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Greenup County, KY

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

AI Overview

Greenup County is a small rural county in northeastern Kentucky with a population of 35,639 that has declined modestly by 0.4% over five years, reflecting broader regional trends. The labor force participation rate of 49.7% is low, and only 18.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 90.3% have a high school diploma and median worker earnings stand at $38,177. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $135,300 and median gross rent of $836 per month, and the homeownership rate of 80.5% points to a stable, long-tenured resident base.

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

Population

35,639

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$60,751

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,780 (95.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race616 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races562 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone255 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone211 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone48 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish310
  2. 2.Other Indo-European68
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island30
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)29
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,043

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,772

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,864

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,460
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,657
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,631
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,076
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,022

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,181
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,592
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,205
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,880
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,641

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.32×)4,203
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.17×)753
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)1,732
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.17×)1,100
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.15×)1,559

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$135,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$836/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,353 (11.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,269 (10.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,202 (10.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,127 (9.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999744 (6.3%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999693 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,177

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,931 (81.5%)
  • Carpooled1,366 (10.2%)
  • Worked At Home670 (5.0%)
  • Walked341 (2.5%)
  • Taxi78 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)

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.