Mason County, Kentucky

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Key figures

Statistic	Mason County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,956	4,534,824	334,922,499	2039th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,178	$63,726	$80,734	2652nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.5	39.1	38.9	1343rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.0%	27.6%	35.7%	2001st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$161,500	$205,600	$332,700	1996th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$727	$967	$1,413	2603rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.8%	16.1%	12.5%	672nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	4.9%	5.2%	1290th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	70.6	114.8	n/a	1245th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	4.7%	14.1%	2336th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.0	n/a	n/a	2682nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.1%	68.3%	65.2%	2656th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.8	24.0	26.4	1031st of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.1%	10.2%	15.1%	1754th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.6%	n/a	n/a	2638th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.8%	46.6%	46.9%	2632nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.2%	n/a	n/a	1824th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Mason County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mason County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	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	23.9	32.5	61.4

Age in Mason County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mason County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	42.5	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.4%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.7%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Mason County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mason County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	7,131	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.4%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.9%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.6%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.2%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	28.8%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mason County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mason County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,189	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	28.9%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.6%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.9%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.3%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.8%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.2%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.6%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Mason County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mason County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	8,190	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	65.6%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.5%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.9%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.9%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.2%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,055	$1,544	n/a

Education in Mason County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mason County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	13.7%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.7%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.7%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.1%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.8%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mason County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mason County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.6%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.8%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.1%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.3%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.6%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Mason County, Kentucky

Statistic	Mason County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.1%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.7%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.7%	5.5%	16.7%

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