Greenup County, Kentucky

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 35,639
Median household income: $59,613
Median home value: $135,300

Home to 35,639 residents, Greenup County is one of Kentucky's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $59,613 runs below the Kentucky figure of $62,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Greenup County's population held roughly steady from 35,555 to 35,639, while its median household income rose 15.4% from $51,655 to $59,613.

18.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,639
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $59,613
Median home value: $135,300
Median gross rent: $836
Housing units: 16,247
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,55535,639

Median household income

$51,655$59,613

Median home value

$116,700$135,300

Median gross rent

$704$836

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,555	$51,655	$116,700	$704
2020	35,359	$52,337	$114,900	$732
2021	35,996	$55,431	$120,800	$760
2022	35,853	$58,562	$132,200	$824
2023	35,639	$59,613	$135,300	$836

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,732	4.9%
5 to 17	5,914	16.6%
18 to 24	2,484	7.0%
25 to 34	3,927	11.0%
35 to 44	4,211	11.8%
45 to 54	4,664	13.1%
55 to 64	5,001	14.0%
65 to 74	4,501	12.6%
75 and over	3,205	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33,926	95.2%
Black or African American	196	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.1%
Asian	214	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.1%
Two or more races	871	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	386	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's34.0%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,476	9.7%
High school graduate	9,684	38.0%
Some college or associate's	8,675	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,536	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,138	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,256	83.6%
Carpooled	1,203	8.9%
Public transit	3	0.0%
Walked	296	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	641	4.8%
Other means	68	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,641	28.4%
15 to 29 min	4,889	38.1%
30 to 44 min	2,415	18.8%
45 to 59 min	1,248	9.7%
60+ min	633	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 15.1% (5,292 of 35,041)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,581	65.6%
Nonfamily households	5,019	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,600	89.9%
Vacant	1,647	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,754	80.5%
Renter-occupied	2,846	19.5%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other12.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,104	80.7%
1-unit, attached	72	0.4%
2 to 4 units	397	2.4%
5 to 19 units	428	2.6%
20 or more units	176	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2,070	12.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 21089
State: Kentucky
Land area: 344 sq mi
Water area: 9.99 sq mi
Center point: 38.5636, -82.9338

Cities & places

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