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Hopkins County, KY

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

AI Overview

Hopkins County, KY is a rural western Kentucky county of 45,143 residents with a labor force participation rate of 54.6% and an unemployment rate of 6.4%, reflecting a constrained but low-cost workforce where median worker earnings sit at $39,035 and only 16.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $128,800 and median gross rent of $841/month, while a poverty rate of 19.2% and a population decline of 1.1% over five years point to ongoing economic headwinds.

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

Population

45,143

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,815

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone39,402 (87.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,628 (5.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,761 (3.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone533 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race432 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone264 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish540
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)124
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic85
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)71
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic68

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,801

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$44,025

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,979

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,905
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,008
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,079
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,234
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,212

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,063
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,926
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,445
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,611
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,129

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.51×)735
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.65×)3,025
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.30×)1,131
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.20×)507
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.18×)5,056

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$128,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$841/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,494 (11.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,339 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,298 (10.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,168 (9.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,096 (8.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999868 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,035

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,732 (88.4%)
  • Carpooled1,151 (6.5%)
  • Worked At Home651 (3.7%)
  • Walked174 (1.0%)
  • Other58 (0.3%)
  • Motorcycle16 (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.