Caldwell County, Kentucky

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 12,631
Median household income: $57,618
Median home value: $113,500

Home to 12,631 residents, Caldwell County is one of Kentucky's counties. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $57,618 runs below the Kentucky figure of $62,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Caldwell County's population held roughly steady from 12,702 to 12,631, while its median household income rose 28.7% from $44,775 to $57,618.

Owners occupy 71.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,631
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,618
Median home value: $113,500
Median gross rent: $724
Housing units: 6,085
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,70212,631

Median household income

$44,775$57,618

Median home value

$87,900$113,500

Median gross rent

$577$724

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,702	$44,775	$87,900	$577
2020	12,679	$48,281	$89,600	$657
2021	12,641	$48,280	$93,600	$635
2022	12,635	$52,488	$103,200	$706
2023	12,631	$57,618	$113,500	$724

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	715	5.7%
5 to 17	2,188	17.3%
18 to 24	923	7.3%
25 to 34	1,415	11.2%
35 to 44	1,349	10.7%
45 to 54	1,574	12.5%
55 to 64	1,800	14.3%
65 to 74	1,508	11.9%
75 and over	1,159	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,375	90.1%
Black or African American	627	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.3%
Two or more races	296	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	299	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	894	10.2%
High school graduate	3,802	43.2%
Some college or associate's	2,518	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	945	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	646	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,352	80.8%
Carpooled	603	11.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	101	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	329	6.1%
Other means	2	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,460	28.9%
15 to 29 min	1,649	32.6%
30 to 44 min	993	19.6%
45 to 59 min	593	11.7%
60+ min	363	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 13.9% (1,731 of 12,483)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,552	68.5%
Nonfamily households	1,635	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,187	85.2%
Vacant	898	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,723	71.8%
Renter-occupied	1,464	28.2%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,912	80.7%
1-unit, attached	25	0.4%
2 to 4 units	366	6.0%
5 to 19 units	80	1.3%
20 or more units	57	0.9%
Mobile home & other	645	10.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 21033
State: Kentucky
Land area: 345 sq mi
Water area: 3.31 sq mi
Center point: 37.1486, -87.8705

Cities & places

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