COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Casey County

Kentucky · 14,211 residents · 444 sq mi

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Casey County is a county of 14,211 people in Kentucky. The poverty rate is 29.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $31,200. Households here earn about 33% less than in Kentucky as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,211

−8%vs 2000

vs 15,447 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

444 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(924)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,063)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,043)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(1,134)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(895)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(2,017)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(2,022)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(1,548)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(1,427)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(1,216)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(794)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(128)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,993

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,580 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,719

−40%vs 2000

vs $12,867 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.4%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,200

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$207

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $295 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.0%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

20.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(15,057)

Black0.3%(51)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(198)

Asian0.1%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(14,116)

Black0.3%(36)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(17)

Asian0.1%(15)

Other0.3%(44)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(414)

Puerto Rican0.3%(45)

South American0.2%(36)

Venezuelan0.2%(36)

Central American0.1%(22)

Guatemalan0.1%(22)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(10)

Thai0%(1)

Ancestry

American39.5%(6,289)

English11.2%(1,782)

German6.3%(1,010)

Irish3.7%(585)

Swiss1.3%(213)

French1.1%(168)

Polish0.8%(121)

Scottish0.7%(119)

Italian0.6%(93)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(58)

Swedish0.3%(50)

Dutch0.3%(42)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.2%(29)

British0.2%(25)

Norwegian0.1%(20)

Welsh0.1%(18)

Russian0.1%(17)

Slovak0.1%(10)

Portuguese0.1%(9)

Canadian0%(7)

French Canadian0%(6)

Hungarian0%(2)

Arab0%(1)

Palestinian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

43.1%

−14.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.1 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 20.9 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 married25.8%(1,581)

Married55.7%(3,407)

Widowed3.6%(218)

Divorced14.9%(911)

Women 15+

Never married18.5%(1,246)

Married56.8%(3,822)

Widowed12.9%(868)

Divorced11.8%(793)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.0%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 23.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.4% 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)15.5%(113)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.6%(70)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.4%(345)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(38)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 728 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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