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Pendleton County, KY

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

AI Overview

Pendleton County is a small rural county of 14,683 residents with modest 1.1% population growth over five years, where the workforce skews toward production and trade rather than professional services — only 16.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 84.7% have a high school diploma. Labor costs are relatively low, with median worker earnings of $40,932 and a 4.9% unemployment rate, though labor force participation stands at just 60.5%. Housing costs are well below national norms at a $160,800 median home value and $800/month median rent, with a 74.7% homeownership rate, though a mean commute of 36.4 minutes signals that many residents work outside the county.

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

Population

14,683

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,669

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,685 (92.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race507 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races299 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone109 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone76 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone35 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish107
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic34
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

737

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$20,633

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,460

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,247
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)862
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)731
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services666
  5. 5.Construction (Group)653

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,830
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,389
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,221
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,154
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations954

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.72×)800
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.60×)171
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.51×)593
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.28×)408
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.27×)851

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$160,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$800/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999595 (14.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999458 (11.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999317 (7.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999317 (7.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999308 (7.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999239 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,932

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

36.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,959 (77.1%)
  • Carpooled615 (9.6%)
  • Worked At Home606 (9.4%)
  • Walked160 (2.5%)
  • Other54 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit23 (0.4%)

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.