Rowan County, Kentucky

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Rowan County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Rowan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	24,578	4,534,824	334,922,499	1677th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,321	$63,726	$80,734	2516th of 3,221
Median Age	31.7	39.1	38.9	3144th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.9%	27.6%	35.7%	1123rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$161,800	$205,600	$332,700	1986th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$825	$967	$1,413	1923rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.2%	16.1%	12.5%	269th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.1%	4.9%	5.2%	1856th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	87.8	114.8	n/a	1078th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	4.7%	14.1%	2643rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.5	n/a	n/a	2308th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	61.5%	68.3%	65.2%	2940th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.7	24.0	26.4	1501st of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.5%	10.2%	15.1%	1629th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.8%	n/a	n/a	2584th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.4%	46.6%	46.9%	2885th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.9%	n/a	n/a	401st 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 Rowan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Rowan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	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)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.4	32.5	61.4

Age in Rowan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Rowan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	31.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.6%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	21.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.5%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.1%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.0%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Rowan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Rowan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	9,592	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.3%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.9%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.3%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	41.6%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rowan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Rowan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,395	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.4%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.7%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.6%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.2%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.8%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.8%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Rowan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Rowan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	10,623	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.0%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.8%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.7%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,992.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	38.5%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.7%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$885	$1,544	n/a

Education in Rowan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Rowan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	12.7%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.8%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.6%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.4%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.5%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rowan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Rowan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.4%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.3%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.5%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.5%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.4%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Rowan County, Kentucky

Statistic	Rowan County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.1%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.5%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.1%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	5.5%	16.7%

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