Demographics of Metcalfe County, Kentucky

Metcalfe County, Kentucky had 10,583 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +297 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.

Metcalfe County, in four figures

10,583
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.9%
Change since July 2020: +297 people.; 42.0 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,473 ±$8,019
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.

Metcalfe County, Kentucky's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Metcalfe 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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Metcalfe County, Kentucky's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Metcalfe 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	10,286	100.0	100.0
2021	10,392	101.0	100.2
2022	10,397	101.1	100.7
2023	10,512	102.2	101.6
2024	10,537	102.4	102.5
2025	10,583	102.9	103.1

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Population of Metcalfe 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	10,286	−2	−12	0	+7
2021	10,392	+106	−40	0	+145
2022	10,397	+5	−74	+13	+69
2023	10,512	+115	−32	+52	+95
2024	10,537	+25	−43	+33	+36
2025	10,583	+46	−43	+9	+80

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±1.3: for men 41.2 ±1.1 and for women 43.0 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Metcalfe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	571 ±14	5.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,885 ±239	18.1% ±2.3	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	758 ±197	7.3% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,390 ±185	22.9% ±1.8	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,831 ±215	27.2% ±2.1	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,990 ±216	19.1% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,473 ±$8,019, and income per person $27,314 ±$2,680, 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 Metcalfe County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	966 ±202	23.6% ±4.8	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,051 ±242	25.6% ±5.8	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	823 ±178	20.1% ±4.3	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	314 ±116	7.7% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	721 ±195	17.6% ±4.7	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	75 to 245	1.8% to 6.0%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	17 to 113	0.4% to 2.8%	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 Metcalfe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,845 ±534	27.5% ±5.2	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,166 ±275	47.7% ±8.4	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,443 ±341	26.7% ±5.8	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	236 ±76	9.4% ±2.9	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Metcalfe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Metcalfe County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	4,735 ±14	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.6% ±3.8	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.4% ±3.8	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.7% ±3.7	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.3% ±5.1	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$110,200 ±$8,270	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$582 ±$73	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±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 Metcalfe County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	288 ±0	2.8% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,744 ±38	93.5% ±0.4	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	261 ±35	2.5% ±0.3	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	122 ±47	1.2% ±0.5	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 Metcalfe County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	7,454 ±451	71.5% ±4.3	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,752 ±455	26.4% ±4.4	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 176	0% to 1.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	10 to 268	0.1% to 2.6%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2 to 258	< 0.1% to 2.5%	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%.

Metcalfe County among the counties of Kentucky

98th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Metcalfe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Owen County	11,601	+2.6%
Monroe County	11,191	−1.1%
Carroll County	11,141	+2.9%
Magoffin County	11,110	−4.3%
Martin County	10,697	−4.9%
Metcalfe County	10,583	+2.9%
Leslie County	9,627	−8.1%
Clinton County	9,139	−1.0%
Lyon County	9,123	+5.2%
McLean County	9,064	−0.8%
Hancock County	9,050	−0.6%

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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

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