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Cumberland County, KY

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

AI Overview

Cumberland County is a small, rural Kentucky county of 5,948 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $31,885 against median worker earnings of just $29,594 and a median household income of $40,000. The labor market is constrained, with only 46.0% labor force participation, 17.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and a poverty rate of 33.9%. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $128,600 and median gross rent of $553/month, though the county has shed 11.4% of its population over the past five years.

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

Population

5,948

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$40,000

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-11.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,536 (93.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races183 (3.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone90 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race61 (1.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone39 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone23 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish168
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic64
  3. 3.Other Indo-European17
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

322

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,885

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$21,857

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

33.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance730
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)400
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)199
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities141
  5. 5.Construction (Group)130

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations930
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations357
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations322
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations302
  5. 5.Service Occupations268

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.11×)440
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)547
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.11×)253
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 0.95×)138
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 0.90×)126

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$128,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$553/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999438 (22.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999259 (13.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999174 (8.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999103 (5.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99992 (4.6%)
  • $20,000 to $24,99985 (4.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$29,594

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,845 (88.6%)
  • Carpooled124 (6.0%)
  • Walked54 (2.6%)
  • Worked At Home54 (2.6%)
  • 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.