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Marion County, KY

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

AI Overview

Marion County, KY is a small rural county of 19,680 residents that grew 2.3% over five years, with an economy generating $49,997 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $39,488. The workforce has a low educational attainment profile—only 12.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with a 55.3% labor force participation rate and 5.5% unemployment, suggesting a constrained but low-cost labor pool. Housing remains affordable at a $158,700 median home value and $731 median monthly rent, though a 19.5% poverty rate and $27,866 per capita income point to limited household economic capacity.

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

Population

19,680

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,627

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,389 (88.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,493 (7.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races256 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race237 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone227 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone125 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish479
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic74
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island27
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)16
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,026

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,997

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,866

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,777
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,695
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)761
  4. 4.Construction (Group)590
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services584

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,709
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,684
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,251
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,229
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations681

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.36×)2,691
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.39×)179
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.12×)207
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 0.94×)821
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.90×)1,694

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$158,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$731/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999839 (14.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999759 (12.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999571 (9.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999548 (9.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999542 (9.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999534 (8.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,488

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,992 (84.6%)
  • Carpooled860 (10.4%)
  • Worked At Home256 (3.1%)
  • Other89 (1.1%)
  • Taxi46 (0.6%)
  • Walked17 (0.2%)

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.