Larue County, Kentucky

Larue County has a population of 15,107 and has grown 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $183,500, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $67,067.

Home price
$183,500
Income
$67,067
Population
15,107
Unemployment
1.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$183,500county
Median gross rent$860county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198046.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,056county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$846county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,469county
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$67,067county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate17.9%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 home9.5%county
Unemployment rate1.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government14.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.9%county
Economic output per resident$20,778county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.60%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 service44 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2343305county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 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 station126 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths39.7county
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 higher15.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.6%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2448county
Students per full-time teacher16.0county
Free lunch eligible58.2%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians13county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.2%county
Frequent mental distress19.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.3%county

Place

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

Population15,107county
Land area in square miles261county
People per square mile of land57.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.1%county
Share of households that are one person23.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages3.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents262county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in424county
Households that moved away418county
Average income of arriving households$41,755county
Average income of departing households$41,416county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year59county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings10.2%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature57.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation61.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.18 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing88 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days195 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 15county
Average first fall frostOct 27county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$136county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,097 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity71.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas15.5%county
Homes heated by propane9.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband85.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk22.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk29.6county
Landslide risk15.5county
Hail risk61.3county
Earthquake risk50.8county
Tornado risk36.3county
Tropical cyclone risk25.3county
Extreme heat risk25.2county
Winter weather risk40.4county
Strong wind risk45.0county
Wildfire risk7.0county

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 Larue 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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