Casey County vs Rockcastle County

A side-by-side comparison of Casey County and Rockcastle County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rockcastle County has the higher population (16,144 vs 15,951 in Casey County). Rockcastle County has the higher median household income ($48,367 vs $41,689 in Casey County). Casey County has the higher median home value ($135,700 vs $119,300 in Rockcastle County).

Population, income & housing

	Casey County	Rockcastle County
Population	15,951	16,144
Median age	41.5 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$41,689	$48,367
Median home value	$135,700	$119,300
Median gross rent	$645	$678
Housing units	7,401	7,377
Homeownership rate	78.6%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Casey County	Rockcastle County
Population	15,885 → 15,951 (+0.4%)	16,820 → 16,144 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$34,819 → $41,689 (+19.7%)	$35,720 → $48,367 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$87,600 → $135,700 (+54.9%)	$81,900 → $119,300 (+45.7%)
Median gross rent	$507 → $645 (+27.2%)	$575 → $678 (+17.9%)

Casey County

Population

15,88515,951

Median household income

$34,819$41,689

Median home value

$87,600$135,700

Median gross rent

$507$645

Rockcastle County

Population

16,82016,144

Median household income

$35,720$48,367

Median home value

$81,900$119,300

Median gross rent

$575$678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Casey County	Rockcastle County
Under 5	6.6%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.9%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	14.0%
55 to 64	13.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	12.1%	11.4%
75 and over	8.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Casey County	Rockcastle County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Casey County	Rockcastle County
No high school diploma	22.1%	18.6%
High school graduate	45.7%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Casey County	Rockcastle County
Drove alone	76.2%	80.1%
Carpooled	12.1%	8.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	3.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	8.1%
Other means	0.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Casey County	Rockcastle County
1-unit, detached	72.6%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	26.7%

Poverty & households

	Casey County	Rockcastle County
Poverty rate	24.4%	24.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1985	1988