Hopkins County is a county of 45,119 people in Kentucky. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. The typical home is worth $142,800, having more than doubled since 2000. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $837 a month at the median. 20.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,815, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hopkins County
What changed most since 1990
White share92.5% → 86.9%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.6% → 16.9%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants75.2% → 70.7%(−4.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)20%(361)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.5%(423)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.4%(727)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(67)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,801 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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Over time
Hopkins County, decade by decade
Hopkins County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
46,126
$53,174
$95,043
9.6%
17.6
2000
46,519
$56,231
$95,455
10.6%
19.8
2010
46,920
$56,553
$111,058
13.2%
24.5
2020
45,423
$56,983
$129,809
16.1%
31.9
2024
45,119
$56,815
$142,800
16.9%
29.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
