Carter County, Kentucky

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Key figures

Statistic	Carter County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	26,341	4,534,824	334,922,499	1603rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$51,235	$63,726	$80,734	2706th of 3,221
Median Age	41.4	39.1	38.9	1682nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.9%	27.6%	35.7%	2681st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$132,800	$205,600	$332,700	2482nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$740	$967	$1,413	2525th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.2%	16.1%	12.5%	630th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	4.9%	5.2%	1037th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	64.3	114.8	n/a	1323rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	4.7%	14.1%	2639th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.8	n/a	n/a	2722nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.0%	68.3%	65.2%	644th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.4	24.0	26.4	466th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.6%	10.2%	15.1%	2978th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2385th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.9%	46.6%	46.9%	488th of 3,222
Broadband Access	73.6%	n/a	n/a	2812th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Carter County, Kentucky

Statistic	Carter County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.9%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	9.3	32.5	61.4

Age in Carter County, Kentucky

Statistic	Carter County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	41.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.4%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.5%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.9%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Carter County, Kentucky

Statistic	Carter County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	10,794	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.2%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.9%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.4%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.7%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	21.0%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Carter County, Kentucky

Statistic	Carter County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,994	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.5%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.1%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.2%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.0%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.2%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.8%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.6%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Carter County, Kentucky

Statistic	Carter County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	12,316	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.5%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.3%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.4%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.0%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.5%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$649	$1,544	n/a

Education in Carter County, Kentucky

Statistic	Carter County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	15.8%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.3%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.0%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.4%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.6%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Carter County, Kentucky

Statistic	Carter County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.8%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.6%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.3%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.3%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.3%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Carter County, Kentucky

Statistic	Carter County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.3%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.9%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.8%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.2%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	5.5%	16.7%

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