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Fleming County, KY

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

AI Overview

Fleming County is a small rural Kentucky county of 15,221 residents that has grown 5.1% over five years, with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $20,689 and median worker earnings of $37,156. The workforce of roughly 8,000 labor-force participants skews toward lower educational attainment—only 16.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with a 6.9% unemployment rate and labor force participation of just 53.7%. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $115,200 and median gross rent of $677 per month, though a 22.9% poverty rate and $49,307 median household income point to constrained household finances across the county.

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

Population

15,221

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,307

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+5.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,554 (95.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races224 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race197 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone143 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone120 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone85 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish286
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic203
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)80
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)11
  5. 5.Korean9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

669

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,689

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,611

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,395
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,103
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,033
  4. 4.Construction (Group)417
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities351

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,822
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,426
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,182
  4. 4.Service Occupations922
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations676

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.08×)296
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.04×)1,221
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.33×)874
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.26×)358
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.12×)466

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$115,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$677/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999479 (10.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999473 (10.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999375 (8.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999311 (7.1%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999297 (6.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999271 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,156

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

33.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,689 (80.0%)
  • Carpooled642 (11.0%)
  • Worked At Home393 (6.7%)
  • Walked73 (1.2%)
  • Other44 (0.8%)
  • Taxi14 (0.2%)

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.