In 2020, Kentucky had a population of 4.46M people with a median age of 39 and a median household income of $52,238. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Kentucky grew from 4.45M to 4.46M, a 0.29% increase and its median household income grew from $50,589 to $52,238, a 3.26% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kentucky are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.98%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.23%), White (Hispanic) (2.16%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.51%).
5.7% of the households in Kentucky reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
97.6% of the residents in Kentucky are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Kentucky are University of Kentucky (8,401 degrees awarded in 2020), University of Louisville (5,324 degrees), and Western Kentucky University (4,803 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Kentucky was $147,100, and the homeownership rate was 67.6%. Most people in Kentucky drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Kentucky was 2 cars per household.
