Cumberland County vs Elliott County

A side-by-side comparison of Cumberland County and Elliott County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elliott County has the higher population (7,336 vs 5,948 in Cumberland County). Elliott County has the higher median household income ($40,074 vs $39,662 in Cumberland County). Cumberland County has the higher median home value ($128,600 vs $97,400 in Elliott County).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland County	Elliott County
Population	5,948	7,336
Median age	45.1 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,662	$40,074
Median home value	$128,600	$97,400
Median gross rent	$553	$427
Housing units	3,399	3,065
Homeownership rate	72.3%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland County	Elliott County
Population	6,697 → 5,948 (-11.2%)	7,510 → 7,336 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$35,344 → $39,662 (+12.2%)	$32,306 → $40,074 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $128,600 (+43.8%)	$82,700 → $97,400 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$465 → $553 (+18.9%)	$655 → $427 (-34.8%)

Cumberland County

Population

6,6975,948

Median household income

$35,344$39,662

Median home value

$89,400$128,600

Median gross rent

$465$553

Elliott County

Population

7,5107,336

Median household income

$32,306$40,074

Median home value

$82,700$97,400

Median gross rent

$655$427

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland County	Elliott County
Under 5	6.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	15.8%	12.8%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	7.6%	15.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	14.0%
55 to 64	16.6%	13.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.7%
75 and over	9.3%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland County	Elliott County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	93.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.5%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland County	Elliott County
No high school diploma	18.0%	25.1%
High school graduate	40.1%	49.1%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland County	Elliott County
Drove alone	79.9%	78.8%
Carpooled	13.0%	12.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.6%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	8.3%
Other means	0.1%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland County	Elliott County
1-unit, detached	68.9%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	32.4%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland County	Elliott County
Poverty rate	33.9%	27.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	20	37
Median year structure built	1985	1988