Grant County, KY
Demographic and economic profile of Grant County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Grant County is a small northern Kentucky county of 25,238 residents with an economy oriented toward working-class occupations, reflected in a median worker earnings of $41,022 and a per capita income of $30,603 against a median household income of $69,178—suggesting multi-earner households carrying much of the income load. The workforce is largely high-school educated (88.8% attainment) with only 15.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and a labor force participation rate of 62.9% at a 4.7% unemployment rate. Housing costs remain low relative to broader regional markets, with a median home value of $185,500 and median gross rent of $855/month, alongside a 75.1% homeownership rate, while the county posted modest population growth of 1.3% over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+1.3% since 2018
Grant County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone23,544 (92.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race644 (2.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone450 (1.8%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races376 (1.5%)
- Black or African American Alone218 (0.9%)
- Asian Alone146 (0.6%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish349
- 2.German or other West Germanic43
- 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)25
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island25
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)22
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,198
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,801
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,409
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,282
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,176
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,348
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,999
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,500
- 4.Service Occupations1,803
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,251
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.92×)1,304
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.76×)2,032
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.15×)214
- 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.14×)882
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.12×)1,143
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.