$162K62%26%93%26 min
Russell County18,221$45K$163K71%15%82%22 min
Scott County59,536$85K$289K72%35%92%24 min
Shelby County49,096$83K$305K74%33%92%29 min
Simpson County19,972$60K$229K67%19%89%23 min
Spencer County20,193$103K$330K88%24%92%36 min
Taylor County26,397$60K$174K69%23%88%23 min
Todd County12,469$61K$167K76%17%78%28 min
Trigg County14,315$60K$208K77%22%78%26 min
Trimble County8,550$66K$172K80%17%85%29 min
Union County13,260$60K$105K70%13%89%25 min
Warren County140,918$66K$258K56%32%91%22 min
Washington County12,140$62K$179K78%20%83%25 min
Wayne County19,602$46K$136K69%14%86%25 min
Webster County12,842$60K$113K74%13%84%30 min
Whitley County36,920$45K$132K67%21%83%26 min
Wolfe County6,443$30K$76K74%9%89%35 min
Woodford County27,279$84K$300K72%41%93%26 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

4,534,824 residents in 1,814,469 households, next to the United States figure.

23%
under 18
22%
aged 18–34
17%
aged 65 and over
30%
of households are people living alone
47%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

2,023,116 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $205,600 (±$1,096).

68%
of households own their home
68%
of homes are detached single-family houses
12%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
11%
are mobile homes
10%
of housing units are vacant
$967
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%
2010–20199%
2000–200915%
1990–199915%
1980–198912%
1970–197916%
1960–196910%
1950–19599%
1940–19494%
1939 or earlier9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$429.

$63,726
median household income
16.1%
of people live below the poverty line
4.9%
unemployment rate
28%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min
average commute to work
13%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
86%
of workers drive or carpool
1%
take public transportation
2%
walk or bike
10%
work from home
7%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

89%
of households have a broadband subscription
9%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Counties in Kentucky.

Every county has its own page, with all of its ZIP codes.

Adair CountyAllen CountyAnderson CountyBallard CountyBarren CountyBath CountyBell CountyBoone CountyBourbon CountyBoyd CountyBoyle CountyBracken CountyBreathitt CountyBreckinridge CountyBullitt CountyButler CountyCaldwell CountyCalloway CountyCampbell CountyCarlisle CountyCarroll CountyCarter CountyCasey CountyChristian CountyClark CountyClay CountyClinton CountyCrittenden CountyCumberland CountyDaviess CountyEdmonson CountyElliott CountyEstill CountyFayette CountyFleming CountyFloyd CountyFranklin CountyFulton CountyGallatin CountyGarrard CountyGrant CountyGraves CountyGrayson CountyGreen CountyGreenup CountyHancock CountyHardin CountyHarlan CountyHarrison CountyHart CountyHenderson CountyHenry CountyHickman CountyHopkins CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyJessamine CountyJohnson CountyKenton CountyKnott CountyKnox CountyLarue CountyLaurel CountyLawrence CountyLee CountyLeslie CountyLetcher CountyLewis CountyLincoln CountyLivingston CountyLogan CountyLyon CountyMadison CountyMagoffin CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMartin CountyMason CountyMcCracken CountyMcCreary CountyMcLean CountyMeade CountyMenifee CountyMercer CountyMetcalfe CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyMuhlenberg CountyNelson CountyNicholas CountyOhio CountyOldham CountyOwen CountyOwsley CountyPendleton CountyPerry CountyPike CountyPowell CountyPulaski CountyRobertson CountyRockcastle CountyRowan CountyRussell CountyScott CountyShelby CountySimpson CountySpencer CountyTaylor CountyTodd CountyTrigg CountyTrimble CountyUnion CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWhitley CountyWolfe CountyWoodford County