Demographics of Wolfe County, Kentucky

Wolfe County, Kentucky had 6,298 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −262 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.

Wolfe County, in four figures

6,298
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.0%
Change since July 2020: −262 people.; 42.3 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $30,417 ±$10,309
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.

Wolfe County, Kentucky's population shrank 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wolfe 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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Wolfe County, Kentucky's population shrank 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wolfe 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	6,560	100.0	100.0
2021	6,509	99.2	100.2
2022	6,415	97.8	100.7
2023	6,318	96.3	101.6
2024	6,263	95.5	102.5
2025	6,298	96.0	103.1

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Population of Wolfe 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	6,560	−4	−7	0	+2
2021	6,509	−51	−50	0	−5
2022	6,415	−94	−74	+1	−17
2023	6,318	−97	−64	+44	−76
2024	6,263	−55	−52	+36	−40
2025	6,298	+35	−54	+33	+57

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±1.8: for men 38.5 ±3.6 and for women 45.5 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wolfe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	392 ±113	6.1% ±1.8	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,052 ±251	16.3% ±3.9	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	487 ±161	7.6% ±2.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,389 ±255	21.6% ±4.0	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,874 ±221	29.1% ±3.4	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,249 ±191	19.4% ±3.0	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $30,417 ±$10,309, and income per person $17,627 ±$2,462, 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 Wolfe County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,014 ±251	37.9% ±9.1	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	792 ±218	29.6% ±8.0	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	418 ±157	15.6% ±5.8	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	314 ±152	11.7% ±5.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7 to 93	0.3% to 3.5%	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	30 to 140	1.1% to 5.2%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 18	0% to 0.7%	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 Wolfe County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,374 ±586	37.7% ±9.3	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	661 ±222	47.3% ±11.3	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,301 ±331	40.6% ±8.4	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	412 ±186	24.4% ±10.3	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wolfe County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wolfe County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	3,053 ±12	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.6% ±5.3	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.4% ±5.3	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.6% ±6.5	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.4% ±7.7	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$75,800 ±$17,593	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$501 ±$60	$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 Wolfe County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 215	0% to 3.3%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,126 ±57	95.1% ±0.9	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.5%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	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 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 75	0% to 1.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	52 to 294	0.8% to 4.6%	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 Wolfe County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	5,451 ±222	84.6% ±3.4	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	890 ±204	13.8% ±3.2	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 215	0% to 3.3%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 215	0% to 3.3%	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%.

Wolfe County among the counties of Kentucky

114th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Wolfe County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Nicholas County	7,949	+5.4%
Ballard County	7,594	−1.5%
Lee County	7,297	−0.9%
Elliott County	7,265	−0.9%
Menifee County	6,430	+4.8%
Wolfe County	6,298	−4.0%
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%

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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