COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pendleton County

Kentucky · 12,036 residents · 277 sq mi

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Pendleton County is a county of 12,036 people in Kentucky. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Getting to work takes 36 minutes on average. Median home value sits at $42,900. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $274 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,036

−16%vs 2000

vs 14,390 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

277 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(968)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(903)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(1,068)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(907)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(854)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,994)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(1,687)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(1,126)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(1,075)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(833)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(494)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(127)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,500

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,125 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,525

−42%vs 2000

vs $16,551 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.9%

+7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,900

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$274

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $428 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.1%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

24.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(14,114)

Black0.5%(69)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(97)

Asian0.1%(14)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(11,937)

Black0.4%(52)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(25)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.4%(45)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(139)

Spaniard0.1%(14)

Puerto Rican0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(23)

Asian Indian0%(5)

Korean0%(4)

Filipino0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Ancestry

German19.3%(2,839)

Irish14.6%(2,151)

English12.7%(1,868)

American10.8%(1,591)

Scottish2.3%(339)

Italian1.1%(161)

Welsh1%(149)

French0.9%(138)

Dutch0.7%(97)

Polish0.6%(95)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(56)

Arab0.4%(55)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.4%(55)

Norwegian0.3%(45)

British0.3%(39)

French Canadian0.2%(30)

Canadian0.2%(25)

Subsaharan African0.1%(15)

Russian0.1%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(12)

Danish0.1%(11)

Swedish0.1%(9)

Nigerian0.1%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.8%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.1%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

36.2 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 28.7 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%(2,043)

Married50.3%(3,079)

Widowed2.2%(132)

Divorced14.1%(865)

Women 15+

Never married19.5%(1,147)

Married52.1%(3,055)

Widowed13.3%(779)

Divorced15.1%(888)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 10.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.5%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.5%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% 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)13.7%(101)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.9%(228)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.8%(212)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 737 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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