Clark County, Kentucky

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 37,004
Median household income: $67,824
Median home value: $197,900

Home to 37,004 residents, Clark County is one of Kentucky's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $67,824 runs above the Kentucky figure of $62,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clark County's population grew 2.9% from 35,971 to 37,004, while its median household income rose 23.4% from $54,953 to $67,824.

Households average 2.45 people. The median gross rent is $883.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,004
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $67,824
Median home value: $197,900
Median gross rent: $883
Housing units: 16,279
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,97137,004

Median household income

$54,953$67,824

Median home value

$145,400$197,900

Median gross rent

$727$883

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,971	$54,953	$145,400	$727
2020	36,152	$54,871	$151,300	$724
2021	36,716	$59,294	$158,300	$772
2022	36,897	$61,878	$183,200	$858
2023	37,004	$67,824	$197,900	$883

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,045	5.5%
5 to 17	6,302	17.0%
18 to 24	2,670	7.2%
25 to 34	4,812	13.0%
35 to 44	4,671	12.6%
45 to 54	4,815	13.0%
55 to 64	4,967	13.4%
65 to 74	3,929	10.6%
75 and over	2,793	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,678	88.3%
Black or African American	1,575	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.1%
Asian	298	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	62	0.2%
Two or more races	871	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,493	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,614	10.1%
High school graduate	9,628	37.0%
Some college or associate's	7,966	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,625	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,154	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,128	79.8%
Carpooled	1,325	8.1%
Public transit	4	0.0%
Walked	150	0.9%
Bicycle	19	0.1%
Worked from home	1,698	10.3%
Other means	134	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,920	33.3%
15 to 29 min	4,171	28.3%
30 to 44 min	3,594	24.3%
45 to 59 min	1,539	10.4%
60+ min	536	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 12.9% (4,696 of 36,281)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,754	65.3%
Nonfamily households	5,180	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,934	91.7%
Vacant	1,345	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,675	71.5%
Renter-occupied	4,259	28.5%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,516	70.7%
1-unit, attached	958	5.9%
2 to 4 units	1,376	8.5%
5 to 19 units	994	6.1%
20 or more units	263	1.6%
Mobile home & other	1,172	7.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 21049
State: Kentucky
Land area: 252 sq mi
Water area: 2.68 sq mi
Center point: 37.9703, -84.1451