McLean County, Kentucky

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McLean County, Kentucky is among the highest in the country for married-couple households (157th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	McLean County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,114	4,534,824	334,922,499	2556th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,596	$63,726	$80,734	1584th of 3,221
Median Age	43.3	39.1	38.9	1116th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	16.8%	27.6%	35.7%	2529th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$148,500	$205,600	$332,700	2278th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$641	$967	$1,413	2968th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.5%	16.1%	12.5%	2539th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	4.9%	5.2%	880th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	36.1	114.8	n/a	1850th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	4.7%	14.1%	3046th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.9	n/a	n/a	1857th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.8%	68.3%	65.2%	271st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.4	24.0	26.4	359th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.8%	10.2%	15.1%	2176th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2396th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.5%	46.6%	46.9%	157th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.7%	n/a	n/a	1507th 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 McLean County, Kentucky

Statistic	McLean County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.2%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	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)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.3	32.5	61.4

Age in McLean County, Kentucky

Statistic	McLean County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	43.3	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.5%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in McLean County, Kentucky

Statistic	McLean County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	3,641	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	72.2%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.4%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.7%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.2%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	21.7%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in McLean County, Kentucky

Statistic	McLean County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,651	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.3%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.5%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.0%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.1%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.5%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.8%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.3%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in McLean County, Kentucky

Statistic	McLean County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	4,173	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.6%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.6%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.2%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.7%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$954	$1,544	n/a

Education in McLean County, Kentucky

Statistic	McLean County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	8.3%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.8%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.1%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.6%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.2%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in McLean County, Kentucky

Statistic	McLean County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.3%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.7%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.5%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.4%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in McLean County, Kentucky

Statistic	McLean County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.6%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.3%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.4%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	5.5%	16.7%

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