COMPARING TWO PLACES
North Carolina vs Kentucky
PLACE A
North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Kentucky
North Carolina is 137% larger than Kentucky. North Carolina earns more, with a median household income $8,662 higher. North Carolina has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 4%).
NORTH CAROLINAKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE
Total population10,730,4044,534,824+137% vs Kentucky
Population density221115+106
Population growth9.5%3.8%+5.6 pts
Median age39.139.1Even
Male48.9%49.5%−0.7 pts
Female51.1%50.5%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born9.1%4.7%+4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%81.5%−21.5 pts
Black20.0%7.6%+12.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%5.0%+6.3 pts
Asian3.3%1.6%+1.7 pts
Other5.4%4.3%+1.1 pts
Median household income$72,388$63,726+$8,662
Per capita income$41,385$35,821+$5,564
Poverty rate13.0%16.1%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.477Even
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%27.6%+8.1 pts
Graduate degree13.5%11.3%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%4.9%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation62.8%59.7%+3.1 pts
Median home value$288,900$205,600+$83,300
Median gross rent$1,228$967+$261
Owner-occupied66.6%68.3%−1.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%10.3%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%40.4%+4.3 pts
Average commute25.124.0+1.1
Worked from home16.3%10.2%+6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.6%+0.0 pts
Uninsured9.9%6.0%+3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024