Cumberland County vs Menifee County

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

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

Menifee County has the higher population (6,203 vs 5,948 in Cumberland County). Menifee County has the higher median household income ($44,672 vs $39,662 in Cumberland County). Cumberland County has the higher median home value ($128,600 vs $111,500 in Menifee County).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland County	Menifee County
Population	5,948	6,203
Median age	45.1 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,662	$44,672
Median home value	$128,600	$111,500
Median gross rent	$553	$634
Housing units	3,399	3,387
Homeownership rate	72.3%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland County	Menifee County
Population	6,697 → 5,948 (-11.2%)	6,443 → 6,203 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$35,344 → $39,662 (+12.2%)	$39,325 → $44,672 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $128,600 (+43.8%)	$76,800 → $111,500 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$465 → $553 (+18.9%)	$603 → $634 (+5.1%)

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

Menifee County

Population

6,4436,203

Median household income

$39,325$44,672

Median home value

$76,800$111,500

Median gross rent

$603$634

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland County	Menifee County
Under 5	6.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	15.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	7.6%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	16.6%	15.7%
65 to 74	12.9%	12.9%
75 and over	9.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland County	Menifee County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	95.8%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
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%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland County	Menifee County
No high school diploma	18.0%	21.6%
High school graduate	40.1%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland County	Menifee County
Drove alone	79.9%	82.4%
Carpooled	13.0%	7.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	10.2%
Other means	0.1%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland County	Menifee County
1-unit, detached	68.9%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland County	Menifee County
Poverty rate	33.9%	28.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	20	39
Median year structure built	1985	1990