Demographics of Boyd County, Kentucky

Boyd County, Kentucky had 47,751 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −458 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Boyd County, in four figures

47,751
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −458 people.; 42.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,118 ±$3,296
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Boyd County, Kentucky's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Boyd County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Boyd County, Kentucky's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Boyd County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	48,209	100.0	100.0
2021	47,756	99.1	100.2
2022	48,062	99.7	100.7
2023	47,880	99.3	101.6
2024	47,948	99.5	102.5
2025	47,751	99.0	103.1

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Population of Boyd County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	48,209	−51	−70	0	+9
2021	47,756	−453	−268	−1	−210
2022	48,062	+306	−320	+5	+604
2023	47,880	−182	−218	+17	+30
2024	47,948	+68	−241	+38	+276
2025	47,751	−197	−260	+4	+55

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±0.5: for men 40.6 ±0.8 and for women 44.4 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Boyd County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	2,430 ±66	5.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,729 ±448	16.1% ±0.9	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,506 ±275	7.3% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,808 ±452	24.6% ±0.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,613 ±526	26.3% ±1.1	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,825 ±637	20.5% ±1.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,118 ±$3,296, and income per person $31,752 ±$1,370, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Boyd County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	4,667 ±520	24.2% ±2.6	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,611 ±445	18.7% ±2.3	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,459 ±423	17.9% ±2.2	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,648 ±389	13.7% ±2.0	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,864 ±426	14.8% ±2.2	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,008 ±207	5.2% ±1.1	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,052 ±238	5.4% ±1.2	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Boyd County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	7,780 ±759	16.9% ±1.7	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,974 ±346	19.9% ±3.2	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,848 ±478	16.3% ±2.0	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,958 ±336	15.8% ±2.6	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Boyd County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Boyd County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	21,742 ±41	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.8% ±1.8	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.2% ±1.8	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.2% ±2.4	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.8% ±2.4	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$130,700 ±$9,695	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$849 ±$59	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Boyd County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	873 ±0	1.8% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	44,178 ±215	92.2% ±0.4	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,097 ±210	2.3% ±0.4	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	75 to 269	0.2% to 0.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	14 to 74	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,515 ±332	3.2% ±0.7	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Boyd County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	30,200 ±998	63.0% ±2.1	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,697 ±969	34.9% ±2.0	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	162 to 606	0.3% to 1.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	630 ±211	1.3% ±0.4	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	216 ±96	0.5% ±0.2	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	414 ±189	0.9% ±0.4	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Boyd County among the counties of Kentucky

22nd of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Boyd County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jessamine County	57,147	+7.7%
Pike County	54,721	−6.4%
Franklin County	52,649	+2.0%
Shelby County	51,243	+6.2%
Nelson County	49,036	+4.8%
Boyd County	47,751	−1.0%
Barren County	45,641	+2.5%
Hopkins County	45,127	−0.5%
Henderson County	44,255	−0.9%
Calloway County	39,421	+4.9%
Clark County	37,888	+2.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026