COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Florida
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Florida
Kentucky is 80% smaller than Florida. Florida earns more, with a median household income $10,842 higher. Florida has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 4%).
KENTUCKYFLORIDADIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,82422,416,077−80% vs Florida
Population density115418−303
Population growth3.8%14.6%−10.7 pts
Median age39.142.6−3.5
Male49.5%49.1%+0.4 pts
Female50.5%50.9%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born4.7%21.9%−17.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%50.4%+31.1 pts
Black7.6%14.6%−7.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%27.4%−22.4 pts
Asian1.6%2.9%−1.3 pts
Other4.3%4.7%−0.4 pts
Median household income$63,726$74,568−$10,842
Per capita income$35,821$42,609−$6,788
Poverty rate16.1%12.6%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.485Even
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%34.1%−6.6 pts
Graduate degree11.3%12.9%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%4.8%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation59.7%59.8%−0.1 pts
Median home value$205,600$359,000−$153,400
Median gross rent$967$1,669−$702
Owner-occupied68.3%67.6%+0.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%14.7%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%56.3%−15.8 pts
Average commute24.028.0−4.1
Worked from home10.2%15.7%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%1.2%−0.6 pts
Uninsured6.0%11.5%−5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024