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Menifee County, KY

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

AI Overview

Menifee County is a small rural Kentucky county of 6,203 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 47.1%, reflecting a structurally constrained workforce with a median age of 46.2 and only 10.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Worker earnings are modest at $31,288 median, and GDP per capita stands at $14,077, alongside a poverty rate of 28.2%. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $111,500 and median gross rent of $634/month, though the county posted a -3.2% population decline over five years and a mean commute of 39.5 minutes signals limited local employment options.

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

Population

6,203

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$45,096

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.2% since 2018

Menifee County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,029 (96.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races99 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race84 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone9 (0.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone9 (0.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish83
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island27
  3. 3.Arabic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

375

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$14,077

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$25,987

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

28.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance508
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)357
  3. 3.Construction (Group)220
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services206
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)193

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations584
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations524
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations390
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations306
  5. 5.Service Occupations284

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 2.08×)327
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.66×)375
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.36×)146
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.21×)161
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)263

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$111,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$634/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $125,000 to $149,999268 (14.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999257 (13.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999231 (12.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999228 (12.2%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999148 (7.9%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999145 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,288

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,691 (83.4%)
  • Worked At Home174 (8.6%)
  • Carpooled107 (5.3%)
  • Walked51 (2.5%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.