McCreary County, Kentucky

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McCreary County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	McCreary County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,867	4,534,824	334,922,499	2046th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$33,750	$63,726	$80,734	3129th of 3,221
Median Age	39.0	39.1	38.9	2384th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	8.5%	27.6%	35.7%	3209th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$85,300	$205,600	$332,700	3134th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$577	$967	$1,413	3089th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	38.9%	16.1%	12.5%	65th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.9%	5.2%	1788th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	39.5	114.8	n/a	1757th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	4.7%	14.1%	2789th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.8	n/a	n/a	2883rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.2%	68.3%	65.2%	1668th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.3	24.0	26.4	285th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.2%	10.2%	15.1%	1417th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2175th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	41.2%	46.6%	46.9%	2776th of 3,222
Broadband Access	72.1%	n/a	n/a	2872nd 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 McCreary County, Kentucky

Statistic	McCreary County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.1%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.7	32.5	61.4

Age in McCreary County, Kentucky

Statistic	McCreary County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	39.0	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.8%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.3%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.2%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in McCreary County, Kentucky

Statistic	McCreary County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	5,861	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.3%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.0%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.1%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.3%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	30.9%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in McCreary County, Kentucky

Statistic	McCreary County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$17,150	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	40.5%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.2%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	5.9%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.5%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	38.9%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	64.9%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	33.3%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in McCreary County, Kentucky

Statistic	McCreary County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	6,920	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.1%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.8%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.3%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.8%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$554	$1,544	n/a

Education in McCreary County, Kentucky

Statistic	McCreary County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	22.6%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.3%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.6%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	4.9%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.5%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in McCreary County, Kentucky

Statistic	McCreary County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	35.4%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.9%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	20.4%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.5%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.8%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in McCreary County, Kentucky

Statistic	McCreary County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.6%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	5.5%	16.7%

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