Trigg County, Kentucky

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,211
Median household income: $54,630
Median home value: $192,000

Trigg County, Kentucky counts 14,211 residents. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $54,630 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

Between 2019 and 2023, Trigg County's population declined 1.6% from 14,449 to 14,211, while its median household income rose 8.1% from $50,536 to $54,630.

The median resident is 46.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,211
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $54,630
Median home value: $192,000
Median gross rent: $802
Housing units: 7,625
Homeownership rate: 74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,44914,211

Median household income

$50,536$54,630

Median home value

$129,400$192,000

Median gross rent

$564$802

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,449	$50,536	$129,400	$564
2020	14,569	$50,980	$156,000	$567
2021	14,067	$53,693	$160,400	$591
2022	14,154	$55,864	$173,900	$639
2023	14,211	$54,630	$192,000	$802

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	802	5.6%
5 to 17	2,292	16.1%
18 to 24	966	6.8%
25 to 34	1,410	9.9%
35 to 44	1,455	10.2%
45 to 54	1,806	12.7%
55 to 64	2,276	16.0%
65 to 74	1,930	13.6%
75 and over	1,274	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,280	86.4%
Black or African American	913	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	41	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	55	0.4%
Two or more races	556	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	366	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's35.1%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,265	12.5%
High school graduate	3,257	32.1%
Some college or associate's	3,568	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,150	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	911	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,141	75.2%
Carpooled	633	11.5%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	76	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	558	10.1%
Other means	94	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,359	27.4%
15 to 29 min	1,578	31.9%
30 to 44 min	1,191	24.1%
45 to 59 min	563	11.4%
60+ min	261	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 20.4% (2,888 of 14,137)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,822	63.6%
Nonfamily households	2,190	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,012	78.8%
Vacant	1,613	21.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,462	74.2%
Renter-occupied	1,550	25.8%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other17.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,648	74.1%
1-unit, attached	24	0.3%
2 to 4 units	341	4.5%
5 to 19 units	172	2.3%
20 or more units	100	1.3%
Mobile home & other	1,340	17.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 21221
State: Kentucky
Land area: 441 sq mi
Water area: 40 sq mi
Center point: 36.8077, -87.8587

Cities & places

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