Hart County, Kentucky

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,470
Median household income: $49,653
Median home value: $124,600

Hart County is a county in Kentucky with a population of 19,470. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. At $49,653, its median household income sits below Kentucky's $62,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Hart County's population grew 4.0% from 18,729 to 19,470, while its median household income rose 29.3% from $38,396 to $49,653.

The median resident is 40.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,470
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,653
Median home value: $124,600
Median gross rent: $692
Housing units: 8,888
Homeownership rate: 73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,72919,470

Median household income

$38,396$49,653

Median home value

$94,400$124,600

Median gross rent

$530$692

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,729	$38,396	$94,400	$530
2020	18,833	$39,834	$93,000	$559
2021	19,194	$45,342	$98,400	$611
2022	19,345	$45,561	$115,500	$658
2023	19,470	$49,653	$124,600	$692

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,275	6.5%
5 to 17	3,480	17.9%
18 to 24	1,526	7.8%
25 to 34	2,282	11.7%
35 to 44	2,210	11.4%
45 to 54	2,503	12.9%
55 to 64	2,865	14.7%
65 to 74	2,050	10.5%
75 and over	1,279	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,625	90.5%
Black or African American	897	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	107	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	71	0.4%
Two or more races	375	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	384	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.1%

High school graduate44.2%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree6.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,778	21.1%
High school graduate	5,829	44.2%
Some college or associate's	3,169	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	794	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	619	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,908	77.9%
Carpooled	1,119	14.8%
Public transit	15	0.2%
Walked	51	0.7%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	309	4.1%
Other means	179	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,281	31.4%
15 to 29 min	2,108	29.0%
30 to 44 min	1,549	21.3%
45 to 59 min	544	7.5%
60+ min	791	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 21.2% (4,022 of 18,953)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,854	67.2%
Nonfamily households	2,368	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,222	81.3%
Vacant	1,666	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,323	73.7%
Renter-occupied	1,899	26.3%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other18.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,411	72.1%
1-unit, attached	65	0.7%
2 to 4 units	422	4.7%
5 to 19 units	231	2.6%
20 or more units	95	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1,664	18.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 21099
State: Kentucky
Land area: 413 sq mi
Water area: 5.18 sq mi
Center point: 37.3058, -85.8784

Cities & places

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