Harrison County, Kentucky

Harrison County has a population of 19,140 and has grown 5.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $202,100, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $66,442.

Home price
$202,100
Income
$66,442
Population
19,140
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$202,100county
Median gross rent$765county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$790county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,204county
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$66,442county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate17.1%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 home5.1%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.1%county
Share of workers employed by government21.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.7%county
Economic output per resident$37,109county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.66%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 time28.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station34 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.5%county
Traffic deaths41.8county
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 higher22.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.7%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2982county
Students per full-time teacher17.4county
Free lunch eligible53.6%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians53county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.8%county

Place

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

Population19,140county
Land area in square miles306county
People per square mile of land62.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract26.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.2%county
Share of households that are one person25.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages2.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents278county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in554county
Households that moved away397county
Average income of arriving households$50,087county
Average income of departing households$45,020county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year68county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature55.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.4 incounty
Annual snowfall2.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.09 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F36 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing96 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days194 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.1¢county
Household electricity use1,132 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity57.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas18.5%county
Homes heated by propane13.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.8%county
Homes heated by wood3.6%county
Households with broadband81.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk48.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk24.4county
Landslide risk47.1county
Hail risk21.5county
Earthquake risk56.1county
Tornado risk63.3county
Tropical cyclone risk33.0county
Extreme heat risk31.8county
Winter weather risk43.6county
Strong wind risk72.9county
Wildfire risk9.8county

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 Harrison 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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