Clark County, Kentucky

Clark County has a population of 37,192 and has grown 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $205,800, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $64,348.

Home price
$205,800
Income
$64,348
Population
37,192
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$205,800county
Median gross rent$938county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198052.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,209county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,272county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,079county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,743county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$64,348county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate14.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.3%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.6%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$54,940county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.71%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station51 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.8%county
Traffic deaths43.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.1%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment5340county
Students per full-time teacher14.9county
Free lunch eligible61.7%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians46county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.3%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population37,192county
Land area in square miles252county
People per square mile of land147.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store19.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract28.7%county
Population change since 2020+2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.2%county
Share of households that are one person31.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages3.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls41.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents179county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in1,052county
Households that moved away938county
Average income of arriving households$51,498county
Average income of departing households$53,890county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year166county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings65.1%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation61.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing92 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days202 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$134county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,072 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity59.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas34.1%county
Homes heated by propane4.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband90.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk47.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.5county
Landslide risk40.6county
Hail risk47.3county
Earthquake risk59.4county
Tornado risk68.0county
Tropical cyclone risk33.5county
Extreme heat risk43.6county
Winter weather risk65.9county
Strong wind risk80.0county
Wildfire risk14.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Clark County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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