Cumberland County vs Robertson County

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

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

Cumberland County has the higher population (5,948 vs 2,239 in Robertson County). Robertson County has the higher median household income ($52,337 vs $39,662 in Cumberland County). Cumberland County has the higher median home value ($128,600 vs $123,400 in Robertson County).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
Population	5,948	2,239
Median age	45.1 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$39,662	$52,337
Median home value	$128,600	$123,400
Median gross rent	$553	$543
Housing units	3,399	996
Homeownership rate	72.3%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
Population	6,697 → 5,948 (-11.2%)	2,123 → 2,239 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$35,344 → $39,662 (+12.2%)	$41,902 → $52,337 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $128,600 (+43.8%)	$114,700 → $123,400 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$465 → $553 (+18.9%)	$556 → $543 (-2.3%)

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

Robertson County

Population

2,1232,239

Median household income

$41,902$52,337

Median home value

$114,700$123,400

Median gross rent

$556$543

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
Under 5	6.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	24.6%
18 to 24	5.2%	4.4%
25 to 34	15.1%	9.9%
35 to 44	7.6%	15.3%
45 to 54	11.3%	9.8%
55 to 64	16.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.9%	8.4%
75 and over	9.3%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	94.4%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.4%
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%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
No high school diploma	18.0%	14.8%
High school graduate	40.1%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
Drove alone	79.9%	88.9%
Carpooled	13.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	2.7%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
1-unit, detached	68.9%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	24.2%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland County	Robertson County
Poverty rate	33.9%	27.4%
Average household size	2.41	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	20	33
Median year structure built	1985	1980