Demographics of Casey County, Kentucky

Casey County, Kentucky had 16,205 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +279 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.

Casey County, in four figures

16,205
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +279 people.; 42.0 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,510 ±$4,492
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.

Casey County, Kentucky's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Casey 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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Casey County, Kentucky's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Casey 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	15,926	100.0	100.0
2021	15,927	100.0	100.2
2022	15,900	99.8	100.7
2023	15,928	100.0	101.6
2024	16,053	100.8	102.5
2025	16,205	101.8	103.1

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Population of Casey 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	15,926	−18	+3	0	−22
2021	15,927	+1	−80	0	+75
2022	15,900	−27	−81	+2	+60
2023	15,928	+28	−36	+6	+61
2024	16,053	+125	−18	+36	+108
2025	16,205	+152	−16	+17	+152

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±0.9: for men 40.5 ±0.9 and for women 43.3 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Casey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	1,029 ±91	6.5% ±0.6	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,636 ±238	16.6% ±1.5	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,110 ±151	7.0% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,742 ±243	23.5% ±1.5	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,083 ±246	25.7% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,314 ±300	20.8% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,510 ±$4,492, and income per person $26,254 ±$2,950, 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 Casey County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,866 ±302	28.8% ±4.6	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,621 ±278	25.0% ±4.2	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,102 ±214	17.0% ±3.2	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	722 ±154	11.1% ±2.3	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	693 ±161	10.7% ±2.5	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	268 ±121	4.1% ±1.9	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	210 ±96	3.2% ±1.5	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 Casey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	3,374 ±679	21.7% ±4.4	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	876 ±296	24.2% ±7.6	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,644 ±392	21.6% ±4.9	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	854 ±189	19.9% ±4.2	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Casey County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Casey County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	7,420 ±26	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.4% ±2.9	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.6% ±3.1	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.7% ±3.3	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.3% ±4.0	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$136,300 ±$14,351	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$670 ±$45	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Casey County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	546 ±0	3.4% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,838 ±49	93.2% ±0.3	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13 to 107	0.1% to 0.7%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	423 ±52	2.7% ±0.3	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 Casey County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	11,710 ±550	73.6% ±3.5	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,831 ±531	24.1% ±3.3	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 162	0.1% to 1.0%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	284 ±124	1.8% ±0.8	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	30 to 176	0.2% to 1.1%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	86 to 276	0.5% to 1.7%	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%.

Casey County among the counties of Kentucky

70th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Casey County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Russell County	18,608	+3.4%
Garrard County	18,207	+7.3%
McCreary County	17,124	+1.7%
Mason County	16,936	−1.2%
Henry County	16,447	+4.8%
Casey County	16,205	+1.8%
Rockcastle County	16,148	+0.6%
Fleming County	15,787	+4.6%
Lawrence County	15,765	−3.3%
Larue County	15,184	+2.0%
Pendleton County	14,800	+1.1%

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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