COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Boyle County

Kentucky · 25,641 residents · 180 sq mi

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Boyle County is a county of 25,641 people in Kentucky. Median home value sits at $53,800. Renters pay $301 a month at the median. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household earns $23,125, about 23% below the national median. The poverty rate is 17.1%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,641

−7%vs 2000

vs 27,697 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−5%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

180 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202431K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(1,513)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,766)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(1,828)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(2,000)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(1,841)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(3,837)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(4,015)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(2,633)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(2,474)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(2,199)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(1,245)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(290)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,125

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,241 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,029

−40%vs 2000

vs $18,288 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.1%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,800

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$301

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $419 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

31.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87%(24,086)

Black9.6%(2,669)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(398)

Asian0.6%(155)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90%(23,076)

Black9.5%(2,435)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(164)

Asian0.2%(64)

Other0.3%(66)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(1,001)

Puerto Rican0.5%(145)

Spaniard0.3%(87)

Central American0.3%(78)

Cuban0.2%(77)

Guatemalan0.1%(28)

Panamanian0.1%(28)

Salvadoran0.1%(22)

Dominican0%(13)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(76)

Japanese0.2%(74)

Chinese0.1%(39)

Filipino0.1%(32)

Asian Indian0.1%(24)

Vietnamese0.1%(23)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.4%(121)

Chamorro0%(6)

Ancestry

American26.4%(8,176)

English12.6%(3,894)

German8.7%(2,683)

Irish8.3%(2,557)

Scottish1.7%(520)

Italian1.6%(499)

Welsh0.9%(291)

French0.9%(286)

Polish0.9%(284)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(225)

Dutch0.6%(198)

Subsaharan African0.5%(162)

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Norwegian0.5%(154)

Hungarian0.3%(107)

Swedish0.3%(98)

Ukrainian0.3%(82)

Brazilian0.2%(74)

Canadian0.2%(73)

British0.2%(71)

Russian0.2%(49)

Danish0.1%(44)

Swiss0.1%(43)

West Indian0.1%(43)

Czech0.1%(41)

French Canadian0.1%(41)

Haitian0.1%(26)

Austrian0.1%(25)

Finnish0.1%(25)

Greek0.1%(23)

Romanian0.1%(18)

Jamaican0.1%(17)

Arab0%(9)

Iranian0%(9)

Belgian0%(8)

Nigerian0%(8)

Slovak0%(7)

Ethiopian0%(6)

Macedonian0%(4)

Portuguese0%(4)

Lebanese0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.4%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 13.8 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 married35.6%(4,550)

Married48.1%(6,156)

Widowed3.1%(397)

Divorced13.2%(1,693)

Women 15+

Never married27.4%(3,502)

Married46.8%(5,969)

Widowed10.4%(1,327)

Divorced15.4%(1,961)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−7.9 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.5%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.6%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% 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)20.4%(343)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.7%(465)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.8%(467)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(112)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(22)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,680 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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