Christian County, Kentucky

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 72,599
Median household income: $54,190
Median home value: $149,200

Christian County is a county in Kentucky with a population of 72,599. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $54,190 runs below the Kentucky figure of $62,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Christian County's population grew 1.7% from 71,414 to 72,599, while its median household income rose 23.4% from $43,919 to $54,190.

The typical home was built around 1984. 17.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 72,599
Median age: 28.6 yrs
Median household income: $54,190
Median home value: $149,200
Median gross rent: $999
Housing units: 29,307
Homeownership rate: 52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

71,41472,599

Median household income

$43,919$54,190

Median home value

$117,400$149,200

Median gross rent

$854$999

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	71,414	$43,919	$117,400	$854
2020	71,470	$44,279	$121,000	$858
2021	72,377	$45,913	$124,500	$880
2022	72,766	$48,920	$142,000	$984
2023	72,599	$54,190	$149,200	$999

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

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 2414.7%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,876	9.5%
5 to 17	13,469	18.6%
18 to 24	10,696	14.7%
25 to 34	12,072	16.6%
35 to 44	7,723	10.6%
45 to 54	6,234	8.6%
55 to 64	6,405	8.8%
65 to 74	5,188	7.1%
75 and over	3,936	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,719	64.4%
Black or African American	13,823	19.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	72	0.1%
Asian	904	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	266	0.4%
Some other race	219	0.3%
Two or more races	4,476	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,120	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree13.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,452	13.1%
High school graduate	13,467	32.4%
Some college or associate's	14,338	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,717	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,584	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked7.6%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,087	76.2%
Carpooled	3,031	10.0%
Public transit	45	0.1%
Walked	2,297	7.6%
Bicycle	202	0.7%
Worked from home	1,198	4.0%
Other means	449	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,703	47.1%
15 to 29 min	10,282	35.3%
30 to 44 min	2,781	9.6%
45 to 59 min	651	2.2%
60+ min	1,694	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 17.2% (11,580 of 67,254)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,935	66.0%
Nonfamily households	8,741	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,676	87.6%
Vacant	3,631	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,394	52.2%
Renter-occupied	12,282	47.8%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,313	65.9%
1-unit, attached	1,317	4.5%
2 to 4 units	3,554	12.1%
5 to 19 units	1,836	6.3%
20 or more units	789	2.7%
Mobile home & other	2,498	8.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 21047
State: Kentucky
Land area: 718 sq mi
Water area: 6.38 sq mi
Center point: 36.8921, -87.4930

Cities & places

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