Wolfe County, Kentucky

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Wolfe 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	Wolfe County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	6,443	4,534,824	334,922,499	2778th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$30,417	$63,726	$80,734	3148th of 3,221
Median Age	42.3	39.1	38.9	1410th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	8.7%	27.6%	35.7%	3206th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$75,800	$205,600	$332,700	3185th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$501	$967	$1,413	3170th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	37.7%	16.1%	12.5%	74th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	13.1%	4.9%	5.2%	49th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	29.0	114.8	n/a	2032nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	4.7%	14.1%	2267th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	65.8	n/a	n/a	3044th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.6%	68.3%	65.2%	1775th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.1	24.0	26.4	300th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.2%	10.2%	15.1%	2331st of 3,222
Uninsured	8.4%	n/a	n/a	2068th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.5%	46.6%	46.9%	1957th of 3,222
Broadband Access	72.0%	n/a	n/a	2876th 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 Wolfe County, Kentucky

Statistic	Wolfe County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.6%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	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)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	9.5	32.5	61.4

Age in Wolfe County, Kentucky

Statistic	Wolfe County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	42.3	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.4%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.1%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.4%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Wolfe County, Kentucky

Statistic	Wolfe County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	2,673	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.2%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.4%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.7%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.3%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	21.5%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wolfe County, Kentucky

Statistic	Wolfe County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$17,627	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	37.9%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.6%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	1.9%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.0%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	37.7%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	70.1%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	36.5%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Wolfe County, Kentucky

Statistic	Wolfe County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	3,053	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.1%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.4%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.4%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.4%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	38.1%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$414	$1,544	n/a

Education in Wolfe County, Kentucky

Statistic	Wolfe County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	29.9%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.7%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.7%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	3.8%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.9%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wolfe County, Kentucky

Statistic	Wolfe County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	36.5%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.1%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.6%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.6%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.3%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Wolfe County, Kentucky

Statistic	Wolfe County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.6%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.6%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.4%	5.5%	16.7%

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