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Clark County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Clark County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Clark County, KY is a small county of 37,004 residents that has grown 3.2% over five years, with a median household income of $64,348 and a GDP per capita of $41,387. The labor force participation rate sits at 60.1% with unemployment at 4.8%, and 22.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher while 89.9% have at least a high school diploma. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $197,900 and median gross rent of $883/month—with a 71.5% homeownership rate and a median worker earnings figure of $40,326.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

37,004

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,348

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.2% since 2018

Clark County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone32,968 (88.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,513 (4.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,064 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone540 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race475 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone367 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish586
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)130
  3. 3.Other Indo-European91
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)75
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)57

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,053

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,387

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,131

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,102
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,460
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,130
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,538
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,415

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,421
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,547
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,941
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,184
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,609

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.52×)2,566
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.25×)2,303
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.15×)1,144
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.04×)280
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.03×)1,210

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$197,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$883/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,415 (13.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,370 (12.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,293 (12.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,199 (11.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999925 (8.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999908 (8.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,326

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,702 (78.4%)
  • Worked At Home1,993 (12.3%)
  • Carpooled1,240 (7.7%)
  • Other109 (0.7%)
  • Taxi62 (0.4%)
  • Walked58 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.