Menifee County, KY

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Mount Sterling, KY
Designated Market Area: Lexington, KY
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 6,250 ( 56 from 2010 , 136 from 2020)
Land area: 203.6 square miles
Population density: 30.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,996	95.94%	1.0%
Black:	62	0.99%	44.6%
Indian:	13	0.21%	116.7%
Asian:	19	0.30%	171.4%
2+ races:	72	1.15%	4.3%
Hispanic:	88	1.41%	72.5%

Total non-White:	254	4.06%	1.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	174	14.2
Deaths:	244	20.0
Net Migration:	207	16.9
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-60	-1.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	4	0.1

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
6,306
6,056	96.04%
112	1.78%
6	0.10%
7	0.11%
69	1.09%
51	0.81%
250	3.96%

2000
6,556
6,356	96.95%
71	1.08%
8	0.12%
3	0.05%
45	0.69%
73	1.11%
200	3.05%

1990
5,092
4,994	98.08%
71	1.39%
12	0.24%
0	0.00%
n/a
15	0.29%
98	1.92%

1980
5,117
4,970	97.13%
53	1.04%
0	0.00%
54	1.06%
n/a
40	0.78%
147	2.87%

1970
4,050
4,016	99.16%
30	0.74%
3	0.07%
1	0.02%
n/a
0	0.00%
34	0.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
695	10.6
602	9.2
-14	-0.2
-4	-0.1

-300	-4.6
50	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
688	13.5
540	10.6
796	15.6
0	0.0

1,362	26.7
102	2.0

Number	Rate
1980's
731	14.3
528	10.3
-188	-3.7
n/a

24	0.5
-49	-1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
701	17.3
n/a

954	23.6
113	2.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Menifee 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
43.4
1,363	21.8%
4,887	78.2%
1,279	20.5%

2,262
2.68

1,526	67.5%
1,161	76.1%
126	8.3%
736	32.5%

2010
Number	Percent
40.6
1,464	23.2%
4,842	76.8%
1,005	15.9%

2,440
2.49

1,724	70.7%
1,365	79.2%
114	6.6%
716	29.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.3
1,634	24.9%
4,922	75.1%
765	11.7%

2,523
2.50

1,886	74.8%
1,589	84.3%
138	7.3%
637	25.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.3
1,332	26.2%
3,760	73.8%
619	12.2%

1,871
2.63

1,503	80.3%
1,260	83.8%
107	7.1%
368	19.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.6
1,711	33.4%
3,406	66.6%
570	11.1%

1,691
2.98

1,406	83.1%
1,243	88.4%
71	5.0%
285	16.9%

2022 Housing Data for Menifee County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	255	11.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	234	10.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	130	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	115	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	91	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	116	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	107	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	121	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	69	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	121	5.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	164	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	340	15.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	155	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	155	6.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	82	3.6%
$200,000 or more	7	0.3%

Median Household Income	43,797
Per Capita Income	22,682

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	302	13.4%
Public Assistance	55	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	468	20.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,821	51.8%
Unemployed	98	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,919	54.6%
Not in Labor Force	1,595	45.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		48.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	845	547	60.7%
Non-Profit	30	86	25.9%
Self-Employed	88	151	36.8%

Local Government	17	83	17.0%
State Government	66	13	83.5%
Federal Government	19	60	24.1%

Total Private + Self	933	698	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	132	242	35.3%
Total	1,065	940	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	12.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	241	12.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	553	27.6%
Professional, Technical	368	18.4%
Service Occupations	181	9.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.1%
All others	662	33.0%

White Collar		58.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	404	20.1%
Health care and social assistance	384	19.2%
Retail trade	232	11.6%
Construction	222	11.1%
Public administration	126	6.3%
Wholesale trade	97	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	89	4.4%
Educational services	85	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	76	3.8%
Accommodation and food services	66	3.3%
Other services	62	3.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	47	2.3%
Information	44	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	27	1.3%
Finance and insurance	21	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	0.5%
Utilities	8	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	36	0.58%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	64	1.04%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
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	49	0.79%
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	49	0.79%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,564	97.6%
Spanish	136	2.4%
Arabic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,864	46.4%
Irish	440	7.1%
English	394	6.4%
German	379	6.1%
Scottish	77	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	70	1.1%
French	66	1.1%
Italian	54	0.9%
Russian	37	0.6%
Scandinavian	30	0.5%
European	23	0.4%
Dutch	21	0.3%
Polish	14	0.2%
French Canadian	13	0.2%
Arab	11	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,174	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	6,148	99.6%
Foreign-born	26	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
494	11.3%	397	9.0%	1,884	42.9%	1,143	26.0%	329	7.5%	144	3.3%
Average years of education: 12.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	494	11.3%
9-12 Years	397	9.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,884	42.9%
Some College	1,143	26.0%
Bach. Degree	329	7.5%
Grad Degree	144	3.3%
Average years of education: 12.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,329	1,997	332	14.3%	6.0%
1991	2,248	1,869	379	16.9%	7.3%
1992	2,207	1,915	292	13.2%	6.9%
1993	2,219	1,901	318	14.3%	6.2%
1994	2,322	2,011	311	13.4%	5.4%
1995	2,421	2,164	257	10.6%	5.4%
1996	2,579	2,354	225	8.7%	5.4%
1997	2,787	2,533	254	9.1%	5.2%
1998	2,908	2,713	195	6.7%	4.5%
1999	2,910	2,715	195	6.7%	4.5%

2000	2,602	2,441	161	6.2%	4.1%
2001	2,642	2,435	207	7.8%	5.2%
2002	2,621	2,405	216	8.2%	5.8%
2003	2,676	2,429	247	9.2%	6.2%
2004	2,604	2,418	186	7.1%	5.5%
2005	2,589	2,379	210	8.1%	5.9%
2006	2,650	2,425	225	8.5%	5.7%
2007	2,641	2,417	224	8.5%	5.4%
2008	2,593	2,334	259	10.0%	6.5%
2009	2,615	2,168	447	17.1%	10.8%

2010	2,575	2,172	403	15.7%	10.3%
2011	2,548	2,191	357	14.0%	9.4%
2012	2,547	2,249	298	11.7%	8.2%
2013	2,489	2,191	298	12.0%	7.9%
2014	2,357	2,127	230	9.8%	6.4%
2015	2,353	2,152	201	8.5%	5.2%
2016	2,393	2,188	205	8.6%	5.0%
2017	2,362	2,161	201	8.5%	4.8%
2018	2,312	2,141	171	7.4%	4.2%
2019	2,330	2,174	156	6.7%	4.1%

2020	2,256	2,055	201	8.9%	6.6%
2021	2,307	2,158	149	6.5%	4.4%
2022	2,394	2,259	135	5.6%	3.9%
2023	2,311	2,167	144	6.2%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,437
Median Value	$104,600

Occupied	2,262	65.8%
Vacant	1,175	34.2%

Owned	1,675	74.0%
Rented	587	26.0%
Median Rent	$646

Single-Family Units	2,609	75.9%
Detached	2,590	75.4%
Attached	19	0.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	46	1.3%
Mobile Homes	727	21.2%

Menifee County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Menifee County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Menifee County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Menifee County, KY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Menifee County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Menifee County, KY