Demographics of McCracken County, Kentucky

McCracken County, Kentucky had 67,553 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −370 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.

McCracken County, in four figures

67,553
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −370 people.; 42.3 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,373 ±$2,581
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.

McCracken County, Kentucky's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of McCracken 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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McCracken County, Kentucky's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of McCracken 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	67,923	100.0	100.0
2021	67,583	99.5	100.2
2022	67,370	99.2	100.7
2023	67,549	99.4	101.6
2024	67,732	99.7	102.5
2025	67,553	99.5	103.1

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Population of McCracken 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	67,923	+50	−12	0	+43
2021	67,583	−340	−319	+2	−82
2022	67,370	−213	−358	+23	+165
2023	67,549	+179	−203	+76	+315
2024	67,732	+183	−195	+205	+179
2025	67,553	−179	−182	+72	−71

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±0.6: for men 40.6 ±0.6 and for women 43.8 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in McCracken County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	3,729 ±83	5.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,004 ±590	16.3% ±0.9	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,029 ±495	7.4% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,732 ±602	24.8% ±0.9	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,245 ±612	25.5% ±0.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,825 ±698	20.5% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,373 ±$2,581, and income per person $39,193 ±$2,491, 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 McCracken County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	5,356 ±643	19.4% ±2.3	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,813 ±570	21.1% ±2.0	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,244 ±519	15.4% ±1.9	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,376 ±392	12.2% ±1.4	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,614 ±486	16.7% ±1.7	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,003 ±357	7.3% ±1.3	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,195 ±364	8.0% ±1.3	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 McCracken County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	10,056 ±1,090	15.2% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,871 ±560	19.9% ±3.7	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,056 ±656	15.0% ±1.9	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,129 ±302	11.7% ±1.6	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in McCracken County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	McCracken County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	32,280 ±52	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.5% ±1.8	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.5% ±1.8	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.9% ±1.9	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.1% ±2.1	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$188,100 ±$8,553	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$898 ±$40	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	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 McCracken County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,314 ±0	3.4% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	54,818 ±245	81.1% ±0.4	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,586 ±444	9.7% ±0.7	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	583 ±106	0.9% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	37 to 135	0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	2 to 142	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	57 to 431	0.1% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,861 ±511	4.2% ±0.8	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 McCracken County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	42,883 ±1,123	63.5% ±1.7	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	22,405 ±1,018	33.2% ±1.5	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	859 ±303	1.3% ±0.4	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,417 ±334	2.1% ±0.5	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	847 ±282	1.3% ±0.4	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	570 ±187	0.8% ±0.3	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

McCracken County among the counties of Kentucky

13th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near McCracken County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Pike County	54,721	−6.4%

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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