Mason County, KY Demographic Data
Mason County, KY Summary
Mason County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 17,495
- Area: 246.41 sq. miles
- Land Area: 240.13 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.29 sq. miles
- Population Density: 70.99 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 898.95 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mason County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,694
51%
50.8
Male
8,535
50%
49.2
Total Population
17,229
323,128,000
Mason County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,070
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
986
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,181
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,159
6.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,062
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,921
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,098
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,424
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,331
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,171
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,627
9.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
695
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
504
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,240
76.8%
77.2
Female
6,854
51.8%
51.3
Male
6,386
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,604
73.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,393
19.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,826
16.4%
15.2
Female
1,632
57.7%
55.8
Male
1,194
42.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Mason County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,773
97.4%
96.8
White
15,677
91.0%
72.6
Black or African American
951
5.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
8
0.0%
0.8
Asian
127
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
8
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
22
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
17
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
57
0.3%
0.2
Korean
23
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
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
10
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
456
2.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
271
1.6%
17.8
Mexican
248
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
23
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,958
98.4%
82.2
Mason County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
765
6.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,263
10.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,577
38.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,294
19.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,007
8.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
954
8.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
911
7.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,028
17.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,743
82.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,865
15.8%
31.2
Mason County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,682
26.3%
33.7%
Now Married
7,212
51.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,689
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
347
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,062
7.6
5.8%
Mason County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,267
94.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
892
5.5%
21.6%
Spanish
461
2.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
365
2.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
66
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mason County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
906
13.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
462
6.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,029
15.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
786
11.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
902
13.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
958
14.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
701
10.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
630
9.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
240
3.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
190
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
38,613
57,617
Per capita income
24,124
31,128
Mason County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
458
6.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
604
8.6%
9.8
Construction
462
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,758
25.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
285
4.1%
6.6
Information
118
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,144
16.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
251
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
264
3.8%
11.4
Public administration
204
2.9%
4.6
Retail trade
831
11.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
547
7.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
110
1.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
859
12.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,170
30.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,335
19.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,637
23.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,035
14.7%
18.1%
Mason County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,976
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,663
81.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
881
12.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
54
0.8%
5.1
Walked
122
1.7%
2.7
Other means
75
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
181
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.4
26.6
Mason County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
680
10.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,196
32.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,497
36.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,431
21.0%
21.0
Mason County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,804
83.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,473
65.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,331
34.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,343
16.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
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
Mason County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,147
1 room
230
2.8%
2.4
2 rooms
82
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
436
5.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,164
14.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,721
21.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,618
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,173
14.4%
12.0
8 rooms
637
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,086
13.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mason County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,147
1-unit, detached
5,749
70.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
183
2.2%
5.9
2-units
277
3.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
150
1.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
346
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
220
2.7%
4.4
20 or more units
318
3.9%
9.0
Mobile home
904
11.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mason County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,492
18.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
422
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
933
11.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
682
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,081
13.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,004
12.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,181
14.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,192
14.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
130
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
30
0.4%
1.4%
Mason County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,427
35.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
509
7.5%
4.7
Electricity
3,403
50.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
30
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
34
0.5%
0.1
Wood
325
4.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
54
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
22
0.3%
1.1
Mason County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,363
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
42
1.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
48
2.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
104
4.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
122
5.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
369
15.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
574
24.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,104
46.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,104
46.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
436
18.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
214
9.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
97
4.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
502
21.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Mason County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,032
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
0.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
21
1.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
70
3.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
851
41.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,081
53.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
299
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
551
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
306
15.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
340
17.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
110
5.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
413
21.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
263
13.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
520
26.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
379
0.0%
0.0%
Mason County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,473
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
727
16.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,405
31.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
807
18.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
671
15.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
566
12.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
218
4.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
50
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
29
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
105,600
205,000
