Adair County vs Simpson County

A side-by-side comparison of Adair County and Simpson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Adair County and Simpson County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Simpson County has the higher population (19,786 vs 19,016 in Adair County). Simpson County has the higher median household income ($57,392 vs $50,316 in Adair County). Simpson County has the higher median home value ($195,700 vs $134,800 in Adair County).

Population, income & housing

	Adair County	Simpson County
Population	19,016	19,786
Median age	40.1 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,316	$57,392
Median home value	$134,800	$195,700
Median gross rent	$775	$1,011
Housing units	8,632	8,456
Homeownership rate	76.2%	66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adair County	Simpson County
Population	19,222 → 19,016 (-1.1%)	18,183 → 19,786 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$38,021 → $50,316 (+32.3%)	$48,623 → $57,392 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$96,400 → $134,800 (+39.8%)	$135,200 → $195,700 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$564 → $775 (+37.4%)	$804 → $1,011 (+25.7%)

Adair County

Population

19,22219,016

Median household income

$38,021$50,316

Median home value

$96,400$134,800

Median gross rent

$564$775

Simpson County

Population

18,18319,786

Median household income

$48,623$57,392

Median home value

$135,200$195,700

Median gross rent

$804$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adair County	Simpson County
Under 5	4.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	15.2%	17.7%
18 to 24	12.8%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.7%
75 and over	7.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adair County	Simpson County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	84.2%
Black or African American	1.8%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adair County	Simpson County
No high school diploma	14.2%	10.8%
High school graduate	38.5%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adair County	Simpson County
Drove alone	75.2%	79.5%
Carpooled	10.3%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	5.2%
Other means	1.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adair County	Simpson County
1-unit, detached	73.7%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	17.8%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Adair County	Simpson County
Poverty rate	18.0%	15.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1984	1979