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Spencer County, KY


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
Designated Market Area: Louisville, KY-IN
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 20,823   ( 1,399 from 2020)
Land area: 186.7 square miles
Population density: 111.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:19,317 92.77% 5.7%
Black:3871.86% 18.7%
Indian:490.24% 14.0%
Asian:1480.71% 70.1%
2+ races:3061.47% 31.3%
Hispanic:6162.96% 33.9%
Total non-White:1,5067.23% 31.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:855 11.0
Deaths:78110.1
Net Migration: 1,26516.3
Net Immigration: 710.9
Change in White population:1,042 5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:357 1.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
19,424
18,27594.08%
3261.68%
430.22%
870.45%
2331.20%
4602.37%
1,1495.92%

2010
17,061
16,27895.41%
2561.50%
300.18%
790.46%
1670.98%
2391.40%
7834.59%

2000
11,766
11,37796.69%
1321.12%
260.22%
100.08%
890.76%
1321.12%
3893.31%

1990
6,801
6,62497.40%
1562.29%
60.09%
150.22%
n/a
00.00%
1772.60%

1980
5,929
5,72196.49%
1552.61%
00.00%
00.00%
n/a
530.89%
2083.51%

1970
5,488
5,24495.55%
2434.43%
10.02%
00.00%
n/a
00.00%
244 4.45%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
1,780 10.4
1,2557.4
1,6319.6
530.3
1,997 11.7
366 2.1
2000's
NumberRate
1,741 14.8
9227.8
5,04242.9
1141.0
4,901 41.7
394 3.3
1990's
NumberRate
1,246 18.3
75011.0
3,89657.3
140.2
4,753 69.9
212 3.1
1980's
NumberRate
820 13.8
534 9.0
617 10.4
n/a
903 15.2
-31 -0.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-21 -0.4
n/a
477 8.7
-36 -0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Spencer County, KY
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
42.9
4,527 21.7%
16,296 78.3%
2,817 13.5%
6,916
2.81
5,622 81.3%
4,568 81.3%
315 5.6%
1,294 18.7%

2010
NumberPercent
38.9
4,386 25.7%
12,675 74.3%
1,748 10.2%
6,165
2.75
4,898 79.4%
4,130 84.3%
263 5.4%
1,267 20.6%

2000
NumberPercent
35.1
3,193 27.1%
8,573 72.9%
1,065 9.1%
4,258
2.74
3,408 80.0%
2,973 87.2%
168 4.9%
850 20.0%

1990
NumberPercent
33.2
1,868 27.5%
4,933 72.5%
825 12.1%
2,484
2.71
1,998 80.4%
1,769 88.5%
100 5.0%
486 19.6%

1980
NumberPercent
30.4
1,826 30.8%
4,103 69.2%
658 11.1%
2,047
2.90
1,704 83.2%
1,507 88.4%
85 5.0%
343 16.8%

2022 Housing Data for Spencer County, KY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units7,480 
Median Value$288,200 
Occupied6,91692.5%
Vacant5647.5%
Owned5,96186.2%
Rented95513.8%
Median Rent$927 
Single-Family Units6,62488.6%
    Detached6,61788.5%
    Attached70.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units1982.6%
Mobile Homes5287.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Spencer County, KY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002744.0%
$10,000 to $14,999450.7%
$15,000 to $19,9992603.8%
$20,000 to $24,9991552.2%
$25,000 to $29,9991241.8%
$30,000 to $34,9992393.5%
$35,000 to $39,9992163.1%
$40,000 to $44,9991822.6%
$45,000 to $49,9991772.6%
$50,000 to $59,9994776.9%
$60,000 to $74,9993815.5%
$75,000 to $99,99987712.7%
$100,000 to $124,9991,08215.6%
$125,000 to $149,99975210.9%
$150,000 to $199,9991,14816.6%
$200,000 or more5277.6%
Median Household Income101,118 
Per Capita Income39,997 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state106 
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3495.0%
Public Assistance1271.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4957.2%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed9,24173.3%
Unemployed5674.5%
In Armed Forces50.0%
Total Labor Force9,81377.9%
Not in Labor Force2,78722.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,2423,01158.5%
Non-Profit20067922.8%
Self-Employed48326564.6%
Local Government22847232.6%
State Government7112236.8%
Federal Government178816.2%
Total Private + Self4,7253,27659.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.5161,36127.5%
Total5,2414,63753.1%
Pct. Govt.10.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,59516.1%
Sales and Office Occupations2,11221.3%
Professional, Technical1,83918.5%
Service Occupations1,40114.1%
All others2,97029.9%
White Collar 55.9%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing1,76117.8%
Health care and social assistance1,47514.9%
Retail trade1,13211.4%
Educational services8818.9%
Construction8608.7%
Accommodation and food services6756.8%
Finance and insurance6626.7%
Transportation and warehousing4484.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4274.3%
Other services3683.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3373.4%
Public administration2482.5%
Utilities1791.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing1091.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1031.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation930.9%
Information800.8%
Wholesale trade660.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction130.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Spencer County, KY

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1670.85%
Puerto Rican2711.39%
Cuban60.03%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American440.23%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran440.23%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American260.13%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian260.13%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic00.00%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese420.21%
Filipino340.17%
Indian100.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English18,24598.5%
Spanish1690.9%
Tagalog320.2%
Chinese300.2%
Other Indo-European260.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun130.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German3,01815.4%
English2,41112.3%
Irish1,8769.6%
American1,8209.3%
Italian6013.1%
Scottish5412.8%
European3251.7%
French2791.4%
Polish2531.3%
Dutch2251.2%
Croatian990.5%
Swedish810.4%
Welsh780.4%
Scandinavian720.4%
Scotch-Irish670.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen19,47699.6%
Not a citizen730.4%
Native19,38899.2%
Foreign-born1610.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Spencer County, KY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
308 2.3%699 5.2%5,306 39.2%4,233 31.3%1,924 14.2%1,063 7.9%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 308 2.3%
9-12 Years 699 5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 5,306 39.2%
Some College 4,233 31.3%
Bach. Degree 1,924 14.2%
Grad Degree 1,063 7.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Spencer County, KY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 3,389 3,273 116 3.4% 6.0%
1991 3,733 3,572 161 4.3% 7.3%
1992 3,829 3,714 115 3.0% 6.9%
1993 4,106 3,970 136 3.3% 6.2%
1994 4,405 4,282 123 2.8% 5.4%
1995 4,661 4,485 176 3.8% 5.4%
1996 4,597 4,410 187 4.1% 5.4%
1997 4,747 4,543 204 4.3% 5.2%
1998 4,872 4,726 146 3.0% 4.5%
1999 5,260 5,082 178 3.4% 4.5%
2000 6,532 6,337 195 3.0% 4.1%
2001 6,824 6,543 281 4.1% 5.2%
2002 7,028 6,730 298 4.2% 5.8%
2003 7,373 7,035 338 4.6% 6.2%
2004 7,693 7,330 363 4.7% 5.5%
2005 8,157 7,722 435 5.3% 5.9%
2006 8,750 8,229 521 6.0% 5.7%
2007 8,934 8,402 532 6.0% 5.4%
2008 9,207 8,526 681 7.4% 6.5%
2009 9,318 8,316 1,002 10.8% 10.8%
2010 9,248 8,326 922 10.0% 10.3%
2011 9,267 8,434 833 9.0% 9.4%
2012 9,267 8,611 656 7.1% 8.2%
2013 9,344 8,749 595 6.4% 7.9%
2014 9,159 8,679 480 5.2% 6.4%
2015 9,258 8,867 391 4.2% 5.2%
2016 9,656 9,294 362 3.7% 5.0%
2017 9,936 9,564 372 3.7% 4.8%
2018 10,197 9,840 357 3.5% 4.2%
2019 10,541 10,185 356 3.4% 4.1%
2020 10,254 9,662 592 5.8% 6.6%
2021 10,481 10,056 425 4.1% 4.4%
2022 10,626 10,209 417 3.9% 3.9%
2023 10,414 10,029 385 3.7% 4.2%
2024 10,281 9,811 470 4.6% 5.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com