Oldham County, Kentucky

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Oldham County, Kentucky is among the highest in the country for median household income (49th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (146th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Oldham County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	69,257	4,534,824	334,922,499	792nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$122,497	$63,726	$80,734	49th of 3,221
Median Age	39.9	39.1	38.9	2147th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	46.4%	27.6%	35.7%	146th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$393,100	$205,600	$332,700	306th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,219	$967	$1,413	511th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	4.3%	16.1%	12.5%	3209th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	4.9%	5.2%	2245th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	369.8	114.8	n/a	428th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.2%	4.7%	14.1%	1155th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.6	n/a	n/a	351st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	87.1%	68.3%	65.2%	52nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.2	24.0	26.4	1134th of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.7%	10.2%	15.1%	181st of 3,222
Uninsured	3.7%	n/a	n/a	3115th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	67.4%	46.6%	46.9%	20th of 3,222
Broadband Access	94.7%	n/a	n/a	33rd 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 Oldham County, Kentucky

Statistic	Oldham County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.0%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	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)	0.8%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.3	32.5	61.4

Age in Oldham County, Kentucky

Statistic	Oldham County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	39.9	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	24.7%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.4%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.7%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.6%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Oldham County, Kentucky

Statistic	Oldham County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	23,025	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	80.9%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	41.8%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.5%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	15.9%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	26.9%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Oldham County, Kentucky

Statistic	Oldham County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$54,496	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.9%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.2%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.3%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	24.3%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	4.3%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	12.8%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.4%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Oldham County, Kentucky

Statistic	Oldham County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	23,837	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	87.1%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.0%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.4%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,994.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	12.9%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.7%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,519	$1,544	n/a

Education in Oldham County, Kentucky

Statistic	Oldham County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.0%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.1%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	26.4%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	20.0%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Oldham County, Kentucky

Statistic	Oldham County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.3%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.8%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.7%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.0%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.5%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	1.4%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Oldham County, Kentucky

Statistic	Oldham County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.7%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.0%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.8%	5.5%	16.7%

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