Demographics of Christian County, Kentucky

Christian County, Kentucky had 70,115 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −2,637 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.

Christian County, in four figures

70,115
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.6%
Change since July 2020: −2,637 people.; 28.8 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,494 ±$2,726
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.

Christian County, Kentucky's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Christian 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Christian County, Kentucky's population shrank 3.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Christian 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	72,752	100.0	100.0
2021	73,172	100.6	100.2
2022	72,242	99.3	100.7
2023	71,269	98.0	101.6
2024	71,436	98.2	102.5
2025	70,115	96.4	103.1

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Population of Christian 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	72,752	−47	+178	+2	−237
2021	73,172	+420	+602	−1	−220
2022	72,242	−930	+635	+55	−1,688
2023	71,269	−973	+668	+165	−1,851
2024	71,436	+167	+535	+186	−543
2025	70,115	−1,321	+461	+81	−1,828

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 28.8 ±0.2: for men 26.8 ±0.4 and for women 31.7 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Christian County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	6,712 ±121	9.3% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	13,709 ±780	19.0% ±1.1	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	10,253 ±655	14.2% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,972 ±576	27.7% ±0.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,255 ±529	17.0% ±0.7	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	9,168 ±598	12.7% ±0.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,494 ±$2,726, and income per person $27,039 ±$1,038, 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 Christian County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	5,335 ±627	20.7% ±2.4	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,380 ±688	24.8% ±2.7	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,426 ±582	21.1% ±2.2	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,619 ±423	14.1% ±1.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,001 ±386	11.7% ±1.5	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,099 ±225	4.3% ±0.9	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	865 ±228	3.4% ±0.9	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 Christian County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	11,526 ±1,305	17.1% ±1.9	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,787 ±594	18.9% ±2.8	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,604 ±765	16.0% ±2.1	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,135 ±418	17.5% ±3.3	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Christian County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Christian County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	29,362 ±80	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.6% ±1.2	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.4% ±1.2	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.0% ±2.0	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.0% ±2.2	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$173,600 ±$9,381	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,040 ±$39	$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 Christian County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,267 ±0	8.7% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	46,013 ±183	63.8% ±0.3	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13,180 ±701	18.3% ±1.0	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	893 ±183	1.2% ±0.3	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	73 ±33	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	303 ±3	0.4% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	293 ±143	0.4% ±0.2	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,047 ±762	7.0% ±1.1	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

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 Christian County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	34,972 ±1,628	48.5% ±2.3	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	32,646 ±1,425	45.3% ±2.0	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,969 ±530	2.7% ±0.7	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,482 ±424	3.4% ±0.6	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,276 ±281	1.8% ±0.4	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,206 ±394	1.7% ±0.5	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Christian County among the counties of Kentucky

12th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Christian County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Daviess County	104,898	+1.5%
Madison County	101,696	+9.3%
Campbell County	95,441	+2.5%
Bullitt County	86,454	+5.0%
Oldham County	70,986	+4.8%
Christian County	70,115	−3.6%
McCracken County	67,553	−0.5%
Pulaski County	67,384	+3.5%
Laurel County	63,746	+1.6%
Scott County	62,262	+8.2%
Jessamine County	57,147	+7.7%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Counties by population in Kentucky
No. 105 Counties by population growth in Kentucky

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026