COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wolfe County

Kentucky · 6,503 residents · 222 sq mi

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Wolfe County is home to 6,503 people in Kentucky. The poverty rate is 44.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Kentucky median by roughly 51%. Median home value sits at $31,600. Households take in $11,000 at the median, 63% less than the US figure. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,503

−8%vs 2000

vs 7,065 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.5

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

222 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(412)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(535)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(565)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.6%(560)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(379)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(1,067)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(992)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(648)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(579)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(447)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(262)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(57)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$11,000

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $19,310 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,998

−42%vs 2000

vs $10,321 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

44.3%

+8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,600

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$162

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $250 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(6,981)

Black0.2%(17)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(36)

Asian0%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(6,501)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban1.6%(102)

Ancestry

English14.7%(946)

American10.5%(677)

German5.4%(348)

Irish5.4%(346)

Scottish1.6%(106)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(102)

Polish1.2%(80)

Dutch0.8%(52)

Swedish0.2%(11)

Italian0.1%(9)

Subsaharan African0.1%(5)

Russian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

42.8%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.7 min

−10%vs 2000

vs 28.4 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 married29.9%(779)

Married51%(1,330)

Widowed7.2%(188)

Divorced11.9%(311)

Women 15+

Never married13.1%(345)

Married55.9%(1,468)

Widowed11.7%(308)

Divorced19.3%(507)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.9%

−11.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

22.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.8%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

64.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

31.4%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

81.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 80.2% 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)36%(54)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)52%(78)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.3%(56)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 150 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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