In 2022, Kentucky had a population of 4.5M people with a median age of 39.1 and a median household income of $60,183. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Kentucky grew from 4.49M to 4.5M, a 0.196% increase and its median household income grew from $55,454 to $60,183, a 8.53% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kentucky are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.89%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.93%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.52%), and White (Hispanic) (1.52%).
5.91% 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 (8,890 degrees awarded in 2022), University of the Cumberlands (6,956 degrees), and University of Louisville (5,751 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Kentucky was $177,000, and the homeownership rate was 68.1%.
Most people in Kentucky drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Kentucky was 2 cars per household.
