COMPARING TWO PLACES
Greenup County vs Carter County
PLACE A
Greenup County, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Carter County, Missouri
Greenup County is 550% larger than Carter County. Greenup County earns more, with a median household income $10,751 higher. Greenup County has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -17%).
GREENUP COUNTYCARTER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population35,2135,418+550% vs Carter County
Population density10211+92
Population growth-2.6%-17.0%+14.4 pts
Median age44.238.9+5.3
Male49.1%47.8%+1.3 pts
Female50.9%52.2%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born0.9%1.5%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.8%92.6%+2.3 pts
Black0.7%0.4%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%2.3%−1.1 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other2.7%4.7%−2.0 pts
Median household income$60,751$50,000+$10,751
Per capita income$33,527$27,032+$6,495
Poverty rate15.4%20.8%−5.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%10.1%+8.8 pts
Graduate degree8.9%3.3%+5.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%3.8%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation49.8%56.0%−6.2 pts
Median home value$134,000$159,400−$25,400
Median gross rent$860$656+$204
Owner-occupied80.3%60.7%+19.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%23.8%−14.4 pts
Rent-burdened households35.8%38.7%−2.9 pts
Average commute24.124.8−0.7
Worked from home5.0%11.4%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured5.5%14.6%−9.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025