Rowan County, KY Demographic Data
Rowan County, KY Summary
Rowan County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 23,439
- Area: 286.27 sq. miles
- Land Area: 279.80 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.47 sq. miles
- Population Density: 81.87 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,117.13 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rowan County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,536
52%
50.8
Male
11,766
48%
49.2
Total Population
24,302
323,128,000
Rowan County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,319
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,071
4.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,478
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,622
10.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,905
16.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,667
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,573
10.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,931
12.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,393
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,184
4.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,841
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
954
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
364
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,700
81.1%
77.2
Female
10,259
52.1%
51.3
Male
9,441
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
16,712
68.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,917
16.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,159
13.0%
15.2
Female
1,768
56.0%
55.8
Male
1,391
44.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
31
0.0%
0.0
Rowan County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
23,973
98.6%
96.8
White
23,475
96.6%
72.6
Black or African American
321
1.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
40
0.2%
0.8
Asian
77
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
16
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
61
0.3%
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
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
60
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
329
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
541
2.2%
17.8
Mexican
405
1.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
92
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
44
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
23,761
97.8%
82.2
Rowan County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,274
9.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,363
9.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,145
29.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,475
17.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
944
6.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,366
9.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,340
16.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,637
19.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,270
81.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,706
26.6%
31.2
Rowan County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,071
39.5%
33.7%
Now Married
8,019
39.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,807
13.7%
11.0%
Separated
251
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
1,286
6.3
5.8%
Rowan County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
21,884
95.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,099
4.8%
21.6%
Spanish
654
2.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
257
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
54
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
134
0.6%
1.1%
Rowan County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,251
14.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
691
8.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,281
15.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
887
10.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,329
15.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,274
15.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
697
8.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
694
8.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
206
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
163
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
36,216
57,617
Per capita income
18,743
31,128
Rowan County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
162
1.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
976
9.8%
9.8
Construction
663
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,156
31.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
268
2.7%
6.6
Information
48
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,504
15.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
557
5.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
329
3.3%
11.4
Public administration
553
5.6%
4.6
Retail trade
1,401
14.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
196
2.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
123
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
924
9.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,214
32.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,615
16.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,901
19.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,282
23.0%
18.1%
Rowan County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,791
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,735
79.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,263
12.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
230
2.3%
5.1
Walked
182
1.9%
2.7
Other means
59
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
322
3.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.8
26.6
Rowan County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
574
6.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,099
36.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,021
35.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,779
21.0%
21.0
Rowan County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,473
83.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,214
61.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,259
38.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,655
16.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Rowan County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,128
1 room
150
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
192
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
485
4.8%
9.1
4 rooms
2,275
22.5%
16.5
5 rooms
2,304
22.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,767
17.4%
17.8
7 rooms
1,012
10.0%
12.0
8 rooms
767
7.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,176
11.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rowan County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,128
1-unit, detached
5,850
57.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
101
1.0%
5.9
2-units
215
2.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
477
4.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
310
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
347
3.4%
4.4
20 or more units
48
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
2,780
27.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rowan County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
347
3.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
286
2.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
499
4.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,079
10.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,729
17.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,954
19.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,969
19.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,043
20.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
176
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
46
0.5%
1.4%
Rowan County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,088
24.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
460
5.4%
4.7
Electricity
5,249
61.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
31
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
48
0.6%
0.1
Wood
578
6.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
19
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Rowan County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,820
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
19
0.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
156
5.5%
11.8%
Less than $500
207
7.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
407
14.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
818
29.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,213
43.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,251
44.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
518
18.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
279
9.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
74
2.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
698
24.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Rowan County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,991
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
131
4.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
835
27.9%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,025
67.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
268
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
620
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
398
13.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
201
7.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
397
13.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
505
17.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
226
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,150
40.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
382
0.0%
0.0%
Rowan County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,214
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,070
20.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,129
21.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
976
18.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
767
14.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
851
16.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
382
7.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
18
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
21
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
117,300
205,000
