Grant County, KY Demographic Data
Grant County, KY Summary
Grant County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 24,621
- Area: 260.77 sq. miles
- Land Area: 257.97 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.80 sq. miles
- Population Density: 94.41 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 820.21 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Grant County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,442
50%
50.8
Male
12,263
50%
49.2
Total Population
24,705
323,128,000
Grant County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,752
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,151
8.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,777
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,669
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,576
6.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,925
11.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,267
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,569
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,594
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,283
5.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,993
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
901
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
248
1.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,868
72.3%
77.2
Female
9,038
50.6%
51.3
Male
8,830
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,068
69.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,930
15.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,142
12.7%
15.2
Female
1,703
54.2%
55.8
Male
1,439
45.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Grant County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
24,245
98.1%
96.8
White
23,439
94.9%
72.6
Black or African American
146
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
48
0.2%
0.8
Asian
21
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
6
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
15
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
591
2.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
460
1.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
629
2.5%
17.8
Mexican
502
2.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
58
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
69
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
24,076
97.5%
82.2
Grant County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,033
6.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,733
11.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,229
45.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,664
16.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,172
7.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,162
7.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
787
5.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,766
17.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,014
82.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,949
12.4%
31.2
Grant County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,840
25.4%
33.7%
Now Married
9,727
51.1%
47.5
Divorced
2,701
14.2%
11.0%
Separated
529
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
1,228
6.5
5.8%
Grant County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
22,258
97.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
695
3.0%
21.6%
Spanish
574
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
107
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
13
0.1%
1.1%
Grant County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
676
8.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
596
7.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,213
14.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
703
8.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,446
17.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,471
17.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,064
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
948
11.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
165
2.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
45
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
44,191
57,617
Per capita income
19,395
31,128
Grant County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
220
2.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
963
9.7%
9.8
Construction
687
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,446
14.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
386
3.9%
6.6
Information
85
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,348
23.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
298
3.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
801
8.1%
11.4
Public administration
562
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
885
8.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
947
9.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
265
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,164
11.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,097
21.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,567
25.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,434
24.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,631
16.5%
18.1%
Grant County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,431
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,621
80.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,322
14.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
14
0.1%
5.1
Walked
96
1.0%
2.7
Other means
129
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
249
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.2
26.6
Grant County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
401
4.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,725
32.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,938
35.3%
37.1
3 or more
2,263
27.2%
21.0
Grant County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,327
83.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,786
69.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,541
30.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,639
16.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Grant County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,966
1 room
51
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
72
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
353
3.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,584
15.9%
16.5
5 rooms
3,130
31.4%
19.8
6 rooms
2,080
20.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,017
10.2%
12.0
8 rooms
756
7.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
923
9.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Grant County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
9,966
1-unit, detached
6,090
61.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
7
0.1%
5.9
2-units
510
5.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
403
4.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
615
6.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
77
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
21
0.2%
9.0
Mobile home
2,243
22.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Grant County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
794
8.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
352
3.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
616
6.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
670
6.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,286
12.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,586
15.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,520
25.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,100
21.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
42
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Grant County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,110
13.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,588
19.1%
4.7
Electricity
4,243
51.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
816
9.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
502
6.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
40
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
28
0.3%
1.1
Grant County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,514
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
15
0.4%
10.3%
Less than $500
55
1.6%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
64
1.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
129
3.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
755
21.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
949
27.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,547
44.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,404
40.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
631
18.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
416
11.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
401
11.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
662
18.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Grant County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,346
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
45
1.9%
11.9%
Less than $500
305
13.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
362
15.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,634
69.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
195
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
717
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
290
12.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
320
14.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
379
16.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
185
8.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
157
6.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
935
41.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
275
0.0%
0.0%
Grant County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,786
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,014
17.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,197
20.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,496
25.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
852
14.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
764
13.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
427
7.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
29
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
7
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
122,000
205,000
