Demographics of Powell County, Kentucky

Powell County, Kentucky had 12,812 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −286 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.

Powell County, in four figures

12,812
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −286 people.; 39.3 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $40,309 ±$6,520
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.

Powell County, Kentucky's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Powell 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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Powell County, Kentucky's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Powell 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	13,098	100.0	100.0
2021	13,092	100.0	100.2
2022	13,061	99.7	100.7
2023	12,981	99.1	101.6
2024	12,861	98.2	102.5
2025	12,812	97.8	103.1

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Population of Powell 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	13,098	−32	−17	0	−19
2021	13,092	−6	−67	+1	+51
2022	13,061	−31	−48	−1	+28
2023	12,981	−80	−58	−1	−18
2024	12,861	−120	−64	−1	−53
2025	12,812	−49	−66	−1	+18

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.3 ±0.9: for men 39.6 ±0.9 and for women 38.8 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Powell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	769 ±24	5.9% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,461 ±244	18.9% ±1.9	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,001 ±160	7.7% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,261 ±220	25.0% ±1.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,433 ±243	26.3% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,113 ±255	16.2% ±2.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $40,309 ±$6,520, and income per person $23,040 ±$2,137, 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 Powell County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,666 ±314	34.8% ±6.3	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,083 ±219	22.6% ±4.4	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	478 ±128	10.0% ±2.6	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	561 ±170	11.7% ±3.5	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	815 ±202	17.0% ±4.1	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	58 to 216	1.2% to 4.5%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	15 to 85	0.3% to 1.8%	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 Powell County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,844 ±504	22.5% ±4.0	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	919 ±193	28.7% ±5.3	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,472 ±316	22.1% ±4.4	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	453 ±143	16.3% ±4.9	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Powell County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Powell County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	5,647 ±37	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.8% ±4.1	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.2% ±4.2	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.2% ±4.5	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.8% ±5.0	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$141,100 ±$17,610	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$747 ±$74	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Powell County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	214 ±0	1.6% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,201 ±197	93.6% ±1.5	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	264 ±57	2.0% ±0.4	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 40	0% to 0.3%	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 213	0% to 1.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	96 to 410	0.7% to 3.1%	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 Powell County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	10,317 ±454	79.1% ±3.5	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,549 ±400	19.6% ±3.1	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 149	0.1% to 1.1%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	20 to 168	0.2% to 1.3%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	15 to 161	0.1% to 1.2%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	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%.

Powell County among the counties of Kentucky

86th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Powell County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bath County	13,176	+3.6%
Todd County	12,972	+5.6%
Webster County	12,929	−0.7%
Lewis County	12,901	−1.4%
Union County	12,839	−5.9%
Powell County	12,812	−2.2%
Edmonson County	12,749	+5.0%
Caldwell County	12,609	−0.3%
Breathitt County	12,558	−8.3%
Butler County	12,520	+1.6%
Washington County	12,368	+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