Spencer County, Kentucky

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,875
Median household income: $98,333
Median home value: $297,600

Spencer County, Kentucky counts 19,875 residents. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $98,333 runs above the Kentucky figure of $62,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Spencer County's population grew 6.4% from 18,680 to 19,875, while its median household income rose 22.7% from $80,166 to $98,333.

The median gross rent is $954. 22.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,875
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $98,333
Median home value: $297,600
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 7,599
Homeownership rate: 86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,68019,875

Median household income

$80,166$98,333

Median home value

$213,300$297,600

Median gross rent

$649$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,680	$80,166	$213,300	$649
2020	18,945	$85,488	$227,000	$726
2021	19,256	$92,973	$243,400	$847
2022	19,549	$101,118	$288,200	$927
2023	19,875	$98,333	$297,600	$954

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,050	5.3%
5 to 17	3,449	17.4%
18 to 24	1,424	7.2%
25 to 34	2,014	10.1%
35 to 44	2,824	14.2%
45 to 54	2,943	14.8%
55 to 64	3,190	16.1%
65 to 74	1,983	10.0%
75 and over	998	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,515	93.2%
Black or African American	181	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	88	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	63	0.3%
Two or more races	501	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	510	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	939	6.7%
High school graduate	5,340	38.3%
Some college or associate's	4,589	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,912	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,172	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,818	83.4%
Carpooled	384	4.1%
Public transit	12	0.1%
Walked	69	0.7%
Bicycle	21	0.2%
Worked from home	985	10.5%
Other means	90	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,214	14.5%
15 to 29 min	1,966	23.4%
30 to 44 min	3,002	35.8%
45 to 59 min	1,568	18.7%
60+ min	644	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 7.4% (1,450 of 19,643)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,571	78.9%
Nonfamily households	1,491	21.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,062	92.9%
Vacant	537	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,117	86.6%
Renter-occupied	945	13.4%

1-unit, detached89.6%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,811	89.6%
1-unit, attached	4	0.1%
2 to 4 units	143	1.9%
5 to 19 units	157	2.1%
20 or more units	58	0.8%
Mobile home & other	426	5.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 21215
State: Kentucky
Land area: 187 sq mi
Water area: 4.99 sq mi
Center point: 38.0253, -85.3173

Cities & places

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