COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Delaware
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Delaware
Kentucky is 344% larger than Delaware. Delaware earns more, with a median household income $21,228 higher. Delaware has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs 4%).
KENTUCKYDELAWAREDIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,8241,021,191+344% vs Delaware
Population density115524−409
Population growth3.8%10.2%−6.4 pts
Median age39.141.6−2.5
Male49.5%48.4%+1.1 pts
Female50.5%51.6%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born4.7%10.7%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%58.1%+23.4 pts
Black7.6%21.4%−13.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%11.0%−6.0 pts
Asian1.6%4.3%−2.7 pts
Other4.3%5.2%−0.9 pts
Median household income$63,726$84,954−$21,228
Per capita income$35,821$45,375−$9,554
Poverty rate16.1%10.4%+5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.449+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%35.8%−8.2 pts
Graduate degree11.3%15.3%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.1%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation59.7%62.1%−2.4 pts
Median home value$205,600$352,000−$146,400
Median gross rent$967$1,401−$434
Owner-occupied68.3%73.0%−4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%13.4%−3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%46.6%−6.2 pts
Average commute24.026.0−2.0
Worked from home10.2%15.0%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.6%1.8%−1.2 pts
Uninsured6.0%6.3%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024