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Graves County School District, KY

27,046 Population
546.3 square miles 49.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±1.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Graves County: 40.4 ±0.7
  • a little higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,481 ±$2,711 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Graves County: $30,535 ±$2,360
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,527 ±$3,460 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Graves County: $50,772 ±$3,209
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.7% ±3.3% (4,719  ±871) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Graves County: 19.9% † 7,176 (±2.8% / ±1,022)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.1 minutes ±1.1 (231,880  ±18,709) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Graves County: 20.7 292,105 (±0.9 / ±19,689)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

9,814 ±431 Number of households
  • Graves County: 14,139 ±399
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.1 (26,733  ±202) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Graves County: 2.6 36,120 (±0.1 / ±27)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.5% ±2.9% (477  ±166) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Graves County: 9.1% † 691 (±2.7% / ±206)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

11,343 ±347 Number of housing units
  • Graves County: 16,425 ±272
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$159,000 ±$7,862 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Graves County: $147,800 ±$12,475
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.2% ±1.8% (1,918  ±467.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Graves County: 9.5% † 3,449 (±1.9% / ±697.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.5% ±4.9% (16,414  ±976.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Graves County: 89.3% 22,262 (±4.5% / ±1,134.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.9% ±2.3% (3,284  ±436.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Graves County: 18.4% † 4,586 (±2.1% / ±530.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

1.7% ±0.6% (466  ±169) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Graves County: 2.8% 1,034
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±1.1% (1,074  ±230) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Graves County: 6.1% † 1,689 (±1.1% / ±315)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,074 Total veterans ±230 1,039 Male ±222 35 Female ±36

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