2022 population: 21,275 ( 1,319 from 2010 , 695 from 2020)
Land area: 344.3 square miles
Population density: 61.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	19,987	93.95%	4.1%
Black:	278	1.31%	74.8%
Indian:	59	0.28%	7.3%
Asian:	91	0.43%	193.5%
2+ races:	307	1.44%	50.5%
Hispanic:	553	2.60%	86.2%

Total non-White:	1,288	6.05%	71.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	569	13.8
Deaths:	633	15.4
Net Migration:	749	18.2
Net Immigration:	-6	-0.1

Change in White population:	784	3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	535	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
19,956
19,203	96.23%
159	0.80%
55	0.28%
31	0.16%
204	1.02%
297	1.49%
753	3.77%

2000
17,800
17,293	97.15%
190	1.07%
26	0.15%
21	0.12%
104	0.58%
147	0.83%
507	2.85%

1990
14,628
14,454	98.81%
139	0.95%
29	0.20%
0	0.00%
n/a
6	0.04%
174	1.19%

1980
14,128
13,868	98.16%
175	1.24%
0	0.00%
8	0.06%
n/a
77	0.55%
260	1.84%

1970
12,598
12,294	97.59%
295	2.34%
0	0.00%
8	0.06%
n/a
0	0.00%
304	2.41%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,184	12.3
1,799	10.1
855	4.8
55	0.3

1,910	10.7
246	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
2,189	15.0
1,844	12.6
1,977	13.5
24	0.2

2,839	19.4
333	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
1,997	14.1
1,682	11.9
312	2.2
n/a

586	4.1
-86	-0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,233	9.8
n/a

1,574	12.5
-44	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Allen County, KY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.5
4,772	22.4%
16,503	77.6%
3,660	17.2%

7,816
2.63

5,606	71.7%
4,077	72.7%
427	7.6%
2,210	28.3%

2010
Number	Percent
39.2
4,887	24.5%
15,069	75.5%
2,931	14.7%

7,848
2.52

5,552	70.7%
4,328	78.0%
486	8.8%
2,296	29.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
4,613	25.9%
13,187	74.1%
2,440	13.7%

6,889
2.55

5,145	74.7%
4,210	81.8%
436	8.5%
1,744	25.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
3,883	26.5%
10,745	73.5%
2,356	16.1%

5,621
2.58

4,338	77.2%
3,823	88.1%
240	5.5%
1,283	22.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.1
3,900	27.6%
10,228	72.4%
2,165	15.3%

5,137
2.72

4,120	80.2%
3,697	89.7%
130	3.2%
1,017	19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Allen County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	592	7.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	269	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	469	6.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	473	6.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	402	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	435	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	326	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	235	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	311	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	580	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	756	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,238	15.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	738	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	442	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	316	4.0%
$200,000 or more	234	3.0%

Median Household Income	57,159
Per Capita Income	28,307

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	96
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	400	5.1%
Public Assistance	148	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	942	12.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,001	64.3%
Unemployed	680	5.5%
In Armed Forces	23	0.2%

Total Labor Force	8,704	69.9%
Not in Labor Force	3,740	30.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,150	2,927	51.8%
Non-Profit	211	338	38.4%
Self-Employed	720	303	70.4%

Local Government	407	323	55.8%
State Government	175	203	46.3%
Federal Government	33	38	46.5%

Total Private + Self	3,870	3,230	54.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	826	902	47.8%
Total	4,696	4,132	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,326	14.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,666	18.7%
Professional, Technical	1,486	16.7%
Service Occupations	1,376	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	98	1.1%
All others	3,036	34.2%

White Collar		50.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,757	19.8%
Health care and social assistance	1,074	12.1%
Retail trade	1,031	11.6%
Accommodation and food services	837	9.4%
Educational services	783	8.8%
Transportation and warehousing	628	7.1%
Construction	532	6.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	413	4.6%
Finance and insurance	343	3.9%
Other services	269	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	233	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	210	2.4%
Wholesale trade	204	2.3%
Public administration	191	2.1%
Utilities	130	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	127	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	72	0.8%
Information	56	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	400	1.93%
Puerto Rican	13	0.06%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	9	0.04%

Total Central American	16	0.08%
Costa Rican	16	0.08%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	27	0.13%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	27	0.13%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	38	0.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	7	0.03%
Filipino	3	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	18,140	93.0%
German, other Germanic	892	4.6%
Spanish	386	2.0%
Other	44	0.2%
Chinese	21	0.1%
Other Asian	7	0.0%
Arabic	6	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.0%
Tagalog	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	3,200	15.4%
American	3,064	14.7%
Irish	2,077	10.0%
German	1,455	7.0%
Swiss	357	1.7%
Scottish	299	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	281	1.4%
Russian	248	1.2%
Norwegian	232	1.1%
French	216	1.0%
European	186	0.9%
Polish	156	0.8%
Dutch	138	0.7%
Canadian	96	0.5%
Italian	71	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	20,544	98.9%
Not a citizen	229	1.1%

Native	20,411	98.3%
Foreign-born	362	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
993	6.9%	944	6.6%	5,737	39.9%	4,070	28.3%	1,577	11.0%	1,053	7.3%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	993	6.9%
9-12 Years	944	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,737	39.9%
Some College	4,070	28.3%
Bach. Degree	1,577	11.0%
Grad Degree	1,053	7.3%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	7,290	6,236	1,054	14.5%	6.0%
1991	7,106	6,471	635	8.9%	7.3%
1992	7,157	6,657	500	7.0%	6.9%
1993	7,989	7,617	372	4.7%	6.2%
1994	9,264	8,950	314	3.4%	5.4%
1995	8,851	8,551	300	3.4%	5.4%
1996	8,816	8,259	557	6.3%	5.4%
1997	8,953	8,316	637	7.1%	5.2%
1998	8,622	8,266	356	4.1%	4.5%
1999	8,692	8,233	459	5.3%	4.5%

2000	8,479	8,111	368	4.3%	4.1%
2001	8,706	8,180	526	6.0%	5.2%
2002	8,650	8,100	550	6.4%	5.8%
2003	8,551	7,965	586	6.9%	6.2%
2004	8,535	7,973	562	6.6%	5.5%
2005	8,551	7,999	552	6.5%	5.9%
2006	8,450	7,904	546	6.5%	5.7%
2007	8,249	7,768	481	5.8%	5.4%
2008	8,399	7,801	598	7.1%	6.5%
2009	8,778	7,462	1,316	15.0%	10.8%

2010	9,175	8,089	1,086	11.8%	10.3%
2011	9,133	8,238	895	9.8%	9.4%
2012	9,028	8,302	726	8.0%	8.2%
2013	8,953	8,292	661	7.4%	7.9%
2014	8,670	8,160	510	5.9%	6.4%
2015	8,668	8,250	418	4.8%	5.2%
2016	8,853	8,477	376	4.2%	5.0%
2017	8,965	8,605	360	4.0%	4.8%
2018	8,905	8,579	326	3.7%	4.2%
2019	9,083	8,718	365	4.0%	4.1%

2020	8,732	8,256	476	5.5%	6.6%
2021	8,859	8,516	343	3.9%	4.4%
2022	8,963	8,618	345	3.8%	3.9%
2023	8,918	8,562	356	4.0%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,237
Median Value	$160,200

Occupied	7,816	84.6%
Vacant	1,421	15.4%

Owned	6,014	76.9%
Rented	1,802	23.1%
Median Rent	$831

Single-Family Units	6,842	74.1%
Detached	6,769	73.3%
Attached	73	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	261	2.8%
Mobile Homes	1,834	19.9%

Allen County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Allen County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Allen County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Allen County, KY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Allen County, KY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Allen County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Allen County, KY