Hopkins County, KY Demographic Data
Hopkins County, KY Summary
Hopkins County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 46,828
- Area: 554.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 542.00 sq. miles
- Water Area: 12.42 sq. miles
- Population Density: 84.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 436.68 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Hopkins County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
23,839
51%
50.8
Male
22,520
49%
49.2
Total Population
46,359
323,128,000
Hopkins County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,843
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,302
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,737
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,771
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,517
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,651
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,548
12.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,455
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,401
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,264
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,524
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,505
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
841
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
35,656
76.9%
77.2
Female
18,603
52.2%
51.3
Male
17,053
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
33,996
73.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,658
20.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,870
17.0%
15.2
Female
4,458
56.6%
55.8
Male
3,412
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Hopkins County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
45,300
97.7%
96.8
White
41,761
90.1%
72.6
Black or African American
2,928
6.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
148
0.3%
0.8
Asian
235
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
14
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
54
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
62
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
11
0.0%
0.2
Korean
55
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
39
0.1%
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
228
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,059
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
851
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
462
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
58
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
65
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
266
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
45,508
98.2%
82.2
Hopkins County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,829
5.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,852
8.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
13,186
41.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,566
20.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,905
9.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,712
8.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,139
6.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
4,681
14.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
27,508
85.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,851
15.0%
31.2
Hopkins County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,794
23.5%
33.7%
Now Married
19,924
53.2%
47.5
Divorced
5,147
13.7%
11.0%
Separated
930
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
2,682
7.2
5.8%
Hopkins County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
42,707
98.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
809
1.9%
21.6%
Spanish
533
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
109
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
142
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
25
0.1%
1.1%
Hopkins County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,689
9.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,138
6.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,461
13.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,317
12.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,651
14.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,695
20.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,924
10.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,000
10.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
250
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
269
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
43,169
57,617
Per capita income
22,672
31,128
Hopkins County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,541
8.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,250
6.5%
9.8
Construction
961
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,977
26.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
751
3.9%
6.6
Information
144
0.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,822
14.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
954
5.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
974
5.1%
11.4
Public administration
903
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
2,412
12.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
968
5.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
457
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,515
13.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,551
29.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,533
18.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,061
21.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,454
18.1%
18.1%
Hopkins County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
18,831
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
16,554
87.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,350
7.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
43
0.2%
5.1
Walked
300
1.6%
2.7
Other means
298
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
286
1.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.3
26.6
Hopkins County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,175
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
6,132
33.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,931
37.7%
37.1
3 or more
4,156
22.6%
21.0
Hopkins County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
18,394
86.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13,190
71.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,204
28.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,878
13.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Hopkins County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,272
1 room
116
0.5%
2.4
2 rooms
165
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
1,134
5.3%
9.1
4 rooms
3,485
16.4%
16.5
5 rooms
5,030
23.6%
19.8
6 rooms
4,588
21.6%
17.8
7 rooms
2,971
14.0%
12.0
8 rooms
1,846
8.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,937
9.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Hopkins County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,272
1-unit, detached
15,965
75.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
300
1.4%
5.9
2-units
685
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
670
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
671
3.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
242
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
163
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
2,576
12.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Hopkins County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,593
12.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,110
5.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,413
11.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,871
13.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
4,654
21.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,683
12.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,730
12.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,849
8.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
304
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
65
0.3%
1.4%
Hopkins County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,104
44.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
784
4.3%
4.7
Electricity
8,917
48.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
14
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
34
0.2%
0.1
Wood
380
2.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
117
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
44
0.2%
1.1
Hopkins County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,337
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
32
0.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
77
1.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
269
3.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
493
6.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
663
9.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,001
27.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,802
51.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4,103
56.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
945
13.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
571
7.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
345
4.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,333
18.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
40
0.0%
0.0%
Hopkins County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,620
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
17
0.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
400
8.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,628
35.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,575
55.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
584
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
611
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
869
19.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
723
16.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
576
12.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
539
12.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
368
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,391
31.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
738
0.0%
0.0%
Hopkins County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13,190
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,945
22.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,128
31.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,696
20.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,896
14.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
936
7.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
485
3.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
77
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
27
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
92,500
205,000
