Hopkins County, Kentucky

Hopkins County has a population of 45,119 and has shrunk 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $142,800, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $56,815.

Home price
$142,800
Income
$56,815
Population
45,119
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$142,800county
Median gross rent$837county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198057.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$900county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$686county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,163county
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$56,815county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate20.0%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 home3.7%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government15.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.0%county
Economic output per resident$58,977county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.77%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 time21.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8835county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station93 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.1%county
Traffic deaths53.2county
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 higher16.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.3%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment6821county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Free lunch eligible56.8%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools3county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution37 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians100county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Frequent mental distress18.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.1%county

Place

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

Population45,119county
Land area in square miles542county
People per square mile of land83.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store14.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age41.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.1%county
Share of households that are one person28.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages2.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents269county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in846county
Households that moved away863county
Average income of arriving households$43,966county
Average income of departing households$50,509county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year201county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings53.2%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature58.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.23 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F47 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing74 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days205 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 6county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,122 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity49.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas44.3%county
Homes heated by propane4.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband89.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk66.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk70.3county
Landslide risk35.5county
Hail risk81.5county
Earthquake risk91.7county
Tornado risk79.6county
Tropical cyclone risk29.9county
Extreme heat risk75.1county
Winter weather risk80.1county
Strong wind risk93.0county
Wildfire risk18.8county

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 Hopkins 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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