Christian County vs McCracken County

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

Christian County and McCracken 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 67,584 in McCracken County). McCracken County has the higher median household income ($62,385 vs $54,190 in Christian County). McCracken County has the higher median home value ($182,900 vs $149,200 in Christian County).

Population, income & housing

	Christian County	McCracken County
Population	72,599	67,584
Median age	28.6 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,190	$62,385
Median home value	$149,200	$182,900
Median gross rent	$999	$861
Housing units	29,307	32,155
Homeownership rate	52.2%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Christian County	McCracken County
Population	71,414 → 72,599 (+1.7%)	65,268 → 67,584 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$43,919 → $54,190 (+23.4%)	$46,080 → $62,385 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$117,400 → $149,200 (+27.1%)	$143,400 → $182,900 (+27.5%)
Median gross rent	$854 → $999 (+17.0%)	$717 → $861 (+20.1%)

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

McCracken County

Population

65,26867,584

Median household income

$46,080$62,385

Median home value

$143,400$182,900

Median gross rent

$717$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Christian County	McCracken County
Under 5	9.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.2%
18 to 24	14.7%	7.6%
25 to 34	16.6%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	8.8%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	11.8%
75 and over	5.4%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Christian County	McCracken County
White (non-Hispanic)	64.4%	81.5%
Black or African American	19.0%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Christian County	McCracken County
No high school diploma	13.1%	7.2%
High school graduate	32.4%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Christian County	McCracken County
Drove alone	76.2%	83.4%
Carpooled	10.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.6%
Walked	7.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.0%	7.2%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Christian County	McCracken County
1-unit, detached	65.9%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	6.3%
20 or more units	2.7%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Christian County	McCracken County
Poverty rate	17.2%	15.3%
Average household size	2.62	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1984	1978