COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Menifee County

Kentucky · 5,092 residents · 204 sq mi

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With 5,092 people, Menifee County is a county in Kentucky. The poverty rate is 35.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $32,100. Households here earn about 35% less than in Kentucky as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,092

−22%vs 2000

vs 6,556 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

204 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(335)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(364)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(416)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.2%(520)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(335)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(786)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(787)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(484)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(446)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(385)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(193)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(41)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,650

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,064 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,911

−39%vs 2000

vs $11,399 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.0%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,100

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$214

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $233 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.8%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

18.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(6,356)

Black1.1%(71)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(73)

Asian0%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(5,009)

Black1.4%(71)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(15)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(12)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(92)

Cuban0.7%(46)

Puerto Rican0.4%(24)

South American0.1%(6)

Uruguayan0.1%(6)

Ancestry

American34.1%(2,127)

English9.1%(570)

Irish7%(435)

German4.3%(270)

Scottish1.3%(79)

Arab1%(62)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(47)

Italian0.7%(45)

French0.7%(44)

Dutch0.5%(30)

Russian0.4%(25)

Polish0.3%(21)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.3%(16)

Welsh0.3%(16)

British0.2%(14)

Swedish0.2%(12)

Austrian0.1%(6)

Hungarian0.1%(5)

Egyptian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.9%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

46.0%

−11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

34.6 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 27.0 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 married30.8%(796)

Married49.5%(1,277)

Widowed4%(104)

Divorced15.7%(405)

Women 15+

Never married24.3%(634)

Married50.4%(1,316)

Widowed11.4%(298)

Divorced13.9%(363)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.1%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.3%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

43.3%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.8%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 61.6% 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)9.1%(34)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.2%(117)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.6%(141)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(7)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 375 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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