Marion County, Kentucky

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Key figures

Statistic	Marion County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	19,749	4,534,824	334,922,499	1902nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$59,627	$63,726	$80,734	2113th of 3,221
Median Age	40.4	39.1	38.9	1987th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.1%	27.6%	35.7%	2803rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$168,100	$205,600	$332,700	1851st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$726	$967	$1,413	2608th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.0%	16.1%	12.5%	923rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.9%	5.2%	1789th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	57.5	114.8	n/a	1417th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.7%	4.7%	14.1%	1656th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.4	n/a	n/a	2328th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.7%	68.3%	65.2%	1007th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.4	24.0	26.4	2039th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.1%	10.2%	15.1%	3058th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.5%	n/a	n/a	2654th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.6%	46.6%	46.9%	2111th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.0%	n/a	n/a	1677th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Marion County, Kentucky

Statistic	Marion County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.4%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.7%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.6%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	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)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	24.6	32.5	61.4

Age in Marion County, Kentucky

Statistic	Marion County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	40.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.8%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.6%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.3%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Marion County, Kentucky

Statistic	Marion County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	7,724	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.6%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.2%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.0%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.3%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	30.4%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Marion County, Kentucky

Statistic	Marion County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,597	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.2%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.3%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.2%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.0%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.6%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.3%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Marion County, Kentucky

Statistic	Marion County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	8,477	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.1%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.4%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.9%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,984.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.3%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.0%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,157	$1,544	n/a

Education in Marion County, Kentucky

Statistic	Marion County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	12.8%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.4%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.7%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.2%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.8%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Marion County, Kentucky

Statistic	Marion County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.3%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.6%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.2%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.9%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Marion County, Kentucky

Statistic	Marion County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.0%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.9%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	5.5%	16.7%

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