Graves County, Kentucky

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 36,612
Median household income: $50,576
Median home value: $139,000

Home to 36,612 residents, Graves County is one of Kentucky's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $50,576 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

Between 2019 and 2023, Graves County's population declined 1.7% from 37,248 to 36,612, while its median household income rose 14.8% from $44,043 to $50,576.

The median resident is 40.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,612
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $50,576
Median home value: $139,000
Median gross rent: $713
Housing units: 16,437
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,24836,612

Median household income

$44,043$50,576

Median home value

$104,300$139,000

Median gross rent

$639$713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,248	$44,043	$104,300	$639
2020	37,125	$45,614	$109,000	$660
2021	36,796	$48,187	$115,900	$648
2022	36,701	$52,526	$134,900	$662
2023	36,612	$50,576	$139,000	$713

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,426	6.6%
5 to 17	6,458	17.6%
18 to 24	2,841	7.8%
25 to 34	4,354	11.9%
35 to 44	4,244	11.6%
45 to 54	4,457	12.2%
55 to 64	5,123	14.0%
65 to 74	3,961	10.8%
75 and over	2,748	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,933	84.5%
Black or African American	1,493	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.0%
Asian	158	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	101	0.3%
Two or more races	1,077	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,838	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,812	11.3%
High school graduate	10,362	41.6%
Some college or associate's	7,375	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,482	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,856	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,348	82.6%
Carpooled	1,058	7.1%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	216	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,102	7.4%
Other means	217	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,308	38.3%
15 to 29 min	4,834	34.9%
30 to 44 min	2,651	19.1%
45 to 59 min	637	4.6%
60+ min	417	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 20.5% (7,406 of 36,089)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,366	66.2%
Nonfamily households	4,786	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,152	86.1%
Vacant	2,285	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,810	76.4%
Renter-occupied	3,342	23.6%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,219	80.4%
1-unit, attached	109	0.7%
2 to 4 units	755	4.6%
5 to 19 units	272	1.7%
20 or more units	194	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1,888	11.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 21083
State: Kentucky
Land area: 552 sq mi
Water area: 5.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.7233, -88.6499

Cities & places

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