COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Adair County

Kentucky · 15,360 residents · 405 sq mi

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Adair County is home to 15,360 people in Kentucky. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $33,200. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The poverty rate is 25.1%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Kentucky median by roughly 30%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,360

−11%vs 2000

vs 17,244 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

405 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(900)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(1,019)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(1,137)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(1,279)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(1,140)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(2,198)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(2,071)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(1,720)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(1,467)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(1,358)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(852)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(219)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,809

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,055 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,596

−42%vs 2000

vs $14,931 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.1%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,200

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$234

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $315 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

20.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(16,462)

Black2.5%(434)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(132)

Asian0.3%(45)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(14,873)

Black3.1%(482)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(101)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(405)

Central American0.6%(112)

Guatemalan0.6%(112)

Puerto Rican0.2%(34)

Spaniard0.1%(25)

South American0.1%(16)

Colombian0.1%(16)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(20)

Korean0.1%(13)

Asian Indian0.1%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(41)

Samoan0%(9)

Ancestry

English11.8%(2,244)

American11.5%(2,204)

German8.1%(1,554)

Irish7.8%(1,483)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(328)

Italian1.4%(275)

Scottish1.2%(229)

Subsaharan African0.6%(115)

Polish0.5%(102)

French0.5%(101)

Hungarian0.4%(83)

Belgian0.4%(75)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(73)

Croatian0.3%(65)

Swedish0.3%(53)

Norwegian0.2%(39)

Welsh0.2%(37)

British0.2%(36)

Swiss0.2%(35)

Russian0.1%(26)

West Indian0.1%(21)

Czech0.1%(20)

French Canadian0.1%(19)

Austrian0.1%(18)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(17)

Nigerian0.1%(15)

Romanian0.1%(12)

Australian0%(7)

Portuguese0%(5)

Jamaican0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

46.3%

−13.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 17.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.6%(2,287)

Married51.4%(4,110)

Widowed5.4%(435)

Divorced14.5%(1,158)

Women 15+

Never married29.9%(2,400)

Married50.4%(4,042)

Widowed7.3%(586)

Divorced12.4%(995)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−12.2 ptssince 2013

from 19.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.7%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.5%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.7%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.3%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19.7%(231)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.5%(335)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.1%(342)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,174 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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