COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Idaho
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Idaho
Kentucky is 134% larger than Idaho. Idaho earns more, with a median household income $14,074 higher. Idaho has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 4%).
KENTUCKYIDAHODIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,8241,934,262+134% vs Idaho
Population density11523+91
Population growth3.8%17.3%−13.5 pts
Median age39.137.3+1.8
Male49.5%50.3%−0.8 pts
Female50.5%49.7%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born4.7%5.9%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%78.6%+3.0 pts
Black7.6%0.7%+6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%13.6%−8.6 pts
Asian1.6%1.3%+0.3 pts
Other4.3%5.7%−1.4 pts
Median household income$63,726$77,800−$14,074
Per capita income$35,821$38,952−$3,131
Poverty rate16.1%10.6%+5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%31.8%−4.2 pts
Graduate degree11.3%10.5%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%3.7%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation59.7%63.0%−3.3 pts
Median home value$205,600$418,600−$213,000
Median gross rent$967$1,238−$271
Owner-occupied68.3%72.1%−3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%10.3%Even
Rent-burdened households40.4%43.4%−3.0 pts
Average commute24.021.6+2.3
Worked from home10.2%13.3%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.5%+0.1 pts
Uninsured6.0%9.1%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024