COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Clark County

Kentucky · 29,496 residents · 252 sq mi

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With 29,496 people, Clark County is a county in Kentucky. Median home value sits at $55,900. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $325 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 17.7%, above the 13.2% national rate. There are 3,648 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,496

−11%vs 2000

vs 33,144 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

252 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(1,990)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(2,055)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(2,272)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(2,171)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(1,836)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(4,813)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(4,579)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(3,436)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(2,671)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(2,188)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(1,088)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(397)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,323

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,946 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,655

−39%vs 2000

vs $19,170 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.7%

+7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,900

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$325

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $476 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

31.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93%(30,832)

Black4.7%(1,568)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(393)

Asian0.2%(64)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(27,642)

Black5.5%(1,614)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(180)

Asian0.3%(85)

Other0.5%(155)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(932)

Puerto Rican1%(383)

Central American0.1%(40)

Guatemalan0.1%(40)

South American0.1%(25)

Chilean0.1%(25)

Dominican0.1%(22)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(146)

Vietnamese0.2%(92)

Chinese0.2%(77)

Asian Indian0.1%(52)

Ancestry

English16.5%(6,155)

Irish11.1%(4,129)

German10.5%(3,912)

American10.2%(3,812)

Scottish3.8%(1,404)

Scotch-Irish2%(756)

Italian1.3%(486)

Polish0.9%(345)

French0.7%(265)

Dutch0.5%(184)

Welsh0.5%(177)

Swedish0.4%(153)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(150)

Norwegian0.3%(103)

French Canadian0.2%(83)

Finnish0.2%(61)

Hungarian0.2%(56)

Russian0.1%(42)

West Indian0.1%(42)

Portuguese0.1%(37)

Swiss0.1%(34)

Czech0.1%(29)

Iranian0.1%(23)

Haitian0.1%(22)

Danish0.1%(20)

Subsaharan African0.1%(19)

Austrian0%(17)

Canadian0%(12)

Greek0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.1%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.9 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 17.7 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 married29.9%(4,351)

Married53.3%(7,752)

Widowed3.4%(494)

Divorced13.4%(1,956)

Women 15+

Never married22.5%(3,557)

Married51.6%(8,170)

Widowed9.3%(1,474)

Divorced16.6%(2,626)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.9%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.1%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% 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)25%(513)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.6%(485)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.8%(612)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(104)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,053 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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