COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Anderson County

Kentucky · 14,571 residents · 202 sq mi

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Anderson County is a county of 14,571 people in Kentucky. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $50,700. The population has fallen 24% since 2000. Households here earn about 23% more than in Kentucky as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,571

−24%vs 2000

vs 19,111 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

202 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202424K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(1,026)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(996)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,167)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,062)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(899)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(2,506)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(2,343)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(1,605)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(1,153)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(1,016)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(622)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(176)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,747

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,433 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,320

−34%vs 2000

vs $18,621 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.3%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,700

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$328

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $523 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.1%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

17.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96%(18,351)

Black2.3%(442)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(153)

Asian0.1%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(14,078)

Black2.9%(427)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(99)

Asian0.1%(13)

Other0.4%(53)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(464)

South American0.3%(82)

Colombian0.3%(82)

Cuban0.1%(30)

Puerto Rican0.1%(18)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(66)

Chinese0.1%(16)

Ancestry

American21%(5,105)

English15%(3,643)

German10.1%(2,454)

Irish9.1%(2,206)

French2.5%(607)

Scottish2.1%(509)

Italian2%(498)

Dutch1.2%(283)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(274)

Norwegian0.5%(132)

Polish0.5%(124)

Swedish0.4%(89)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(69)

Ethiopian0.3%(69)

French Canadian0.3%(64)

British0.2%(52)

Ukrainian0.2%(49)

Russian0.2%(38)

Swiss0.1%(36)

Danish0.1%(31)

Welsh0.1%(29)

Czech0.1%(24)

Portuguese0.1%(23)

Romanian0.1%(22)

Arab0.1%(19)

Lebanese0.1%(19)

Hungarian0.1%(19)

Greek0.1%(16)

Slovak0%(10)

Austrian0%(8)

Croatian0%(8)

Belgian0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.9%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.7%

−13.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.2 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 18.2 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 married25.7%(2,530)

Married59.3%(5,846)

Widowed2.6%(256)

Divorced12.4%(1,220)

Women 15+

Never married16.6%(1,648)

Married61.1%(6,079)

Widowed8%(799)

Divorced14.3%(1,427)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.1%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 59.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.8%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 69.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.2%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% 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)24.6%(332)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.7%(509)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.7%(442)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.5%(101)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,350 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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