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Green County, KY

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

AI Overview

Green County is a small rural Kentucky county of 11,278 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 52.4% and an unemployment rate of 8.5%, reflecting a limited and constrained workforce pool where only 16.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income stands at $46,798 against a poverty rate of 21.5%, while GDP per capita of $15,381 underscores a low-output local economy. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $118,900 and median gross rent of $612/month, and the county posted modest population growth of 2.3% over five years against a median age of 45.2.

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

Population

11,278

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$46,798

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,838 (95.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races300 (2.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone146 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race52 (0.5%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone25 (0.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone8 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic208
  2. 2.Spanish57
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

751

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$15,381

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,639

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,259
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)719
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)541
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)316
  5. 5.Information (Group)309

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,252
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,189
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations931
  4. 4.Service Occupations724
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations506

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Information (LQ 3.77×)309
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.50×)654
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.34×)637
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)1,191
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.98×)295

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$118,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$612/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999470 (13.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999358 (10.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999260 (7.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999242 (7.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999215 (6.3%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999206 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,571

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,715 (83.0%)
  • Carpooled374 (8.4%)
  • Worked At Home227 (5.1%)
  • Other82 (1.8%)
  • Public Transit52 (1.2%)
  • Walked13 (0.3%)

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.