Calvert City, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

2,526

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

5.72% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.8%

21.6% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$48,906

14.9% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$165,700

5.27% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Calvert City, KY is home to a population of 2.53k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.713% of Calvert City, KY residents were born outside of the country (18 people).

In 2024, there were 30.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.42k people) in Calvert City, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 80 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 20 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Calvert City, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Calvert City, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Calvert City, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Calvert City, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.42k ± 67
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
80 ± 60
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
20 ± 18

3.17%

Hispanic Population

80 people

3.17% of the people in Calvert City, KY are hispanic (80 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Calvert City, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

0.713%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

18 people

0.833%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

21 people

As of 2024, 0.713% of Calvert City, KY residents (18 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Calvert City, KY was 0.833%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Calvert City, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
35 ± 37
Gulf War (1990s)
33 ± 22
Vietnam
32 ± 35

Calvert City, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Calvert City, KY.

Economy

The economy of Calvert City, KY employs 1.18k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Calvert City, KY were Public Administration (230 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (194 people), and Manufacturing (122 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($111,063), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,750), and Manufacturing ($63,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.18k

2024 Value

± 244

2.34%

1 Year growth

± 29.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Calvert City, KY grew at a rate of 2.34%, from 1.16k employees to 1.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Calvert City, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (326 people), Sales & Related Occupations (88 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (79 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Calvert City, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.18k

2024 Value

± 244

2.34%

1 Year growth

± 29.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Calvert City, KY grew at a rate of 2.34%, from 1.16k employees to 1.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Calvert City, KY, are Public Administration (230 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (194 people), and Manufacturing (122 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Calvert City, KY, though some of these residents may live in Calvert City, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,071

Median earning men ± $5,172

$40,912

Median earning women ± $754

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,333), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,274), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($87,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,500), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,458).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Calvert City, KY was $165,700 in 2024, which is 0.498 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $157,400 to $165,700, a 5.27% increase. The homeownership rate in Calvert City, KY is 56.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Calvert City, KY have an average commute time of 17.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Calvert City, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$165,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,681

$634

Median Property Taxes

±$121

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Calvert City, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Calvert City, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

56.9%

Homeownership

2024

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 56.9% of the housing units in Calvert City, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Calvert City, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$48,906

Median Household Income

± $23,631

1.12k

Number of Households

± 238

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.12k households in Calvert City, KY grew to $48,906 from the previous year's value of $42,566.

The following chart displays the households in Calvert City, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $40k - $45k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Calvert City, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (86.2%)
Carpooled (9.3%)
Worked At Home (3.89%)

In 2024, 86.2% of workers in Calvert City, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.3%) and those who worked at home (3.89%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Calvert City, KY have a shorter commute time (17.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Calvert City, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Calvert City, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Calvert City, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Calvert City, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Calvert City, KY (312 out of 2.43k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Calvert City, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Pacific Islander.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Keep Exploring