Demographics of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky had 30,634 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −270 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.

Muhlenberg County, in four figures

30,634
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −270 people.; 43.2 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,927 ±$3,212
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.

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Muhlenberg 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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Muhlenberg County, Kentucky's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Muhlenberg 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	30,904	100.0	100.0
2021	30,334	98.2	100.2
2022	30,693	99.3	100.7
2023	30,553	98.9	101.6
2024	30,572	98.9	102.5
2025	30,634	99.1	103.1

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Population of Muhlenberg 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	30,904	−30	−16	0	−20
2021	30,334	−570	−131	+1	−418
2022	30,693	+359	−177	+5	+495
2023	30,553	−140	−108	+8	−33
2024	30,572	+19	−93	+31	+85
2025	30,634	+62	−87	+8	+141

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±0.7: for men 41.8 ±0.8 and for women 44.8 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Muhlenberg County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	1,648 ±47	5.4% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,801 ±315	15.7% ±1.0	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,249 ±267	7.4% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,436 ±402	24.3% ±1.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,287 ±388	27.1% ±1.3	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,170 ±442	20.2% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,927 ±$3,212, and income per person $30,585 ±$2,044, 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 Muhlenberg County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	2,791 ±348	23.0% ±2.8	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,909 ±396	24.0% ±3.2	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,180 ±340	18.0% ±2.8	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,280 ±224	10.6% ±1.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,640 ±315	13.5% ±2.6	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	653 ±194	5.4% ±1.6	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	670 ±187	5.5% ±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 Muhlenberg County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	5,391 ±744	18.4% ±2.5	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,706 ±333	26.7% ±4.7	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,223 ±383	14.9% ±2.5	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,462 ±251	18.2% ±2.9	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Muhlenberg County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Muhlenberg County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	13,557 ±49	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.4% ±1.9	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.6% ±2.0	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.8% ±2.3	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.2% ±2.5	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$127,400 ±$11,798	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$718 ±$72	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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 Muhlenberg County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	626 ±0	2.0% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28,119 ±189	91.9% ±0.6	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	618 ±166	2.0% ±0.5	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	318 ±133	1.0% ±0.4	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	877 ±228	2.9% ±0.7	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 Muhlenberg County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	24,568 ±554	80.3% ±1.8	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,413 ±530	17.7% ±1.7	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	24 to 114	0.1% to 0.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	541 ±206	1.8% ±0.7	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	363 ±156	1.2% ±0.5	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	37 to 319	0.1% to 1.0%	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%.

Muhlenberg County among the counties of Kentucky

35th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Muhlenberg County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Greenup County	35,213	−1.9%
Floyd County	34,401	−3.9%
Marshall County	31,659	−0.1%
Boyle County	31,632	+2.9%
Meade County	30,699	+2.2%
Muhlenberg County	30,634	−0.9%
Knox County	29,532	−2.2%
Montgomery County	28,822	+2.5%
Logan County	28,669	+4.2%
Woodford County	27,883	+3.7%
Grayson County	27,406	+3.6%

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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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026