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Taylor County, KY

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

AI Overview

Taylor County is a small south-central Kentucky economy of roughly 26,200 residents, with a labor force participation rate of 62.6% and an unemployment rate of 5.0%; only 22.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a predominantly trade- and vocation-oriented workforce with median worker earnings of $35,521. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $163,700 and median gross rent of $691 per month, and the county posted 2.8% population growth over five years against a median household income of $60,456 and a poverty rate of 16.6%.

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

Population

26,205

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,456

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,332 (88.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,226 (4.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races964 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race492 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone258 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone82 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic303
  2. 2.Spanish260
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)223
  4. 4.Other Indo-European26
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island18

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,504

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,509

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$28,714

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,113
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,575
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,047
  4. 4.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)696
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services648

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,041
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,718
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,457
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,615
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,120

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.18×)2,659
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.44×)1,926
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.38×)271
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)3,364
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.84×)602

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$163,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$691/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,200 (17.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999831 (11.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999788 (11.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999607 (8.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999502 (7.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999470 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,521

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,966 (77.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,141 (9.8%)
  • Carpooled1,026 (8.8%)
  • Other257 (2.2%)
  • Walked225 (1.9%)
  • Public Transit5 (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.