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Congressional District 5, KY

736,508 Population
11,748.9 square miles 62.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.7 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$25,715 ±$756 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $35,955 ±$451
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$46,664 ±$1,658 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $64,526 ±$1,165
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

24.3% ±1.5% (172,056  ±10,669) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 15.6% 694,171 (±0.5% / ±23,771)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.2 minutes ±1.1 (6,725,260  ±329,254) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 24.5 46,088,716 (±0.3 / ±700,208)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

303,705 ±4,269 Number of households
  • Kentucky: 1,865,456 ±8,525
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (709,919  ±4,003) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,467,347
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7.2% ±1.2% (11,182  ±1,908) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Kentucky: 5.5% 57,287 (±0.4% / ±4,158)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

349,488 ±2,146 Number of housing units
  • Kentucky: 2,051,004 ±488
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$121,100 ±$6,564 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $226,000 ±$2,611
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.6% ±1% (69,937  ±6,898.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 12% 545,660 (±0.4% / ±18,371.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

83.1% ±1.9% (429,887  ±10,018.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 89% 2,799,522 (±0.8% / ±25,241.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
16% ±0.9% (82,958  ±4,732.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 27.9% 879,169 (±0.5% / ±14,377)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

1.6% ±0.2% (11,191  ±1,366.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Kentucky: 6.8% 291,544 (±0.1% / ±5,642.4)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

1% ±0.2% (7,441  ±1,437) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Kentucky: 5.2% 238,231
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.5% ±0.5% (31,509  ±2,597) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 6.2% 220,537 (±0.2% / ±7,327)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
31,509 Total veterans ±2,597 29,450 Male ±2,461 2,059 Female ±697

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