Adair County, Kentucky

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,016
Median household income: $50,316
Median home value: $134,800

Adair County, Kentucky counts 19,016 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $50,316 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

Between 2019 and 2023, Adair County's population declined 1.1% from 19,222 to 19,016, while its median household income rose 32.3% from $38,021 to $50,316.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.8% of the population. 75.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,016
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $50,316
Median home value: $134,800
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 8,632
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,22219,016

Median household income

$38,021$50,316

Median home value

$96,400$134,800

Median gross rent

$564$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,222	$38,021	$96,400	$564
2020	19,366	$43,026	$105,400	$621
2021	18,832	$46,652	$110,600	$665
2022	18,887	$49,690	$126,900	$725
2023	19,016	$50,316	$134,800	$775

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2412.8%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	894	4.7%
5 to 17	2,887	15.2%
18 to 24	2,429	12.8%
25 to 34	2,128	11.2%
35 to 44	2,058	10.8%
45 to 54	2,235	11.8%
55 to 64	2,650	13.9%
65 to 74	2,331	12.3%
75 and over	1,404	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,258	90.8%
Black or African American	342	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	53	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	53	0.3%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	677	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	626	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,820	14.2%
High school graduate	4,929	38.5%
Some college or associate's	3,655	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,260	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,142	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,628	75.2%
Carpooled	772	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	141	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	854	11.4%
Other means	86	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,459	37.1%
15 to 29 min	2,056	31.0%
30 to 44 min	998	15.1%
45 to 59 min	408	6.2%
60+ min	706	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 18.0% (3,208 of 17,779)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,482	64.2%
Nonfamily households	2,504	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,986	80.9%
Vacant	1,646	19.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,325	76.2%
Renter-occupied	1,661	23.8%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other17.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,364	73.7%
1-unit, attached	125	1.4%
2 to 4 units	233	2.7%
5 to 19 units	303	3.5%
20 or more units	72	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1,535	17.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 21001
State: Kentucky
Land area: 405 sq mi
Water area: 7.1 sq mi
Center point: 37.1056, -85.2814