Crittenden County vs Gallatin County

A side-by-side comparison of Crittenden County and Gallatin County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Crittenden County has the higher population (8,972 vs 8,749 in Gallatin County). Gallatin County has the higher median household income ($62,247 vs $47,003 in Crittenden County). Gallatin County has the higher median home value ($169,400 vs $115,700 in Crittenden County).

Population, income & housing

	Crittenden County	Gallatin County
Population	8,972	8,749
Median age	42.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$47,003	$62,247
Median home value	$115,700	$169,400
Median gross rent	$618	$858
Housing units	4,351	3,763
Homeownership rate	77.6%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crittenden County	Gallatin County
Population	9,000 → 8,972 (-0.3%)	8,737 → 8,749 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$45,244 → $47,003 (+3.9%)	$52,167 → $62,247 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$89,900 → $115,700 (+28.7%)	$128,100 → $169,400 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $618 (+12.4%)	$701 → $858 (+22.4%)

Crittenden County

Population

9,0008,972

Median household income

$45,244$47,003

Median home value

$89,900$115,700

Median gross rent

$550$618

Gallatin County

Population

8,7378,749

Median household income

$52,167$62,247

Median home value

$128,100$169,400

Median gross rent

$701$858

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crittenden County	Gallatin County
Under 5	5.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.3%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.6%
75 and over	8.5%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crittenden County	Gallatin County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crittenden County	Gallatin County
No high school diploma	16.2%	15.6%
High school graduate	43.5%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crittenden County	Gallatin County
Drove alone	72.7%	80.5%
Carpooled	18.6%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	4.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crittenden County	Gallatin County
1-unit, detached	81.4%	60.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	27.5%

Poverty & households

	Crittenden County	Gallatin County
Poverty rate	18.1%	14.4%
Average household size	2.46	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1975	1992