CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Earlington

Kentucky · 1,833 residents · 2.82 sq mi

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Earlington is home to 1,833 people in Kentucky. The typical home is worth $22,100. The poverty rate is 27.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 37.3, about 4 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,833

+11%vs 2000

vs 1,649 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

+2%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.82 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(135)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(125)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(128)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(148)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(100)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(227)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(248)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(152)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(175)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.4%(228)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(134)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(33)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,115

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,696 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,735

−28%vs 2000

vs $12,088 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.9%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$22,100

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$254

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.3%

+8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.6% in 2000

21.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.3%(1,242)

Black23.1%(381)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(12)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic70.8%(1,298)

Black28.4%(520)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(14)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0.7%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(8)

South American0.3%(3)

Peruvian0.3%(3)

Puerto Rican0.1%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese1.5%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian1.9%(21)

Ancestry

Irish11.6%(126)

English10%(108)

German6.9%(75)

American3.3%(36)

Scottish2%(22)

Dutch1.3%(14)

French Canadian0.6%(6)

Italian0.6%(6)

French0.5%(5)

Polish0.4%(4)

Finnish0.3%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(3)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.2%(2)

Hungarian0.2%(2)

Subsaharan African0.2%(2)

Swedish0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.9%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.4%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.5 min

−5%vs 2000

vs 16.2 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 married35.6%(140)

Married50.4%(198)

Widowed4.1%(16)

Divorced9.9%(39)

Women 15+

Never married38.8%(176)

Married43.8%(199)

Widowed4.8%(22)

Divorced12.6%(57)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.8%

−20.3 ptssince 2013

from 22.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.6%

−12.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

53.6%

+15.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

35.7%

−15.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

70.4%

+14.3 ptssince 2020

from 56.1% 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)37.5%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.6%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.8%(15)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 56 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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