Hopkins County, Kentucky

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 45,143
Median household income: $57,610
Median home value: $128,800

Hopkins County, Kentucky counts 45,143 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $57,610 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

From 2019 to 2023, Hopkins County's population held roughly steady from 45,331 to 45,143, while its median household income rose 22.1% from $47,170 to $57,610.

The median gross rent is $841. 16.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,143
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,610
Median home value: $128,800
Median gross rent: $841
Housing units: 20,965
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,33145,143

Median household income

$47,170$57,610

Median home value

$108,700$128,800

Median gross rent

$715$841

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,331	$47,170	$108,700	$715
2020	45,044	$47,014	$107,100	$745
2021	45,432	$49,495	$112,900	$765
2022	45,223	$54,466	$125,800	$815
2023	45,143	$57,610	$128,800	$841

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,666	5.9%
5 to 17	7,761	17.2%
18 to 24	3,316	7.3%
25 to 34	5,580	12.4%
35 to 44	5,446	12.1%
45 to 54	5,682	12.6%
55 to 64	6,167	13.7%
65 to 74	5,206	11.5%
75 and over	3,319	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,423	87.3%
Black or African American	2,736	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	53	0.1%
Asian	225	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.1%
Two or more races	1,537	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,140	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,854	12.3%
High school graduate	12,297	39.2%
Some college or associate's	10,028	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,862	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,359	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone89.0%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,055	89.0%
Carpooled	1,105	6.1%
Public transit	3	0.0%
Walked	143	0.8%
Bicycle	7	0.0%
Worked from home	675	3.7%
Other means	56	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,689	44.3%
15 to 29 min	5,214	30.0%
30 to 44 min	2,343	13.5%
45 to 59 min	958	5.5%
60+ min	1,165	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 19.2% (8,405 of 43,865)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,091	66.5%
Nonfamily households	6,078	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,169	86.7%
Vacant	2,796	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,037	71.8%
Renter-occupied	5,132	28.2%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other13.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,874	75.7%
1-unit, attached	109	0.5%
2 to 4 units	1,209	5.8%
5 to 19 units	888	4.2%
20 or more units	71	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2,814	13.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 21107
State: Kentucky
Land area: 542 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 37.3111, -87.5422

Cities & places

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