Cumberland County, Kentucky

Interactive maps and statistics for Cumberland County, Kentucky: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Kentucky and the United States.

Cumberland County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Cumberland County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,948	4,534,824	334,922,499	2814th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$40,000	$63,726	$80,734	3072nd of 3,221
Median Age	45.1	39.1	38.9	726th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.1%	27.6%	35.7%	2164th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$141,100	$205,600	$332,700	2376th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$523	$967	$1,413	3151st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.8%	16.1%	12.5%	236th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	4.9%	5.2%	1903rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	19.5	114.8	n/a	2340th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	4.7%	14.1%	2566th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.6	n/a	n/a	2298th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.5%	68.3%	65.2%	1444th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.2	24.0	26.4	2688th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.6%	10.2%	15.1%	3119th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.0%	n/a	n/a	2509th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.2%	46.6%	46.9%	2849th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.0%	n/a	n/a	2707th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cumberland County, Kentucky

Statistic	Cumberland County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.0%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.3	32.5	61.4

Age in Cumberland County, Kentucky

Statistic	Cumberland County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	45.1	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.1%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.7%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Cumberland County, Kentucky

Statistic	Cumberland County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	2,630	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.4%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.3%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.2%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.0%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	22.5%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cumberland County, Kentucky

Statistic	Cumberland County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,221	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	33.8%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.9%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.8%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.3%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.8%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.4%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	27.6%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Cumberland County, Kentucky

Statistic	Cumberland County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	3,404	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.9%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.2%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.5%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.9%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$760	$1,544	n/a

Education in Cumberland County, Kentucky

Statistic	Cumberland County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	17.4%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.4%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.1%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.4%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.7%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cumberland County, Kentucky

Statistic	Cumberland County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	48.3%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	88.6%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.2%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.4%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Cumberland County, Kentucky

Statistic	Cumberland County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.9%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.8%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.6%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.3%	5.5%	16.7%

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