Caldwell County vs Todd County

A side-by-side comparison of Caldwell County and Todd County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Caldwell County has the higher population (12,631 vs 12,330 in Todd County). Todd County has the higher median household income ($57,759 vs $57,618 in Caldwell County). Todd County has the higher median home value ($157,400 vs $113,500 in Caldwell County).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell County	Todd County
Population	12,631	12,330
Median age	42.3 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,618	$57,759
Median home value	$113,500	$157,400
Median gross rent	$724	$841
Housing units	6,085	5,160
Homeownership rate	71.8%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell County	Todd County
Population	12,702 → 12,631 (-0.6%)	12,316 → 12,330 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$44,775 → $57,618 (+28.7%)	$44,005 → $57,759 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $113,500 (+29.1%)	$106,300 → $157,400 (+48.1%)
Median gross rent	$577 → $724 (+25.5%)	$637 → $841 (+32.0%)

Caldwell County

Population

12,70212,631

Median household income

$44,775$57,618

Median home value

$87,900$113,500

Median gross rent

$577$724

Todd County

Population

12,31612,330

Median household income

$44,005$57,759

Median home value

$106,300$157,400

Median gross rent

$637$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caldwell County	Todd County
Under 5	5.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	17.3%	19.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	10.3%
75 and over	9.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell County	Todd County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	84.7%
Black or African American	5.0%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell County	Todd County
No high school diploma	10.2%	20.2%
High school graduate	43.2%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell County	Todd County
Drove alone	80.8%	74.4%
Carpooled	11.2%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell County	Todd County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell County	Todd County
Poverty rate	13.9%	21.7%
Average household size	2.40	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1974	1983