Trimble County, Kentucky

Trimble County has a population of 8,550 and has grown 2.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $172,000, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $66,027.

Home price
$172,000
Income
$66,027
Population
8,550
Unemployment
6.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$172,000county
Median gross rent$863county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198039.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,001county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$780county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,320county
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$66,027county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate13.3%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 home4.1%county
Unemployment rate6.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.2%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$86,045county

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 time27.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2343305county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.1 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 station55 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.0%county
Traffic deaths58.5county
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 higher17.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.6%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1194county
Students per full-time teacher20.2county
Free lunch eligible54.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.8%county

Place

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

Population8,550county
Land area in square miles148county
People per square mile of land57.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.5%county
Share of households that are one person25.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages1.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents189county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in257county
Households that moved away265county
Average income of arriving households$45,798county
Average income of departing households$49,509county
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 temperature55.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F32 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing96 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
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 electricity58.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas15.5%county
Homes heated by propane17.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.3%county
Homes heated by wood4.8%county
Households with broadband85.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk23.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk25.5county
Landslide risk42.2county
Hail risk9.2county
Earthquake risk28.0county
Tornado risk52.6county
Tropical cyclone risk14.3county
Extreme heat risk18.8county
Winter weather risk9.6county
Strong wind risk55.7county
Wildfire risk3.6county

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 Trimble 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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