2022 population: 16,930 ( 560 from 2010 , 191 from 2020)
Land area: 240.1 square miles
Population density: 70.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14,828	87.58%	5.5%
Black:	1,015	6.00%	9.1%
Indian:	52	0.31%	57.6%
Asian:	174	1.03%	74.0%
2+ races:	464	2.74%	63.4%
Hispanic:	397	2.34%	60.1%

Total non-White:	2,102	12.42%	16.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	457	13.3
Deaths:	560	16.4
Net Migration:	-96	-2.8
Net Immigration:	9	0.3

Change in White population:	-858	-4.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	298	1.7

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
17,490
15,686	89.69%
1,117	6.39%
33	0.19%
100	0.57%
284	1.62%
248	1.42%
1,804	10.31%

2000
16,800
15,201	90.48%
1,200	7.14%
23	0.14%
65	0.39%
134	0.80%
160	0.95%
1,599	9.52%

1990
16,666
15,272	91.64%
1,247	7.48%
6	0.04%
69	0.41%
n/a
72	0.43%
1,394	8.36%

1980
17,765
16,285	91.67%
1,337	7.53%
0	0.00%
32	0.18%
n/a
116	0.65%
1,480	8.33%

1970
17,273
15,594	90.28%
1,668	9.66%
2	0.01%
4	0.02%
n/a
6	0.03%
1,679	9.72%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,002	11.9
1,835	10.9
421	2.5
75	0.4

485	2.9
205	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
2,243	13.5
2,126	12.8
39	0.2
46	0.3

-71	-0.4
205	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
2,366	13.3
1,985	11.2
-1,378	-7.8
n/a

-1,013	-5.7
-86	-0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-198	-1.1
n/a

691	4.0
-199	-1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Mason 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
42.1
3,896	23.0%
13,034	77.0%
3,244	19.2%

6,695
2.51

4,400	65.7%
3,120	70.9%
597	13.6%
2,295	34.3%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
4,265	24.4%
13,225	75.6%
2,645	15.1%

7,031
2.45

4,791	68.1%
3,520	73.5%
572	11.9%
2,240	31.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
4,068	24.2%
12,732	75.8%
2,587	15.4%

6,836
2.41

4,743	69.4%
3,726	78.6%
372	7.8%
2,093	30.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
4,243	25.5%
12,423	74.5%
2,702	16.2%

6,489
2.54

4,720	72.7%
3,798	80.5%
373	7.9%
1,769	27.3%

1980
Number	Percent
32.2
5,115	28.8%
12,650	71.2%
2,420	13.6%

6,332
2.78

4,946	78.1%
4,162	84.1%
302	6.1%
1,386	21.9%

2022 Housing Data for Mason County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	552	8.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	469	7.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	430	6.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	247	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	332	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	454	6.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	335	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	290	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	350	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	366	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	606	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	536	8.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	435	6.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	525	7.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	425	6.3%
$200,000 or more	343	5.1%

Median Household Income	48,460
Per Capita Income	33,842

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	569	8.5%
Public Assistance	182	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,292	19.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,552	64.8%
Unemployed	313	3.1%
In Armed Forces	9	0.1%

Total Labor Force	6,874	68.0%
Not in Labor Force	3,231	32.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,884	2,099	57.9%
Non-Profit	271	335	44.7%
Self-Employed	409	319	56.2%

Local Government	208	207	50.1%
State Government	48	249	16.2%
Federal Government	19	109	14.8%

Total Private + Self	3,293	2,418	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	546	900	37.8%
Total	3,839	3,318	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	11.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	940	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,412	19.4%
Professional, Technical	1,335	18.4%
Service Occupations	1,289	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	89	1.2%
All others	2,295	31.6%

White Collar		50.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,287	17.7%
Manufacturing	1,245	17.1%
Retail trade	1,109	15.3%
Accommodation and food services	585	8.0%
Construction	452	6.2%
Educational services	450	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	321	4.4%
Public administration	277	3.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	270	3.7%
Other services	261	3.6%
Wholesale trade	179	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	140	1.9%
Utilities	133	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	129	1.8%
Finance and insurance	127	1.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	107	1.5%
Information	75	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	71	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	53	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	169	0.99%
Puerto Rican	69	0.40%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	113	0.66%

Total Central American	24	0.14%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	24	0.14%
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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	65	0.38%
Filipino	25	0.15%
Korean	5	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,497	96.5%
Spanish	289	1.8%
German, other Germanic	158	1.0%
Other Asian	75	0.5%
Tagalog	25	0.2%
Other Indo-European	22	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	3,888	22.8%
English	2,784	16.3%
German	2,210	12.9%
Irish	2,037	11.9%
Scottish	334	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	301	1.8%
Italian	291	1.7%
Pennsylvania German	214	1.3%
French	194	1.1%
European	167	1.0%
Scandinavian	123	0.7%
Polish	98	0.6%
Greek	93	0.5%
Dutch	90	0.5%
Portuguese	44	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,934	99.2%
Not a citizen	134	0.8%

Native	16,804	98.5%
Foreign-born	264	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
803	6.8%	910	7.7%	3,771	31.8%	3,703	31.2%	1,423	12.0%	1,258	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	803	6.8%
9-12 Years	910	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,771	31.8%
Some College	3,703	31.2%
Bach. Degree	1,423	12.0%
Grad Degree	1,258	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	8,042	7,698	344	4.3%	6.0%
1991	8,055	7,514	541	6.7%	7.3%
1992	8,303	7,731	572	6.9%	6.9%
1993	8,540	7,825	715	8.4%	6.2%
1994	8,539	8,098	441	5.2%	5.4%
1995	8,603	8,134	469	5.5%	5.4%
1996	8,612	8,190	422	4.9%	5.4%
1997	8,360	7,982	378	4.5%	5.2%
1998	8,437	8,177	260	3.1%	4.5%
1999	8,522	8,263	259	3.0%	4.5%

2000	8,303	7,995	308	3.7%	4.1%
2001	8,467	8,072	395	4.7%	5.2%
2002	8,433	7,989	444	5.3%	5.8%
2003	8,796	8,278	518	5.9%	6.2%
2004	8,751	8,247	504	5.8%	5.5%
2005	8,697	8,153	544	6.3%	5.9%
2006	8,693	8,238	455	5.2%	5.7%
2007	8,823	8,419	404	4.6%	5.4%
2008	8,809	8,279	530	6.0%	6.5%
2009	8,846	7,847	999	11.3%	10.8%

2010	7,937	7,033	904	11.4%	10.3%
2011	7,685	6,890	795	10.3%	9.4%
2012	7,626	6,901	725	9.5%	8.2%
2013	7,793	7,020	773	9.9%	7.9%
2014	7,744	7,134	610	7.9%	6.4%
2015	7,286	6,842	444	6.1%	5.2%
2016	7,137	6,687	450	6.3%	5.0%
2017	7,211	6,772	439	6.1%	4.8%
2018	7,167	6,781	386	5.4%	4.2%
2019	7,117	6,724	393	5.5%	4.1%

2020	6,909	6,358	551	8.0%	6.6%
2021	6,727	6,374	353	5.2%	4.4%
2022	6,590	6,273	317	4.8%	3.9%
2023	6,465	6,132	333	5.2%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	8,181
Median Value	$156,600

Occupied	6,695	81.8%
Vacant	1,486	18.2%

Owned	4,596	68.6%
Rented	2,099	31.4%
Median Rent	$697

Single-Family Units	6,136	75.0%
Detached	5,866	71.7%
Attached	270	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	878	10.7%
Mobile Homes	704	8.6%

Mason County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mason County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Mason County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mason County, KY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mason County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Mason County, KY