Rockcastle County, KY Demographic Data
Rockcastle County, KY Summary
Rockcastle County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 17,090
- Area: 318.10 sq. miles
- Land Area: 316.55 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.55 sq. miles
- Population Density: 53.72 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,253.28 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rockcastle County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,636
51%
50.8
Male
8,257
49%
49.2
Total Population
16,893
323,128,000
Rockcastle County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
928
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
976
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,177
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,022
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
962
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,884
11.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,173
12.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,609
15.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,134
6.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,215
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,717
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
855
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
241
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,152
77.9%
77.2
Female
6,729
51.2%
51.3
Male
6,423
48.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,556
74.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,640
21.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,813
16.7%
15.2
Female
1,552
55.2%
55.8
Male
1,261
44.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Rockcastle County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,814
99.5%
96.8
White
16,521
97.8%
72.6
Black or African American
35
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
216
1.3%
0.8
Asian
4
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
4
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
12
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
12
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
26
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
79
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
82
0.5%
17.8
Mexican
37
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
45
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,811
99.5%
82.2
Rockcastle County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,524
12.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,232
10.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,378
45.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,852
15.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
692
5.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
602
5.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
548
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,756
23.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,072
76.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,150
9.7%
31.2
Rockcastle County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,009
21.8%
33.7%
Now Married
7,639
55.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,542
11.2%
11.0%
Separated
479
3.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,143
8.3
5.8%
Rockcastle County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,818
99.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
147
0.9%
21.6%
Spanish
113
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
27
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
7
0.0%
1.1%
Rockcastle County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
834
12.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
702
10.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,064
16.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
758
11.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
919
14.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,185
18.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
465
7.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
426
6.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
31
0.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
104
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
33,500
57,617
Per capita income
17,930
31,128
Rockcastle County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
199
3.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
320
5.2%
9.8
Construction
349
5.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,683
27.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
163
2.7%
6.6
Information
247
4.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,290
21.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
319
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
402
6.6%
11.4
Public administration
287
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
503
8.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
191
3.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
150
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
702
11.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,380
22.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,366
22.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,468
24.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,187
19.4%
18.1%
Rockcastle County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,949
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,015
84.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
569
9.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
37
0.6%
5.1
Walked
91
1.5%
2.7
Other means
84
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
153
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.4
26.6
Rockcastle County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
605
9.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,979
30.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,338
36.0%
37.1
3 or more
1,566
24.1%
21.0
Rockcastle County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,488
84.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,949
76.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,539
23.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,213
15.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Rockcastle County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,701
1 room
86
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
52
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
248
3.2%
9.1
4 rooms
1,520
19.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,998
25.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,691
22.0%
17.8
7 rooms
888
11.5%
12.0
8 rooms
444
5.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
774
10.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rockcastle County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,701
1-unit, detached
4,686
60.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
42
0.5%
5.9
2-units
53
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
151
2.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
237
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
54
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
100
1.3%
9.0
Mobile home
2,378
30.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rockcastle County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
606
7.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
528
6.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
311
4.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
539
7.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,211
15.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,186
15.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,805
23.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,299
16.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
173
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
43
0.6%
1.4%
Rockcastle County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
115
1.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
546
8.4%
4.7
Electricity
4,828
74.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
257
4.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
39
0.6%
0.1
Wood
641
9.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
21
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
41
0.6%
1.1
Rockcastle County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,187
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
25
1.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
37
1.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
50
2.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
137
6.3%
20.1%
Less than $500
167
7.6%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
561
25.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,210
55.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,037
47.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
287
13.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
167
7.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
158
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
527
24.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Rockcastle County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,296
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
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
32
2.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
602
46.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
662
51.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
243
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
514
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
144
11.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
195
15.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
289
22.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
112
8.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
84
6.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
446
35.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
269
0.0%
0.0%
Rockcastle County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,949
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,516
30.6%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,760
35.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
733
14.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
436
8.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
298
6.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
120
2.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
86
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
75,100
205,000
