Spencer County, Kentucky

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Spencer County, Kentucky is among the highest in the country for median household income (150th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (34th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Spencer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,193	4,534,824	334,922,499	1867th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$102,618	$63,726	$80,734	150th of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	39.1	38.9	1238th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.6%	27.6%	35.7%	1414th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$330,000	$205,600	$332,700	492nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$987	$967	$1,413	1040th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.8%	16.1%	12.5%	2471st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.9%	5.2%	1226th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	108.2	114.8	n/a	930th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.7%	4.7%	14.1%	2938th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.7	n/a	n/a	1229th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	87.9%	68.3%	65.2%	34th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.7	24.0	26.4	254th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.3%	10.2%	15.1%	607th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.6%	n/a	n/a	2901st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	64.0%	46.6%	46.9%	61st of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.3%	n/a	n/a	487th 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 Spencer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Spencer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.7%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	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)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.2	32.5	61.4

Age in Spencer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Spencer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	42.9	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.1%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.4%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.5%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Spencer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Spencer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	7,308	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	79.2%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.0%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.2%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	16.1%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	24.1%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Spencer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Spencer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$43,368	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.7%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.8%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.9%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.2%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.8%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.3%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.6%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Spencer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Spencer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	7,712	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	90.5%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.6%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.2%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	2,000.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	12.1%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,188	$1,544	n/a

Education in Spencer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Spencer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	7.0%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.0%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.4%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.0%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.6%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Spencer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Spencer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.7%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.8%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	13.8%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.0%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.0%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Spencer County, Kentucky

Statistic	Spencer County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.7%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.3%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.4%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.5%	5.5%	16.7%

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