Demographics of Pendleton County, Kentucky

Pendleton County, Kentucky had 14,800 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +159 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.

Pendleton County, in four figures

14,800
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +159 people.; 42.3 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,669 ±$10,051
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.

Pendleton County, Kentucky's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pendleton 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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Pendleton County, Kentucky's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pendleton 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	14,641	100.0	100.0
2021	14,624	99.9	100.2
2022	14,673	100.2	100.7
2023	14,783	101.0	101.6
2024	14,801	101.1	102.5
2025	14,800	101.1	103.1

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Population of Pendleton 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	14,641	+2	−7	0	+6
2021	14,624	−17	−15	+1	−13
2022	14,673	+49	−53	+2	+99
2023	14,783	+110	−18	+6	+122
2024	14,801	+18	−32	+2	+49
2025	14,800	−1	−23	−1	+22

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±0.8: for men 40.0 ±2.7 and for women 43.4 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pendleton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	833 ±23	5.7% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,594 ±266	17.6% ±1.8	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,104 ±166	7.5% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,415 ±258	23.2% ±1.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,204 ±292	28.6% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,573 ±268	17.5% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,669 ±$10,051, and income per person $31,070 ±$2,428, 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 Pendleton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,225 ±246	22.5% ±4.4	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	930 ±195	17.1% ±3.5	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	827 ±196	15.2% ±3.5	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	666 ±146	12.2% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,249 ±231	23.0% ±4.1	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	391 ±147	7.2% ±2.7	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	154 ±74	2.8% ±1.4	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 Pendleton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,308 ±514	15.9% ±3.5	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	433 ±159	13.2% ±4.6	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,330 ±326	17.8% ±4.2	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	545 ±145	14.6% ±3.7	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pendleton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pendleton County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	6,299 ±25	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.4% ±3.8	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.6% ±3.8	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.7% ±3.7	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.3% ±4.1	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$159,800 ±$18,463	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$793 ±$46	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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 Pendleton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	237 ±0	1.6% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,587 ±289	92.3% ±2.0	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	23 to 97	0.2% to 0.7%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 74	0% to 0.5%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 128	0% to 0.9%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	732 ±312	5.0% ±2.1	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 Pendleton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	10,933 ±492	74.3% ±3.3	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,595 ±467	24.4% ±3.2	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 80	0% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	55 to 259	0.4% to 1.8%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	19 to 183	0.1% to 1.2%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 124	0% to 0.8%	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%.

Pendleton County among the counties of Kentucky

75th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Pendleton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Knott County	13,321	−5.9%

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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