Demographics of Robertson County, Kentucky

Robertson County, Kentucky had 2,325 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +143 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.

Robertson County, in four figures

2,325
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.6%
Change since July 2020: +143 people.; 38.0 ±3.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,830 ±$9,160
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.

Robertson County, Kentucky's population grew 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Robertson 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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Robertson County, Kentucky's population grew 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Robertson 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	2,182	100.0	100.0
2021	2,257	103.4	100.2
2022	2,250	103.1	100.7
2023	2,321	106.4	101.6
2024	2,352	107.8	102.5
2025	2,325	106.6	103.1

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Population of Robertson 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	2,182	−11	−9	0	−1
2021	2,257	+75	−23	0	+102
2022	2,250	−7	−17	+2	+7
2023	2,321	+71	−18	+6	+82
2024	2,352	+31	−21	0	+52
2025	2,325	−27	−21	0	−6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.0 ±3.3: for men 38.7 ±8.7 and for women 36.8 ±7.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Robertson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	42 to 132	1.9% to 5.8%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	520 ±137	22.8% ±6.0	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	101 ±39	4.4% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	663 ±170	29.0% ±7.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	533 ±103	23.3% ±4.5	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	379 ±81	16.6% ±3.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,830 ±$9,160, and income per person $26,050 ±$4,759, 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 Robertson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	214 ±71	26.4% ±8.2	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	150 ±58	18.5% ±6.7	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	162 ±78	20.0% ±9.4	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	104 ±51	12.8% ±6.1	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	55 to 189	7.0% to 23.2%	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5 to 47	0.6% to 5.8%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10 to 54	1.3% to 6.6%	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 Robertson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	470 ±166	21.1% ±7.5	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	33 to 173	6.2% to 27.8%	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	229 ±97	20.2% ±7.9	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	138 ±56	28.5% ±9.9	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Robertson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Robertson County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	1,003 ±115	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.8% ±2.8	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.2% ±7.0	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.5% ±7.7	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.5% ±7.0	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$165,100 ±$38,141	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$210 to $886	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±7	1982 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Robertson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 45	0% to 2.0%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,096 ±73	91.8% ±3.2	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6 to 158	0.3% to 6.9%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	83 ±40	3.6% ±1.8	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 Robertson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	1,788 ±116	78.3% ±5.1	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	476 ±114	20.8% ±5.0	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 11	0% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 31	0% to 1.4%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 20	0% to 0.9%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 16	0% to 0.7%	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%.

Robertson County among the counties of Kentucky

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

Counties of Kentucky near Robertson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fulton County	6,218	−4.5%
Cumberland County	5,992	+2.3%
Carlisle County	4,747	−1.2%
Hickman County	4,372	−3.4%
Owsley County	3,932	−2.5%
Robertson County	2,325	+6.6%

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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