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Oldham County, KY

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

AI Overview

Oldham County is a largely residential county of 70,525 people situated within commuting range of Louisville, with 88.1% homeownership, a median home value of $375,000, and a median household income of $122,497—well above typical Kentucky benchmarks. The workforce is well-educated, with 45.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a 94.1% high school attainment rate, while unemployment sits at a low 3.3% against a labor force participation rate of 64.6%. The county grew 4.9% over five years, carries a poverty rate of just 4.0%, and residents average a 26.2-minute commute, consistent with its profile as a high-income suburban community.

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

Population

70,525

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$122,497

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone59,951 (86.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,509 (3.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,289 (3.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,042 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,207 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone1,162 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,838
  2. 2.Other Indo-European357
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)283
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)263
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic165

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,634

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,423

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$52,773

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,164
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,231
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,803
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing3,407
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)3,293

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,892
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,189
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,271
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,267
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,955

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.59×)3,538
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.22×)4,047
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.09×)8,507
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.98×)1,914
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 0.97×)745

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$375,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,142/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

87.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9994,711 (23.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9994,234 (21.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,416 (17.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,733 (8.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,462 (7.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,384 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

45.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$54,508

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

1.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone23,872 (71.8%)
  • Worked At Home6,224 (18.7%)
  • Carpooled2,680 (8.1%)
  • Walked234 (0.7%)
  • Other117 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit77 (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.