COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Crittenden County

Kentucky · 9,196 residents · 360 sq mi

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With 9,196 people, Crittenden County is a county in Kentucky. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $29,600. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median. Median rent is $232 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,196

−2%vs 2000

vs 9,384 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

360 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(574)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(614)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(688)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(676)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(542)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(1,295)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(1,205)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(1,105)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(877)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(865)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(566)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(189)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,566

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,060 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,807

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,262 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,600

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$232

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $331 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.5% in 2000

20.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(9,190)

Black0.7%(61)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(48)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(9,090)

Black0.8%(70)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(26)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other0.3%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(124)

Puerto Rican0.2%(20)

Central American0.1%(7)

Guatemalan0.1%(7)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(27)

Ancestry

English15.2%(1,368)

Irish13.7%(1,232)

American10.2%(913)

German8.8%(794)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(222)

Scottish2.3%(210)

Dutch2%(182)

Swiss1%(92)

Italian0.9%(82)

French0.9%(78)

Subsaharan African0.8%(70)

Russian0.6%(57)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.6%(51)

Lebanese0.5%(45)

Polish0.5%(43)

British0.2%(16)

Swedish0.2%(15)

Welsh0.2%(15)

Danish0.1%(13)

Ukrainian0.1%(12)

Austrian0.1%(11)

Belgian0.1%(11)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Norwegian0.1%(6)

French Canadian0.1%(5)

West Indian0%(4)

Jamaican0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.1%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.6%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.6 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 21.5 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 married30.7%(1,128)

Married50.1%(1,839)

Widowed6%(221)

Divorced13.2%(485)

Women 15+

Never married17.8%(643)

Married52.3%(1,891)

Widowed12.3%(443)

Divorced17.7%(639)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.4%

−11.9 ptssince 2013

from 22.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.9%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.9%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.7%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% 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)25.5%(112)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.7%(34)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40%(176)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 440 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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