Christian County vs Laurel County

A side-by-side comparison of Christian County and Laurel County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Christian County has the higher population (72,599 vs 62,731 in Laurel County). Laurel County has the higher median household income ($56,999 vs $54,190 in Christian County). Christian County has the higher median home value ($149,200 vs $143,400 in Laurel County).

Population, income & housing

	Christian County	Laurel County
Population	72,599	62,731
Median age	28.6 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,190	$56,999
Median home value	$149,200	$143,400
Median gross rent	$999	$789
Housing units	29,307	26,705
Homeownership rate	52.2%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Christian County	Laurel County
Population	71,414 → 72,599 (+1.7%)	60,357 → 62,731 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$43,919 → $54,190 (+23.4%)	$41,526 → $56,999 (+37.3%)
Median home value	$117,400 → $149,200 (+27.1%)	$112,000 → $143,400 (+28.0%)
Median gross rent	$854 → $999 (+17.0%)	$651 → $789 (+21.2%)

Christian County

Population

71,41472,599

Median household income

$43,919$54,190

Median home value

$117,400$149,200

Median gross rent

$854$999

Laurel County

Population

60,35762,731

Median household income

$41,526$56,999

Median home value

$112,000$143,400

Median gross rent

$651$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Christian County	Laurel County
Under 5	9.5%	5.9%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.0%
18 to 24	14.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	16.6%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	13.1%
45 to 54	8.6%	13.2%
55 to 64	8.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	10.4%
75 and over	5.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Christian County	Laurel County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.4%	95.1%
Black or African American	19.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Christian County	Laurel County
No high school diploma	13.1%	16.9%
High school graduate	32.4%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Christian County	Laurel County
Drove alone	76.2%	77.3%
Carpooled	10.0%	13.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	7.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	7.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Christian County	Laurel County
1-unit, detached	65.9%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	4.4%
20 or more units	2.7%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	26.8%

Poverty & households

	Christian County	Laurel County
Poverty rate	17.2%	21.3%
Average household size	2.62	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1984	1991