Demographics of Larue County, Kentucky

Larue County, Kentucky had 15,184 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +305 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.

Larue County, in four figures

15,184
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.0%
Change since July 2020: +305 people.; 40.7 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,067 ±$6,206
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.

Larue County, Kentucky's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Larue 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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Larue County, Kentucky's population grew 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Larue 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	14,879	100.0	100.0
2021	15,032	101.0	100.2
2022	15,163	101.9	100.7
2023	15,315	102.9	101.6
2024	15,156	101.9	102.5
2025	15,184	102.0	103.1

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Population of Larue 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	14,879	+10	−10	0	+16
2021	15,032	+153	−41	+1	+189
2022	15,163	+131	−61	+3	+183
2023	15,315	+152	−46	+5	+194
2024	15,156	−159	−35	+36	−159
2025	15,184	+28	−34	+9	+52

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±1.0: for men 40.0 ±1.6 and for women 42.0 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Larue County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	804 ±48	5.3% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,597 ±241	17.2% ±1.6	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,120 ±198	7.4% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,799 ±284	25.1% ±1.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,050 ±292	26.8% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,737 ±284	18.1% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,067 ±$6,206, and income per person $29,539 ±$1,992, 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 Larue County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,185 ±216	19.8% ±3.6	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,163 ±240	19.4% ±3.9	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,079 ±268	18.0% ±4.4	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	924 ±211	15.4% ±3.5	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	987 ±194	16.5% ±3.2	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	432 ±153	7.2% ±2.5	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	113 to 339	1.9% to 5.6%	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Larue County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,658 ±502	17.9% ±3.4	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	930 ±245	27.7% ±6.7	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,092 ±220	14.4% ±2.8	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	636 ±205	16.2% ±5.1	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Larue County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Larue County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	6,573 ±21	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±2.9	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.8% ±2.9	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.4% ±3.5	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.6% ±4.0	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$183,500 ±$13,616	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$860 ±$99	$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 Larue County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	502 ±0	3.3% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,659 ±117	90.4% ±0.8	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	313 ±151	2.1% ±1.0	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	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 190	0% to 1.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	541 ±152	3.6% ±1.0	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 Larue County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	11,840 ±413	78.4% ±2.7	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,974 ±437	19.7% ±2.9	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	18 to 102	0.1% to 0.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	233 ±98	1.5% ±0.6	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	41 to 149	0.3% to 1.0%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	18 to 258	0.1% 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%.

Larue County among the counties of Kentucky

74th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Larue County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Trigg County	14,512	+3.1%
Morgan County	14,415	+5.0%
Estill County	13,962	−1.4%
Jackson County	13,325	+2.7%

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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