Laurel County vs Oldham County

A side-by-side comparison of Laurel County and Oldham County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oldham County has the higher population (68,600 vs 62,731 in Laurel County). Oldham County has the higher median household income ($121,491 vs $56,999 in Laurel County). Oldham County has the higher median home value ($375,000 vs $143,400 in Laurel County).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel County	Oldham County
Population	62,731	68,600
Median age	39.9 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,999	$121,491
Median home value	$143,400	$375,000
Median gross rent	$789	$1,142
Housing units	26,705	23,512
Homeownership rate	71.5%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	45.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel County	Oldham County
Population	60,357 → 62,731 (+3.9%)	65,967 → 68,600 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$41,526 → $56,999 (+37.3%)	$99,128 → $121,491 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$112,000 → $143,400 (+28.0%)	$282,100 → $375,000 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $789 (+21.2%)	$919 → $1,142 (+24.3%)

Laurel County

Population

60,35762,731

Median household income

$41,526$56,999

Median home value

$112,000$143,400

Median gross rent

$651$789

Oldham County

Population

65,96768,600

Median household income

$99,128$121,491

Median home value

$282,100$375,000

Median gross rent

$919$1,142

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel County	Oldham County
Under 5	5.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.0%	20.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	13.1%	14.3%
45 to 54	13.2%	15.4%
55 to 64	13.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.4%	8.8%
75 and over	6.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel County	Oldham County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel County	Oldham County
No high school diploma	16.9%	5.9%
High school graduate	39.5%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel County	Oldham County
Drove alone	77.3%	74.8%
Carpooled	13.1%	8.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	15.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel County	Oldham County
1-unit, detached	61.2%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	26.8%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Laurel County	Oldham County
Poverty rate	21.3%	4.0%
Average household size	2.58	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1991	1993