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Hart County, KY

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

AI Overview

Hart County is a small rural Kentucky county of 19,470 residents with a workforce characterized by limited educational attainment—only 10.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 78.9% have a high school diploma—and a labor force participation rate of 54.0%, with median worker earnings of $33,320. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $124,600 and median gross rent of $692/month, and the county posted 4.5% population growth over five years, though a 21.2% poverty rate and per capita income of $25,506 signal persistent economic constraints.

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

Population

19,470

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,285

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,892 (91.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone577 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races519 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race230 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone225 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone105 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,039
  2. 2.Spanish74
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)49
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island32
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,002

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,013

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,506

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,739
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,458
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services912
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)725
  5. 5.Construction (Group)665

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations1,842
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,796
  3. 3.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,594
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,458
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,109

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.19×)1,704
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.12×)265
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.38×)947
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.35×)732
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.23×)563

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$124,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$692/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999632 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999606 (11.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999479 (9.0%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999454 (8.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999389 (7.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999344 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,320

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,793 (76.3%)
  • Carpooled1,145 (15.1%)
  • Worked At Home365 (4.8%)
  • Taxi107 (1.4%)
  • Other95 (1.3%)
  • Walked57 (0.8%)

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.