Robertson County, Kentucky

Robertson County has a population of 2,283 and has grown 6.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $165,100, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $51,830.

Home price
$165,100
Income
$51,830
Population
2,283
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$165,100county
Median gross rent$548county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198043.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile27.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$660county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,081county
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$51,830county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate21.1%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 home3.2%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.3%county
Share of workers employed by government22.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.8%county
Economic output per resident$18,276county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.54%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 time29.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service45 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 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 station18 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.5%county
Traffic deaths43.8county
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 higher13.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.5%county
Public schools in the county1county
Public school enrollment453county
Students per full-time teacher18.1county
Free lunch eligible66.9%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution35 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians63(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.4%county

Place

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

Population2,283county
Land area in square miles100county
People per square mile of land22.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores665(statewide)
Convenience stores261(statewide)
Share living far from a food store0.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age38.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.6%county
Share of households that are one person27.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages0.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls23.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents319county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in53county
Households that moved away50county
Average income of arriving households$59,491county
Average income of departing households$48,060county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year14,940(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature55.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.0 incounty
Annual snowfall13.4 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F33 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing103 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,097 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity59.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas15.9%county
Homes heated by propane12.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood9.6%county
Households with broadband78.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk6.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.8county
Landslide risk43.5county
Hail risk7.9county
Earthquake risk27.7county
Tornado risk21.2county
Tropical cyclone risk11.6county
Extreme heat risk21.1county
Winter weather risk10.6county
Strong wind risk20.0county
Wildfire risk0.7county

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 Robertson 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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