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Mason County, KY

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

AI Overview

Mason County is a small Kentucky county of roughly 17,000 residents with a GDP per capita of $71,365—well above its per capita personal income of $33,031—suggesting a production-oriented local economy. The labor force participation rate is 56.0%, with 21.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $33,383, pointing to a largely blue-collar workforce at below-average cost. Housing remains accessible, with a median home value of $157,500 and median gross rent of $724/month, though the county shows modest population contraction of -0.9% over five years and a poverty rate of 18.4%.

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

Population

16,995

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,178

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,739 (86.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone997 (5.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races591 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race254 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone158 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone147 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish198
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic177
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island51
  4. 4.Other Indo-European31

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

908

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$71,365

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$33,031

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,824
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,284
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,006
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services591
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services534

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,135
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,448
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,362
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,355
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations852

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.73×)1,232
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.48×)169
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.38×)1,080
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.19×)499
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.05×)1,766

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$157,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$724/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999675 (14.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999590 (12.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999501 (10.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999407 (8.6%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999310 (6.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999268 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,383

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,848 (81.8%)
  • Worked At Home579 (8.1%)
  • Carpooled491 (6.9%)
  • Walked153 (2.1%)
  • Bicycle35 (0.5%)
  • Public Transit22 (0.3%)

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.