In 2019, Kentucky had a population of 4.47M people with a median age of 39.2 and a median household income of $52,295. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Kentucky declined from 4.47M to 4.47M, a −0.0163% decrease and its median household income grew from $50,247 to $52,295, a 4.08% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kentucky are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.01%), White (Hispanic) (2.48%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.01%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.62%). 6.04% of the households in Kentucky speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
97.5% 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 2019, the median property value in Kentucky was $151,700, and the homeownership rate was 67%. Most people in Kentucky drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Kentucky was 2 cars per household.