Simpson County, Kentucky

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,786
Median household income: $57,392
Median home value: $195,700

Simpson County is a county in Kentucky with a population of 19,786. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $57,392 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

From 2019 to 2023, Simpson County's population grew 8.8% from 18,183 to 19,786, while its median household income rose 18.0% from $48,623 to $57,392.

79.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1979.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,786
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $57,392
Median home value: $195,700
Median gross rent: $1,011
Housing units: 8,456
Homeownership rate: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,18319,786

Median household income

$48,623$57,392

Median home value

$135,200$195,700

Median gross rent

$804$1,011

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,183	$48,623	$135,200	$804
2020	18,319	$50,159	$141,400	$844
2021	19,324	$53,420	$153,200	$870
2022	19,574	$55,907	$178,600	$968
2023	19,786	$57,392	$195,700	$1,011

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,141	5.8%
5 to 17	3,511	17.7%
18 to 24	1,757	8.9%
25 to 34	2,588	13.1%
35 to 44	2,393	12.1%
45 to 54	2,407	12.2%
55 to 64	2,822	14.3%
65 to 74	1,921	9.7%
75 and over	1,246	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,659	84.2%
Black or African American	1,360	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	33	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.1%
Two or more races	1,028	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	679	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,450	10.8%
High school graduate	5,411	40.5%
Some college or associate's	4,275	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,401	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	840	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,955	79.5%
Carpooled	1,117	12.8%
Public transit	25	0.3%
Walked	139	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	457	5.2%
Other means	60	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,409	41.1%
15 to 29 min	2,849	34.3%
30 to 44 min	1,221	14.7%
45 to 59 min	366	4.4%
60+ min	451	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 15.1% (2,914 of 19,275)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,915	63.9%
Nonfamily households	2,774	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,689	90.9%
Vacant	767	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,097	66.3%
Renter-occupied	2,592	33.7%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,681	79.0%
1-unit, attached	57	0.7%
2 to 4 units	517	6.1%
5 to 19 units	515	6.1%
20 or more units	43	0.5%
Mobile home & other	643	7.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 21213
State: Kentucky
Land area: 234 sq mi
Water area: 2.29 sq mi
Center point: 36.7409, -86.5818