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Johnson County, KY

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

AI Overview

Johnson County is a small eastern Kentucky county of 22,464 residents with a low-cost cost structure — median home values of $125,300 and median gross rent of $698/month — alongside median household income of $44,904 and a poverty rate of 23.4%. The labor force is constrained, with participation at just 46.2% and only 16.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the unemployment rate stands at 4.7%. Population has declined 1.7% over five years, and GDP per capita of $20,667 reflects a modest local economic output.

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

Population

22,464

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$44,904

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,983 (94.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race724 (3.2%)
  • Asian Alone312 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races138 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone123 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone30 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)123
  2. 2.Other Indo-European79
  3. 3.Spanish66
  4. 4.Arabic60
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island49

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

851

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,667

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$24,579

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,533
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,515
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)645
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services573
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities536

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,671
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,707
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,648
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,229
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations847

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.55×)579
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.52×)1,308
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.36×)201
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.36×)171
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.34×)2,475

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$125,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$698/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999656 (10.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999575 (9.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999569 (9.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999485 (7.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999356 (5.8%)
  • Less Than $10,000352 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,054

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,367 (83.3%)
  • Carpooled598 (7.8%)
  • Worked At Home530 (6.9%)
  • Other109 (1.4%)
  • Walked36 (0.5%)
  • 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.