Taylor County, KY Demographic Data
Taylor County, KY Summary
Taylor County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 24,648
- Area: 276.82 sq. miles
- Land Area: 266.33 sq. miles
- Water Area: 10.49 sq. miles
- Population Density: 89.04 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 861.22 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Taylor County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,925
51%
50.8
Male
12,390
49%
49.2
Total Population
25,315
323,128,000
Taylor County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,573
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,514
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,511
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,231
8.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,048
8.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,949
11.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,638
10.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,242
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,838
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,436
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,440
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,207
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
688
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
19,708
77.9%
77.2
Female
10,210
51.8%
51.3
Male
9,498
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
18,039
71.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,099
20.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,335
17.1%
15.2
Female
2,440
56.3%
55.8
Male
1,895
43.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Taylor County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,539
96.9%
96.8
White
23,201
91.6%
72.6
Black or African American
1,138
4.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
130
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
43
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
45
0.2%
0.2
Korean
32
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
10
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
70
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
776
3.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
537
2.1%
17.8
Mexican
273
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
35
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
77
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
152
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
24,778
97.9%
82.2
Taylor County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,227
7.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,393
8.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,626
40.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,106
18.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,242
7.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,492
9.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,352
8.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,620
16.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,818
84.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,844
17.3%
31.2
Taylor County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,052
29.2%
33.7%
Now Married
9,153
44.2%
47.5
Divorced
3,585
17.3%
11.0%
Separated
497
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
1,430
6.9
5.8%
Taylor County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
23,182
97.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
560
2.4%
21.6%
Spanish
219
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
242
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
81
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
18
0.1%
1.1%
Taylor County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,154
11.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,053
10.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,505
15.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,383
14.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,321
13.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,738
17.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
741
7.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
608
6.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
157
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
85
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
32,977
57,617
Per capita income
18,613
31,128
Taylor County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
416
4.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
683
6.7%
9.8
Construction
535
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,531
24.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
398
3.9%
6.6
Information
237
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,750
17.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
395
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
582
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
345
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
1,589
15.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
521
5.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
219
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,089
10.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,636
25.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,050
20.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,770
27.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,656
16.2%
18.1%
Taylor County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,845
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,974
81.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
914
9.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
8
0.1%
5.1
Walked
383
3.9%
2.7
Other means
145
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
421
4.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.9
26.6
Taylor County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
868
8.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,601
37.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,478
35.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,798
18.5%
21.0
Taylor County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,745
88.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,203
63.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,542
36.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,214
11.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
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
Taylor County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,959
1 room
125
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
136
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
534
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,875
17.1%
16.5
5 rooms
2,741
25.0%
19.8
6 rooms
2,189
20.0%
17.8
7 rooms
1,415
12.9%
12.0
8 rooms
892
8.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,052
9.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Taylor County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,959
1-unit, detached
7,964
72.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
315
2.9%
5.9
2-units
469
4.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
393
3.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
362
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
79
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
54
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,323
12.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Taylor County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
698
6.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
420
3.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,185
10.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,204
11.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,308
21.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,515
13.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,873
17.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,498
13.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
251
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
7
0.1%
1.4%
Taylor County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,467
35.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
712
7.3%
4.7
Electricity
4,970
51.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
37
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
518
5.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
41
0.4%
1.1
Taylor County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,402
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
29
0.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
109
3.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
315
9.3%
20.1%
Less than $500
360
10.6%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
913
26.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,676
49.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,524
44.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
619
18.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
333
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
188
5.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
738
21.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Taylor County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,272
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
34
1.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
90
2.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,026
31.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,122
64.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
270
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
592
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
330
10.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
288
9.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
387
12.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
303
9.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
248
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,599
50.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
387
0.0%
0.0%
Taylor County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,203
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,004
16.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,949
31.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,423
22.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
906
14.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
647
10.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
170
2.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
71
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
33
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
104,300
205,000
