Demographics of Trimble County, Kentucky

Trimble County, Kentucky had 8,701 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +236 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.

Trimble County, in four figures

8,701
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.8%
Change since July 2020: +236 people.; 43.3 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,027 ±$12,246
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.

Trimble County, Kentucky's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Trimble 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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Trimble County, Kentucky's population grew 2.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Trimble 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	8,465	100.0	100.0
2021	8,552	101.0	100.2
2022	8,521	100.7	100.7
2023	8,631	102.0	101.6
2024	8,639	102.1	102.5
2025	8,701	102.8	103.1

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Population of Trimble 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	8,465	−8	−4	0	−5
2021	8,552	+87	−34	−1	+124
2022	8,521	−31	−73	+6	+41
2023	8,631	+110	−8	0	+118
2024	8,639	+8	+9	+2	−2
2025	8,701	+62	+18	0	+44

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.3 ±2.0: for men 37.0 ±8.6 and for women 44.3 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Trimble County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	419 ±116	4.9% ±1.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,393 ±203	16.3% ±2.4	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	602 ±159	7.0% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,044 ±225	23.9% ±2.6	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,506 ±268	29.3% ±3.1	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,586 ±237	18.5% ±2.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,027 ±$12,246, and income per person $34,349 ±$4,446, 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 Trimble County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	550 ±175	16.3% ±5.1	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	753 ±220	22.3% ±6.4	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	493 ±161	14.6% ±4.7	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	750 ±198	22.2% ±5.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	392 ±163	11.6% ±4.8	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	103 to 315	3.1% to 9.3%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	110 to 360	3.3% to 10.6%	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 Trimble County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	1,121 ±349	13.3% ±4.1	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	61 to 265	3.6% to 15.1%	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	548 ±193	12.1% ±4.2	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	410 ±180	18.9% ±7.9	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 Trimble County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Trimble County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	3,880 ±14	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.2% ±4.0	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.8% ±3.9	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.7% ±4.6	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.3% ±5.3	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$172,000 ±$33,421	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$863 ±$97	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±4	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 Trimble County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	254 ±0	3.0% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,879 ±128	92.2% ±1.5	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	41 to 153	0.5% to 1.8%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 58	0% to 0.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 134	0% to 1.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	101 to 345	1.2% to 4.0%	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 Trimble County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	4,779 ±407	55.9% ±4.8	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,505 ±385	41.0% ±4.5	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	39 to 311	0.5% to 3.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	29 to 153	0.3% to 1.8%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12 to 100	0.1% to 1.2%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 75	0% to 0.9%	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%.

Trimble County among the counties of Kentucky

107th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Trimble County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
McLean County	9,064	−0.8%
Hancock County	9,050	−0.6%
Livingston County	8,863	−0.1%
Gallatin County	8,840	+1.9%
Crittenden County	8,807	−2.2%
Trimble County	8,701	+2.8%
Bracken County	8,511	+1.3%
Nicholas County	7,949	+5.4%
Ballard County	7,594	−1.5%
Lee County	7,297	−0.9%
Elliott County	7,265	−0.9%

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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