Warren County, Kentucky

Warren County has a population of 140,918 and has grown 11.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $258,000, about 3.9 times the county's median household income of $65,794.

Home price
$258,000
Income
$65,794
Population
140,918
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$258,000county
Median gross rent$1,002county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198033.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented44.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,286county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,153county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$985county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,384county
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$65,794county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate17.0%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 home7.6%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.6%county
Share of workers employed by government13.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.4%county
Economic output per resident$78,989county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.65%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 time20.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service60 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.9 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 station139 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.1%county
Traffic deaths37.6county
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 higher32.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.4%county
Public schools in the county40county
Public school enrollment23324county
Students per full-time teacher16.5county
Free lunch eligible60.7%county
Elementary schools21county
Middle schools5county
High schools9county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

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

Population140,918county
Land area in square miles542county
People per square mile of land260.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores21county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store18.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.8%county
Population change since 2020+11.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents7county
Median age33.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.2%county
Share of households that are one person30.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.4%county
Second languages15.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents126county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in3,904county
Households that moved away3,466county
Average income of arriving households$52,414county
Average income of departing households$54,328county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes24county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,453county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings52.4%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature59.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation63.3 incounty
Annual snowfall8.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.20 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F54 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing81 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days208 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 6county
Average first fall frostOct 31county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$136county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.0¢county
Household electricity use1,043 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity56.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.6%county
Homes heated by propane4.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband91.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk87.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk43.6county
Landslide risk36.4county
Hail risk99.5county
Earthquake risk90.7county
Tornado risk93.1county
Tropical cyclone risk44.2county
Extreme heat risk82.2county
Winter weather risk75.2county
Strong wind risk78.2county
Wildfire risk18.5county

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 teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Warren 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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