In 2023, Kentucky had a population of 4.51M people with a median age of 39.1 and a median household income of $62,417. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Kentucky grew from 4.5M to 4.51M, a 0.173% increase and its median household income grew from $60,183 to $62,417, a 3.71% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kentucky are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.77%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.78%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (1.67%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.5%).
6.45% 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.
97.4% of the residents in Kentucky are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Kentucky are University of Kentucky (9,834 degrees awarded in 2023), University of Louisville (5,914 degrees), and University of the Cumberlands (5,659 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Kentucky was $192,300, and the homeownership rate was 68.3%.
Most people in Kentucky drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Kentucky was 2 cars per household.
