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McCracken County

Kentucky · 67,553 residents (2025 est.) · 249 sq mi
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With 67,564 people, McCracken County is a county in Kentucky. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $188,100. At a median age of 42.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Getting to work takes 18 minutes on average. Renters pay $898 a month at the median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
67,564
+3%since 2000
from 65,514 in 2000
67,553 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
272 / sq mi
+4%since 2009
from 262 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
42.3
+8%since 2000
from 39.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
249 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
62K64K65K67K68K19902000201020202024McCracken County
202468K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(3,729)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.8%(4,569)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.8%(3,902)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.8%(3,939)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.4%(3,623)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.2%(8,230)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.6%(8,502)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.3%(8,340)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.2%(8,905)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.9%(8,072)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.5%(4,393)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(1,360)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$64,373
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,865 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$39,193
+101%since 2000
from $19,533 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
44.2%
+19.7 ptssince 2009
from 24.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.2%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 15.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.496
+5%since 2010
from 0.473 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information13.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade9.6%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance6.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services6.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade5.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration4.5%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.9%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.2%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$188,100
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $79,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$898
+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $419 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
68.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2000
from 68.7% in 2000
31.1% rent
Vacancy rate
14.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.40 people
+6%since 2009
from 2.27 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
16.6%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 19.0% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.4%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 42.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.9
+17%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
64
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic86.2%(56,464)
Black10.8%(7,099)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(694)
Asian0.5%(336)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic81.1%(54,818)
Black9.7%(6,586)
Hispanic / Latino3.4%(2,314)
Asian0.9%(583)
Other4.8%(3,263)
Diversity Score
41
+28%since 2009
from 32 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
29
−17%since 2020
from 35 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.6%(1,079)
Puerto Rican0.6%(379)
Spaniard0.2%(103)
Colombian0.1%(99)
Honduran0.1%(77)
Dominican0.1%(61)
Guatemalan0.1%(55)
Cuban0.1%(53)
Argentine0.1%(46)
Nicaraguan0.1%(43)
+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(41)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.2%(165)
Asian Indian0.2%(136)
Japanese0.1%(92)
Chinese0.1%(86)
Filipino0.1%(73)
Korean0%(31)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(26)
Chamorro0%(11)
Ancestry
English19.6%(13,271)
American11.2%(7,593)
German11.1%(7,476)
Irish8.2%(5,543)
Italian1.8%(1,246)
Scottish1.8%(1,222)
French1.5%(1,047)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(844)
Polish1%(666)
Dutch0.8%(553)
Welsh0.6%(399)
+ 35 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.6%(375)
Ethiopian0.4%(265)
Swedish0.3%(216)
Arab0.3%(184)
Greek0.2%(151)
British0.2%(139)
Kenyan0.1%(76)
Egyptian0.1%(75)
Canadian0.1%(73)
Russian0.1%(53)
Austrian0.1%(50)
Czech0.1%(48)
Nigerian0.1%(48)
Finnish0.1%(47)
Turkish0.1%(46)
Lebanese0.1%(45)
Lithuanian0.1%(43)
Ukrainian0.1%(43)
Iranian0%(32)
Slovene0%(27)
Danish0%(25)
Hungarian0%(24)
Belgian0%(22)
Romanian0%(22)
Swiss0%(18)
Croatian0%(17)
Syrian0%(15)
Ghanaian0%(12)
Slovak0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.0%
+10.9 ptssince 2000
from 18.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
93.1%
+12.9 ptssince 2000
from 80.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.4%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 6.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.6 min
+54%since 2000
from 11.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
81.7%
−1.0 ptssince 2009
from 82.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.0%
−4.8 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.3%
+5.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.2%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.2%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 8.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
58.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2011
from 59.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.5%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 70.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.1%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.4%
+8.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.1% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 47.6% in 2009
Female
51.3%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 52.4% in 2009
Foreign born
2.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.0%
−5.5 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.5%
−2.0 ptssince 2012
from 18.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.9%
−7.3 ptssince 2013
from 13.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.1%
+17.5 ptssince 2017
from 71.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.2%
+4.4 ptssince 2020
from 90.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 89.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.9%
Unchangedsince 2016
from 96.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2016
from 1.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.3%(8,837)
Married50.9%(13,490)
Widowed4%(1,067)
Divorced11.8%(3,133)
Women 15+
Never married25.7%(7,418)
Married48.5%(13,983)
Widowed11.7%(3,375)
Divorced14.1%(4,061)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.9%
−7.3 ptssince 2013
from 13.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 50.2% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.0%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 13.3% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
23.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 22.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
27.8%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 26.8% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.9%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 61.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
47.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 46.3% 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)18.9%(702)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.4%(944)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.2%(1,454)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(98)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(69)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,712 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in McCracken County, Kentucky?

McCracken County, Kentucky has about 67,564 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in McCracken County, Kentucky?

The typical household in McCracken County, Kentucky earns about $64,373 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is McCracken County, Kentucky expensive?

In McCracken County, Kentucky, the median home is worth about $188,100, and the typical rent is about $898 a month.

How educated are people in McCracken County, Kentucky?

About 29.0% of adults age 25 and over in McCracken County, Kentucky hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in McCracken County, Kentucky?

About 15.2% of people in McCracken County, Kentucky live below the federal poverty line.

Has McCracken County, Kentucky grown since 1990?

Yes, McCracken County, Kentucky has grown since 1990. The population has added about 4,685 residents, a change of about 7 percent over that period.

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