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Christian County

Kentucky · 70,115 residents (2025 est.) · 718 sq mi
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Christian County is a county of 72,069 people in Kentucky. The median age is 28.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $173,600. 3% of locals were born outside the United States.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 28.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
72,069
Unchangedsince 2000
from 72,265 in 2000
70,115 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
100 / sq mi
−9%since 2009
from 111 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
28.8
+3%since 2000
from 27.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
718 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
68K71K74K77K81K19902000201020202024Christian County
202472K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 59.3%(6,712)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 98.7%(6,253)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(4,736)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(4,879)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2411.2%(8,094)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417%(12,251)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.7%(7,721)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 548.2%(5,915)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 648.8%(6,340)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.2%(5,219)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.1%(2,929)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(1,020)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$55,494
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $31,177 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$27,039
+85%since 2000
from $14,611 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
33.4%
+16.7 ptssince 2009
from 16.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
17.1%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 15.0% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.436
+3%since 2010
from 0.424 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade19%
US avg: 9.9%
Information14.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services2.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction2%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration1.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$173,600
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $71,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,040
+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $458 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
50.0%
−5.2 ptssince 2000
from 55.3% in 2000
50.0% rent
Vacancy rate
12.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.62 people
−9%since 2009
from 2.87 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 21.1% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.0%
+3.4 ptssince 2009
from 38.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+25%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
53
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic68.1%(49,246)
Black23.4%(16,896)
Hispanic / Latino4.8%(3,494)
Asian0.9%(636)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic63.8%(46,013)
Black18.3%(13,180)
Hispanic / Latino8.7%(6,267)
Asian1.2%(893)
Other7.9%(5,716)
Diversity Score
68
+16%since 2009
from 59 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
35
+2%since 2020
from 34 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.6%(4,026)
Puerto Rican1.7%(1,199)
Salvadoran0.3%(201)
Honduran0.2%(148)
Cuban0.2%(135)
Nicaraguan0.2%(119)
Colombian0.1%(93)
Spaniard0.1%(80)
Dominican0.1%(75)
Peruvian0.1%(41)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Japanese0.4%(317)
Korean0.3%(183)
Asian Indian0.2%(173)
Chinese0.1%(73)
Vietnamese0.1%(66)
Thai0.1%(44)
Filipino0.1%(38)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0.2%(135)
Samoan0.1%(54)
Ancestry
English9.6%(6,924)
German9.1%(6,528)
American6.4%(4,640)
Irish6.3%(4,506)
Italian2.1%(1,539)
Scottish2.1%(1,502)
Scotch-Irish1.3%(907)
Polish1.1%(815)
French1.1%(778)
West Indian0.8%(592)
Welsh0.4%(304)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican0.4%(294)
Dutch0.3%(252)
Norwegian0.3%(247)
Greek0.3%(233)
British0.3%(190)
Arab0.3%(188)
Swiss0.2%(153)
Canadian0.2%(127)
Czech0.2%(124)
Egyptian0.2%(115)
Swedish0.1%(101)
Iranian0.1%(98)
Haitian0.1%(90)
Russian0.1%(83)
Kenyan0.1%(81)
Ghanaian0.1%(76)
Belgian0.1%(65)
Lebanese0.1%(62)
Lithuanian0.1%(54)
Slovene0.1%(46)
Nigerian0.1%(41)
Romanian0%(29)
Croatian0%(25)
Danish0%(21)
Slovak0%(18)
Hungarian0%(17)
Finnish0%(16)
Austrian0%(11)
Israeli0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
19.6%
+7.2 ptssince 2000
from 12.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.7%
+10.5 ptssince 2000
from 77.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
6.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 4.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.1 min
+66%since 2000
from 12.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.1%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 76.2% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.0%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
4.5%
+1.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
7.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 8.0% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.3%
−6.7 ptssince 2011
from 13.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.3%
−2.4 ptssince 2011
from 63.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
63.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 62.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.3%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 13.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
28.6%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 25.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
52.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Female
48.0%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Foreign born
3.4%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.4%
−5.8 ptssince 2009
from 17.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.3%
+3.3 ptssince 2012
from 14.0% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.2%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
82.9%
+15.0 ptssince 2017
from 67.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
91.7%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 88.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.4%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 77.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.5%
−3.7 ptssince 2016
from 93.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
4.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 3.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.6%(11,271)
Married47%(13,379)
Widowed2%(561)
Divorced11.5%(3,271)
Women 15+
Never married28.1%(7,271)
Married48.8%(12,645)
Widowed7.5%(1,935)
Divorced15.6%(4,035)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.2%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 16.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
39.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 38.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 9.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 16.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
28.0%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 29.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.7%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 4.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
60.9%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 62.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
43.0%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 43.9% 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)47.2%(2,412)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.4%(1,349)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.8%(1,113)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(134)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.2%(10)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,110 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Christian County, Kentucky?

Christian County, Kentucky has about 72,069 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Christian County, Kentucky?

The typical household in Christian County, Kentucky earns about $55,494 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Christian County, Kentucky expensive?

In Christian County, Kentucky, the median home is worth about $173,600, and the typical rent is about $1,040 a month.

How educated are people in Christian County, Kentucky?

About 19.6% of adults age 25 and over in Christian County, Kentucky hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Christian County, Kentucky?

About 17.1% of people in Christian County, Kentucky live below the federal poverty line.

Has Christian County, Kentucky grown since 1990?

Yes, Christian County, Kentucky has grown since 1990. The population has added about 3,128 residents, a change of about 5 percent over that period.

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