CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oak Grove

Kentucky · 2,864 residents · 10.7 sq mi

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Oak Grove is home to 2,864 people in Kentucky. Owners hold 18% of the housing stock. The median age is 22.6, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 4,200 fewer people here than in 2000. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Households take in $17,109 at the median, 43% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 22.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,864

−59%vs 2000

vs 7,064 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

22.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 23.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 516.6%(474)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(230)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.2%(120)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(194)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2427%(774)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.8%(653)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.3%(237)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 542.1%(61)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 642.2%(64)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 741.3%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.7%(19)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,109

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,235 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,720

−44%vs 2000

vs $13,769 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.4%

+8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,700

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$340

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $532 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

18.5%

−22.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.2% in 2000

81.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.3%(4,116)

Black25%(1,768)

Hispanic / Latino9.4%(665)

Asian1.5%(109)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.4%(1,989)

Black23.5%(673)

Hispanic / Latino8%(230)

Asian3.1%(89)

Other3.9%(113)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.4%(513)

Puerto Rican5.1%(409)

Cuban1%(83)

Central American0.8%(63)

South American0.6%(45)

Peruvian0.5%(40)

Salvadoran0.4%(33)

Spaniard0.2%(19)

Honduran0.2%(16)

Costa Rican0.2%(14)

Bolivian0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(82)

Korean0.6%(49)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.4%(30)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(9)

Ancestry

German12.7%(1,012)

Irish6.9%(553)

American6.7%(530)

English5.8%(458)

Italian5.4%(426)

Greek1.8%(145)

French1.6%(128)

Subsaharan African1.4%(112)

Scottish1%(76)

Belgian0.8%(61)

Polish0.7%(57)

Arab0.7%(54)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Egyptian0.7%(54)

Norwegian0.6%(47)

Welsh0.5%(37)

Russian0.3%(26)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(24)

Dutch0.2%(19)

Hungarian0.2%(17)

Canadian0.2%(13)

Slovene0.1%(11)

Swedish0.1%(11)

Nigerian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.1%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.0%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.6%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married42.9%(1,174)

Married43.7%(1,196)

Widowed0%(1)

Divorced13.4%(368)

Women 15+

Never married35.7%(934)

Married41.6%(1,089)

Widowed2.9%(75)

Divorced19.9%(521)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.8%

−3.0 ptssince 2013

from 12.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.3%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

3.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

7.2%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.5%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.8%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.1%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 56.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% 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)83.6%(910)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14%(152)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0.6%(7)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,089 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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