Demographics of Calloway County, Kentucky

Calloway County, Kentucky had 39,421 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,826 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.

Calloway County, in four figures

39,421
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.9%
Change since July 2020: +1,826 people.; 35.9 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,706 ±$4,077
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.

Calloway County, Kentucky's population grew 4.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Calloway 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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Calloway County, Kentucky's population grew 4.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Calloway 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	37,595	100.0	100.0
2021	37,891	100.8	100.2
2022	38,119	101.4	100.7
2023	38,523	102.5	101.6
2024	38,902	103.5	102.5
2025	39,421	104.9	103.1

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Population of Calloway 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	37,595	+52	−28	0	+78
2021	37,891	+296	−176	+11	+444
2022	38,119	+228	−176	+76	+342
2023	38,523	+404	−68	+138	+334
2024	38,902	+379	−82	+148	+309
2025	39,421	+519	−87	+89	+519

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.9 ±0.5: for men 35.1 ±0.8 and for women 36.5 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Calloway County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	1,717 ±71	4.5% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,255 ±355	13.7% ±0.9	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,615 ±578	19.9% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,733 ±397	22.8% ±1.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,427 ±405	22.0% ±1.1	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,477 ±393	16.9% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,706 ±$4,077, and income per person $29,867 ±$1,513, 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 Calloway County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	3,486 ±495	22.9% ±3.2	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,726 ±469	24.5% ±3.0	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,545 ±321	16.7% ±2.1	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,235 ±351	14.7% ±2.3	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,898 ±292	12.5% ±1.9	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	683 ±178	4.5% ±1.2	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	666 ±165	4.4% ±1.1	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 Calloway County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	6,083 ±984	17.2% ±2.8	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,105 ±264	16.0% ±3.7	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,849 ±699	19.5% ±3.4	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,129 ±242	13.0% ±2.7	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Calloway County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Calloway County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	18,106 ±35	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.2% ±1.8	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.8% ±1.8	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.9% ±1.7	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.1% ±2.8	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$183,200 ±$9,075	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$870 ±$64	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±3	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 Calloway County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,406 ±0	3.7% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	33,204 ±241	86.9% ±0.6	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,518 ±219	4.0% ±0.6	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	705 ±103	1.8% ±0.3	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9 to 59	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 225	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	47 to 377	0.1% to 1.0%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,052 ±259	2.8% ±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 Calloway County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	21,952 ±764	57.4% ±2.0	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,527 ±773	38.0% ±2.0	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	218 ±98	0.6% ±0.3	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,527 ±274	4.0% ±0.7	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	667 ±197	1.7% ±0.5	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	860 ±208	2.2% ±0.5	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Calloway County among the counties of Kentucky

26th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Calloway County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Whitley County	37,297	+1.6%
Graves County	37,050	+1.4%
Greenup County	35,213	−1.9%
Floyd County	34,401	−3.9%

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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