COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Grant County

Kentucky · 15,737 residents · 258 sq mi

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Grant County is home to 15,737 people in Kentucky. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 30% since 2000. The typical home is worth $49,000. Renters pay $297 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,737

−30%vs 2000

vs 22,384 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−2%vs 2000

vs 32.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

258 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(1,154)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(1,275)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(1,336)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(1,233)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(1,104)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(2,503)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(2,029)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(2,012)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(1,269)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(1,128)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(540)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(154)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,502

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,438 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,356

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,776 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

+4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,000

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $505 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.0%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

23.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(21,863)

Black0.2%(53)

Hispanic / Latino1%(232)

Asian0.3%(62)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.9%(15,714)

Black0.1%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(12)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(463)

Puerto Rican0.5%(118)

Central American0.4%(112)

Guatemalan0.2%(58)

Panamanian0.2%(54)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.2%(63)

Chinese0.2%(52)

Korean0.1%(22)

Thai0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(8)

Fijian0%(8)

Ancestry

German20.3%(5,163)

Irish14.1%(3,586)

English12.3%(3,127)

American10.1%(2,573)

French2%(515)

Italian1.9%(477)

Scottish1.4%(363)

Polish1%(245)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(178)

Welsh0.4%(106)

Swiss0.4%(101)

Austrian0.3%(84)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.3%(75)

Hungarian0.3%(64)

Canadian0.2%(46)

British0.2%(45)

Swedish0.2%(43)

Subsaharan African0.2%(42)

Arab0.2%(40)

Moroccan0.2%(40)

Dutch0.1%(36)

Slovene0.1%(25)

Portuguese0.1%(20)

French Canadian0.1%(15)

Greek0.1%(14)

West Indian0%(5)

Haitian0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.2%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.6%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.4 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 23.6 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 married33.4%(3,338)

Married49.1%(4,899)

Widowed2.7%(266)

Divorced14.8%(1,479)

Women 15+

Never married26.6%(2,663)

Married49.8%(4,976)

Widowed11.1%(1,107)

Divorced12.6%(1,256)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 14.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 56.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 29.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 63.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.4%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% 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)31.8%(357)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(189)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.6%(298)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,122 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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