McCracken County vs Oldham County

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

McCracken 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 67,584 in McCracken County). Oldham County has the higher median household income ($121,491 vs $62,385 in McCracken County). Oldham County has the higher median home value ($375,000 vs $182,900 in McCracken County).

Population, income & housing

	McCracken County	Oldham County
Population	67,584	68,600
Median age	42.4 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$62,385	$121,491
Median home value	$182,900	$375,000
Median gross rent	$861	$1,142
Housing units	32,155	23,512
Homeownership rate	67.4%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	45.6%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCracken County	Oldham County
Population	65,268 → 67,584 (+3.5%)	65,967 → 68,600 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$46,080 → $62,385 (+35.4%)	$99,128 → $121,491 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$143,400 → $182,900 (+27.5%)	$282,100 → $375,000 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $861 (+20.1%)	$919 → $1,142 (+24.3%)

McCracken County

Population

65,26867,584

Median household income

$46,080$62,385

Median home value

$143,400$182,900

Median gross rent

$717$861

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)

	McCracken County	Oldham County
Under 5	5.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.2%	20.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	14.3%
45 to 54	12.1%	15.4%
55 to 64	13.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	11.8%	8.8%
75 and over	8.4%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCracken County	Oldham County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	86.3%
Black or African American	10.0%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCracken County	Oldham County
No high school diploma	7.2%	5.9%
High school graduate	32.3%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCracken County	Oldham County
Drove alone	83.4%	74.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	8.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	15.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCracken County	Oldham County
1-unit, detached	65.3%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	4.6%
20 or more units	4.8%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	McCracken County	Oldham County
Poverty rate	15.3%	4.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	17	26
Median year structure built	1978	1993