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Congressional District 5, KY

738,681 Population
11,748.9 square miles 62.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$26,370 ±$1,060 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $34,676 ±$484
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$44,175 ±$2,367 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $61,118 ±$653
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

25.5% ±1.5% (180,673  ±10,735) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 16.4% 720,642 (±0.5% / ±20,801)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

26.2 minutes ±1.1 (6,487,720  ±325,052) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 24.2 45,143,416 (±0.3 / ±662,711)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

304,892 ±3,920 Number of households
  • Kentucky: 1,853,603 ±7,950
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (709,701  ±3,596) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,404,947
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.8% ±1% (10,673  ±1,594) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 54,757 (±0.4% / ±3,624)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

347,299 ±1,845 Number of housing units
  • Kentucky: 2,036,559 ±301
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$119,000 ±$4,073 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $211,800 ±$2,250
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.2% ±0.8% (81,751  ±5,865.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 12.3% 549,779 (±0.4% / ±18,178.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

83.3% ±1.8% (431,465  ±9,638.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 89.5% 2,782,267 (±0.8% / ±26,576.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
17.1% ±0.9% (88,351  ±4,618.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 27.9% 865,265 (±0.5% / ±15,692.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

1.7% ±0.2% (11,753  ±1,537.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 273,515 (±0.1% / ±4,671)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

0.9% ±0.2% (6,772  ±1,393) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Kentucky: 4.5% 201,672
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.2% ±0.4% (30,189  ±2,565) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 6.2% 216,667 (±0.2% / ±6,866)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
30,189 Total veterans ±2,565 28,007 Male ±2,387 2,182 Female ±583

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