Carter County, KY Demographic Data
Carter County, KY Summary
Carter County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 27,478
- Area: 412.12 sq. miles
- Land Area: 409.50 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.63 sq. miles
- Population Density: 66.67 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 916.99 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Carter County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
13,819
51%
50.8
Male
13,473
49%
49.2
Total Population
27,292
323,128,000
Carter County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,679
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,513
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,892
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,883
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,934
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,137
11.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,366
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,763
13.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,979
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,728
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,655
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,288
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
475
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
21,118
77.4%
77.2
Female
10,827
51.3%
51.3
Male
10,291
48.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
19,889
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,429
19.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,418
16.2%
15.2
Female
2,421
54.8%
55.8
Male
1,997
45.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Carter County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
27,075
99.2%
96.8
White
26,736
98.0%
72.6
Black or African American
243
0.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
37
0.1%
0.8
Asian
32
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
32
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
4
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
4
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
23
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
217
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
327
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
217
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
6
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
104
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
26,965
98.8%
82.2
Carter County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,763
9.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,014
11.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,467
40.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,800
20.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
931
5.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,391
7.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,025
5.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,777
20.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
14,614
79.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,416
13.2%
31.2
Carter County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,283
23.8%
33.7%
Now Married
11,698
52.7%
47.5
Divorced
2,957
13.3%
11.0%
Separated
381
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,889
8.5
5.8%
Carter County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
25,395
99.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
218
0.9%
21.6%
Spanish
124
0.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
39
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
55
0.2%
1.1%
Carter County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,077
10.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
808
7.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,555
14.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,607
15.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,783
16.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,907
17.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
858
8.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
883
8.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
132
1.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
37
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
37,367
57,617
Per capita income
19,170
31,128
Carter County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
191
1.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
785
7.9%
9.8
Construction
974
9.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,686
26.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
344
3.5%
6.6
Information
371
3.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,136
11.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
570
5.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
486
4.9%
11.4
Public administration
393
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
1,408
14.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
465
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
159
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,535
15.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,479
24.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,708
17.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,467
24.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,779
17.8%
18.1%
Carter County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,742
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,671
78.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,330
13.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
12
0.1%
5.1
Walked
449
4.6%
2.7
Other means
63
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
217
2.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.9
26.6
Carter County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
591
5.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,268
30.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,758
35.3%
37.1
3 or more
3,030
28.5%
21.0
Carter County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,647
86.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,213
77.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,434
22.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,639
13.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Carter County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,286
1 room
100
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
104
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
675
5.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,756
14.3%
16.5
5 rooms
3,308
26.9%
19.8
6 rooms
3,149
25.6%
17.8
7 rooms
1,301
10.6%
12.0
8 rooms
857
7.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,036
8.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Carter County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,286
1-unit, detached
7,487
60.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
56
0.5%
5.9
2-units
68
0.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
201
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
181
1.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
154
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
125
1.0%
9.0
Mobile home
4,014
32.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Carter County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
870
7.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
412
3.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
773
6.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,293
10.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,973
16.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,100
17.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,373
19.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,174
17.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
281
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
37
0.3%
1.4%
Carter County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
843
7.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,419
13.3%
4.7
Electricity
7,153
67.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
67
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
100
0.9%
0.1
Wood
996
9.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
31
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
38
0.4%
1.1
Carter County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,731
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
28
0.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
88
2.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
360
9.6%
20.1%
Less than $500
479
12.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,041
27.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,735
46.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,880
50.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
471
12.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
259
6.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
316
8.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
805
21.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Carter County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,900
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
22
1.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
586
30.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,292
68.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
534
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
563
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
305
16.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
295
15.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
226
12.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
203
11.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
89
4.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
735
39.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
581
0.0%
0.0%
Carter County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,213
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,510
30.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,428
29.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,104
13.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,089
13.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
703
8.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
311
3.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
33
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
35
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
81,000
205,000