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Laurel County School District, KY

61,458 Population
428.6 square miles 143.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Laurel County: 39.9 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$28,039 ±$1,235 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Laurel County: $27,944 ±$1,211
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $34,960 ±$241
$57,625 ±$5,314 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Laurel County: $56,999 ±$5,454
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $62,417 ±$401

21.4% ±2.2% (12,826  ±1,312) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Laurel County: 21.3% † 13,047 (±2.2% / ±1,328)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 707,480 (±0.2% / ±10,444)

22.8 minutes ±1.3 (541,905  ±38,174) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Laurel County: 22.7 547,765 (±1.3 / ±38,185)
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,734,136 (±0.1 / ±320,197)

Families

23,404 ±436 Number of households
  • Laurel County: 23,835 ±458
  • Kentucky: 1,791,991 ±5,353
2.6 ±0.1 (60,271  ±451) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Laurel County: 2.6 61,544 (±0.1 / ±168)
  • a little higher than the figure in Kentucky: 2.5 4,388,482

6.1% ±1.6% (858  ±227) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Laurel County: 6.1% † 878 (±1.6% / ±229)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 5.3% 53,943 (±0.2% / ±1,856)

Housing

26,211 ±148 Number of housing units
  • Laurel County: 26,705 ±83
  • Kentucky: 2,010,655 ±372

$144,400 ±$7,880 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Laurel County: $143,400 ±$7,795
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $192,300 ±$1,018

9.8% ±1.7% (5,928  ±1,004.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Laurel County: 9.7% † 5,988 (±1.6% / ±1,011.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kentucky: 12.9% 574,533 (±0.2% / ±9,944)

Social

83.2% ±3.1% (35,502  ±1,363.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Laurel County: 83.1% 36,143 (±3.1% / ±1,358)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 88.5% 2,725,191 (±0.4% / ±12,155.7)
16.6% ±1.5% (7,077  ±654.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Laurel County: 16.5% 7,187 (±1.5% / ±658)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 27% 830,856 (±0.2% / ±6,979.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.2% ±0.3% (754  ±166) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Laurel County: 1.2% 754
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Kentucky: 4.4% 199,605

5.4% ±0.8% (2,540  ±394) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Laurel County: 5.4% † 2,609 (±0.8% / ±398)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 6.8% 235,118 (±0.1% / ±3,869)
2,540 Total veterans ±394 2,346 Male ±373 194 Female ±107

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