COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Cumberland County

Kentucky · 7,147 residents · 305 sq mi

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Cumberland County is home to 7,147 people in Kentucky. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. At a median age of 40.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Kentucky median by roughly 36%. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $50,800. 23.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

median household income $21,572, below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,147

+5%since 1990

from 6,784 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Population density

23 / sq mi

+5%since 1990

from 22 / sq mi in 1990

US average: 242

Median age

40.1

+6%since 1990

from 37.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

305 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.6%(403)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.5%(463)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(486)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197%(497)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.6%(332)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.8%(842)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.1%(1,076)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.1%(937)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.7%(833)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.7%(692)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.9%(419)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.3%(167)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,572

+26%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $12,989 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,643

+84%since 1990

from $6,858 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

23.8%

−7.8 ptssince 1990

from 31.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,800

+41%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$242

+1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $181 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.6%

+2.6 ptssince 1990

from 75.0% in 1990

22.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(6,391)

Black5%(341)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(26)

Asian0%(3)

2000

White, non-Hispanic95%(6,793)

Black3.4%(242)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(43)

Asian0%(3)

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%(82)

Dominican0.5%(27)

Puerto Rican0.2%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(16)

Ancestry

English18%(1,068)

German13.8%(821)

Irish11.1%(663)

American11%(655)

Scottish2.7%(158)

Scotch-Irish2.3%(135)

Swiss2.1%(125)

Belgian1%(59)

Greek0.7%(41)

Turkish0.7%(41)

Swedish0.7%(40)

Italian0.6%(38)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.5%(27)

French0.4%(26)

Welsh0.4%(26)

Subsaharan African0.4%(23)

Hungarian0.3%(20)

British0.3%(16)

Polish0.3%(15)

French Canadian0.2%(14)

Canadian0.2%(13)

Norwegian0.2%(11)

Australian0.1%(8)

Ukrainian0.1%(8)

Nigerian0.1%(3)

West Indian0.1%(3)

Jamaican0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 6.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

56.0%

+16.5 ptssince 1990

from 39.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.9%

+0.6 ptssince 1990

from 3.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

−23%since 1990

from 22.0 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married21.1%(574)

Married63.2%(1,718)

Widowed3.1%(83)

Divorced12.7%(344)

Women 15+

Never married15.7%(484)

Married59.9%(1,846)

Widowed15.1%(464)

Divorced9.4%(289)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.5%

−10.1 ptssince 2013

from 22.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.4%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.8%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.0%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.4%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% 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)21.1%(68)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(47)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.1%(142)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.8%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 322 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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