Demographics of Rockcastle County, Kentucky

Rockcastle County, Kentucky had 16,148 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +91 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.

Rockcastle County, in four figures

16,148
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.6%
Change since July 2020: +91 people.; 42.8 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,862 ±$4,995
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.

Rockcastle County, Kentucky's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rockcastle 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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Rockcastle County, Kentucky's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rockcastle 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	16,057	100.0	100.0
2021	16,136	100.5	100.2
2022	16,204	100.9	100.7
2023	16,150	100.6	101.6
2024	16,212	101.0	102.5
2025	16,148	100.6	103.1

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Population of Rockcastle 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	16,057	+24	−10	0	+32
2021	16,136	+79	−117	0	+191
2022	16,204	+68	−151	0	+222
2023	16,150	−54	−121	0	+69
2024	16,212	+62	−108	0	+171
2025	16,148	−64	−106	−1	+42

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.8 ±0.5: for men 42.1 ±0.5 and for women 43.9 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rockcastle County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	863 ±47	5.3% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,617 ±222	16.2% ±1.4	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,176 ±157	7.3% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,770 ±224	23.3% ±1.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,621 ±228	28.6% ±1.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,116 ±308	19.3% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,862 ±$4,995, and income per person $27,074 ±$2,410, 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 Rockcastle County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,951 ±305	29.9% ±4.5	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,367 ±234	20.9% ±3.5	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,102 ±233	16.9% ±3.5	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	888 ±183	13.6% ±2.7	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	832 ±182	12.7% ±2.7	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	158 ±67	2.4% ±1.0	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	236 ±106	3.6% ±1.6	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 Rockcastle County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	4,033 ±552	25.6% ±3.5	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,204 ±240	36.0% ±6.2	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,725 ±292	21.3% ±3.4	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,104 ±208	25.8% ±4.5	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rockcastle County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rockcastle County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	7,391 ±27	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.4% ±3.4	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.6% ±3.5	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.3% ±1.4	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.7% ±3.3	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$123,600 ±$15,161	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$676 ±$57	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±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 Rockcastle County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	204 ±0	1.3% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,409 ±103	95.3% ±0.6	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	97 ±44	0.6% ±0.3	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 58	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	12 to 124	0.1% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	344 ±108	2.1% ±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 Rockcastle County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	13,255 ±368	82.0% ±2.3	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,806 ±374	17.4% ±2.3	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 86	0% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	21 to 99	0.1% to 0.6%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8 to 72	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 40	0% to 0.2%	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%.

Rockcastle County among the counties of Kentucky

71st of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Rockcastle County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Garrard County	18,207	+7.3%
McCreary County	17,124	+1.7%
Mason County	16,936	−1.2%
Henry County	16,447	+4.8%
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%

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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