Taylor County, KY

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2024 Population

26,397

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.8

0.265% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.5%

4.94% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$60,456

2.29% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$174,200

6.41% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

11,951

2.66% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Taylor County, KY 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.

99.2% of the residents in Taylor County, KY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Taylor County, KY are Campbellsville University (2,414 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Taylor County, KY was $174,200, and the homeownership rate was 68.8%.

Most people in Taylor County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Taylor County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Taylor County, KY borders Adair County, KY, Casey County, KY, Green County, KY, Larue County, KY, and Marion County, KY.

United States Kentucky Campbellsville, KY

Population & Diversity

Taylor County, KY is home to a population of 26.4k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.31% of Taylor County, KY residents were born outside of the country (347 people).

In 2024, there were 18.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.2k people) in Taylor County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.23k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 670 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Taylor County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Taylor County, KY was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Taylor County, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
23.2k ± 196
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.23k ± 272
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
670 ± 229

3.07%

Hispanic Population

810 people

3.07% of the people in Taylor County, KY are hispanic (810 people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,091 ± 4,516 people
Cuba
20,475 ± 3,505 people
India
12,629 ± 2,755 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,091 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 20,475 and India with 12,629.

Foreign-Born Population

1.31%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

347 people

1.48%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

388 people

As of 2024, 1.31% of Taylor County, KY residents (347 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 Taylor County, KY was 1.48%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
492 ± 155
Gulf War (2001-)
386 ± 163
Gulf War (1990s)
225 ± 123

Taylor County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Taylor County, KY.

Economy

The economy of Taylor County, KY employs 12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Taylor County, KY were Manufacturing (2,575 people), Retail Trade (2,047 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,628 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($162,973), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($117,375), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($85,525).

Employment

Occupations

12k

2024 Value

± 935

−2.66%

1 Year decline

± 11.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taylor County, KY declined at a rate of −2.66%, from 12.3k employees to 12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Taylor County, KY, are Production Occupations (1,584 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,513 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (944 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Taylor County, 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

12k

2024 Value

± 935

−2.66%

1 Year decline

± 11.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taylor County, KY declined at a rate of −2.66%, from 12.3k employees to 12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Taylor County, KY, are Manufacturing (2,575 people), Retail Trade (2,047 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,628 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Taylor County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Taylor County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,601

Median earning men ± $6,129

$35,241

Median earning women ± $3,556

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($117,375), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($85,750), and Information ($83,173).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($50,208), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,563), and Manufacturing ($41,354).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

62
Retail Trade
53
Other Services (except Public Administration)
41
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$90.1k
Retail Trade
$79.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$52.3k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Taylor County, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Taylor County, KY awarded 2,414 degrees. The student population of Taylor County, KY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 6,144 male students and 6,307 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Taylor County, KY are White (964 and 73.9%), Black or African American (99 and 7.59%), Unknown (89 and 6.82%), and Asian (72 and 5.52%).

The largest universities in Taylor County, KY by number of degrees awarded are Campbellsville University (2,414 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Taylor County, KY are General Business (552 and 22.9%), Other Computer & Information Technology Services Management (461 and 19.1%), and Social Work (304 and 12.6%).

The median tuition cost in Taylor County, KY for private four year colleges is $26,490.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Taylor County, KY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 98.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 68.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 12,451 (49.3% men and 50.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 12,451 students enrolled in Taylor County, KY, 49.3% men and 50.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6,209 records, of which 65.2% were women and 34.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Computer & Information Technology Services Management
461 degrees awarded
General Business
450 degrees awarded
Social Work
246 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Taylor County, KY was Other Computer & Information Technology Services Management with 461 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Taylor County, KY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Campbellsville University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

2,414 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Campbellsville University with 2,414 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,065 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Taylor County, KY, which is 0.789 times less than the 1,349 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 964 degrees mean that there were 9.74 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 99 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($26,490) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($500) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Taylor County, KY was $174,200 in 2024, which is 0.524 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $163,700 to $174,200, a 6.41% increase. The homeownership rate in Taylor County, KY is 68.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Taylor County, KY have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Taylor County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 7.57% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Taylor County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.83%.

Housing

Property

$174,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,614

$7,063

Median Property Taxes

±$729

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 Taylor County, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

68.8%

Homeownership

2024

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.8% of the housing units in Taylor County, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Taylor County, 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.

$60,456

Median Household Income

± $6,217

10.3k

Number of Households

± 865

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.3k households in Taylor County, KY declined from $60,456 from the previous year's value of $61,871.

The following chart displays the households in Taylor County, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Taylor County, KY is from Kentucky.

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2023, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.729% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 (77.2%)
Worked At Home (9.82%)
Carpooled (8.83%)

In 2024, 77.2% of workers in Taylor County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.82%) and those who carpooled to work (8.83%).

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

22.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Taylor County, KY have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.92% of the workforce in Taylor County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 7.57% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Taylor County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 6.83%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

17.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Taylor County, KY (4.39k out of 25.2k 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Taylor County, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 22.8% of the children was living in poverty in Taylor County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 161 in Taylor County, KY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 1.78 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

96.1% of the population of Taylor County, KY has health coverage, with 40.6% on employee plans, 27% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 2.89% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Taylor County, KY see 1,381 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,381 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3301 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 372 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,381 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Taylor County, KY

Primary care physicians in Taylor County, KY see an average of 1,381 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,381 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Taylor County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.3% under 18 years, 21.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.89%

Uninsured

40.6%

Employer Coverage

27%

Medicaid

14.1%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

2.89%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Taylor County, KY grew by 3.26% from 3.77% to 3.89%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Taylor County, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 54.7 in Taylor County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Taylor County, KY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.2% in Taylor County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Taylor County, KY.