Rockcastle County, Kentucky

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,144
Median household income: $48,367
Median home value: $119,300

Rockcastle County is a county in Kentucky with a population of 16,144. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $48,367 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rockcastle County's population declined 4.0% from 16,820 to 16,144, while its median household income rose 35.4% from $35,720 to $48,367.

The typical home was built around 1988. 24.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,144
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $48,367
Median home value: $119,300
Median gross rent: $678
Housing units: 7,377
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,82016,144

Median household income

$35,720$48,367

Median home value

$81,900$119,300

Median gross rent

$575$678

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,820	$35,720	$81,900	$575
2020	16,795	$38,744	$88,500	$573
2021	16,167	$40,406	$91,000	$635
2022	16,171	$45,693	$100,300	$685
2023	16,144	$48,367	$119,300	$678

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	866	5.4%
5 to 17	2,596	16.1%
18 to 24	1,188	7.4%
25 to 34	1,885	11.7%
35 to 44	1,847	11.4%
45 to 54	2,253	14.0%
55 to 64	2,403	14.9%
65 to 74	1,840	11.4%
75 and over	1,266	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,474	95.8%
Black or African American	101	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	50	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.2%
Two or more races	296	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	190	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate44.0%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,142	18.6%
High school graduate	5,059	44.0%
Some college or associate's	2,719	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	675	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	899	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,634	80.1%
Carpooled	507	8.8%
Public transit	11	0.2%
Walked	77	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	468	8.1%
Other means	88	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,460	27.5%
15 to 29 min	1,830	34.4%
30 to 44 min	914	17.2%
45 to 59 min	548	10.3%
60+ min	565	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 24.4% (3,824 of 15,689)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,465	69.5%
Nonfamily households	1,963	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,428	87.1%
Vacant	949	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,911	76.4%
Renter-occupied	1,517	23.6%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other26.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,819	65.3%
1-unit, attached	51	0.7%
2 to 4 units	258	3.5%
5 to 19 units	231	3.1%
20 or more units	52	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1,966	26.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 21203
State: Kentucky
Land area: 317 sq mi
Water area: 1.53 sq mi
Center point: 37.3610, -84.3144

Cities & places

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