CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cadiz

Kentucky · 2,148 residents · 3.00 sq mi

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Cadiz is home to 2,148 people in Kentucky. The median age is 41.2, about 8 years above the US median. The poverty rate is 26.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Kentucky median by roughly 36%. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $40,300.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,148

−9%vs 2000

vs 2,373 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.2

+7%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.00 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(116)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.9%(105)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(174)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(125)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(136)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.5%(246)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(285)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(195)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(241)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.3%(265)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.1%(216)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(44)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,436

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,429 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,908

−34%vs 2000

vs $13,404 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.7%

+6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,300

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$227

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $399 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.6%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.3% in 2000

33.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.1%(1,900)

Black17.5%(416)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(20)

Asian0.4%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.6%(1,710)

Black20.4%(438)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican4.8%(129)

Mexican4.6%(122)

Ancestry

English14.7%(394)

American9.8%(263)

Irish9.3%(249)

German8.7%(232)

Greek3.3%(88)

Scottish2.1%(55)

Scotch-Irish2%(53)

Italian1.1%(30)

Welsh1.1%(29)

Swedish1%(26)

Subsaharan African0.7%(20)

Polish0.7%(19)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.7%(18)

French0.6%(17)

Czech0.4%(12)

French Canadian0.3%(8)

Portuguese0.2%(6)

Dutch0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.3%

−17.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.3 min

−9%vs 2000

vs 15.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.4%(323)

Married53%(497)

Widowed4.4%(41)

Divorced8.2%(77)

Women 15+

Never married23%(266)

Married46.5%(537)

Widowed18.3%(211)

Divorced12.3%(142)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−17.0 ptssince 2013

from 23.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.5%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.2%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.7%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.1%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)16.4%(29)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.6%(56)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.1%(32)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 177 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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