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Congressional District 5, KY

739,149 Population
11,232.9 square miles 65.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$24,255 ±$742 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kentucky: $33,980 ±$506
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$42,736 ±$1,850 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $59,341 ±$924
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

25.7% ±1.3% (182,925  ±9,569) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 16.5% 722,865 (±0.5% / ±23,794)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

26.1 minutes ±1.2 (6,299,720  ±331,830) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 24.1 43,888,620 (±0.3 / ±606,955)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

297,678 ±4,469 Number of households
  • Kentucky: 1,828,680 ±8,263
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (711,357  ±3,583) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 † 4,392,235 (±303.8 / ±-555,555,600)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

6.2% ±1.1% (9,706  ±1,768) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 5.5% 56,396 (±0.4% / ±4,465)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

344,929 ±1,909 Number of housing units
  • Kentucky: 2,023,679 ±185
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$111,100 ±$4,147 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $196,300 ±$2,572
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

10.8% ±0.9% (78,871  ±6,796.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 12.8% 569,433 (±0.5% / ±20,264.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

81.5% ±1.7% (422,809  ±9,403.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 89% 2,751,440 (±0.8% / ±24,664.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
16% ±0.9% (82,771  ±4,580.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 27.9% 861,336 (±0.4% / ±13,374.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

1.7% ±0.2% (10,770  ±1,478.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Kentucky: 5.9% 247,065 (±0.1% / ±5,402.7)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,203,430 (±0.1% / ±183,279.2)

0.9% ±0.2% (6,251  ±1,104) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Kentucky: 4% † 180,899 (±493.6% / ±7,497)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

5.1% ±0.4% (29,591  ±2,338) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kentucky: 6.7% 233,436 (±0.2% / ±6,659)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
29,591 Total veterans ±2,338 27,804 Male ±2,257 1,787 Female ±663

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