Robertson County, KY

Designated Market Area: Cincinnati, OH-IN-KY
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Government, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

Places in Robertson County, KY [Sort places by name]

2022 population: 2,229 ( 53 from 2010 , 37 from 2020)
Land area: 99.9 square miles
Population density: 22.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,112	94.75%	5.4%
Black:	24	1.08%	700.0%
Indian:	4	0.18%	100.0%
Asian:	2	0.09%	0.0%
2+ races:	40	1.79%	90.5%
Hispanic:	47	2.11%	113.6%

Total non-White:	117	5.25%	134.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	39	8.9
Deaths:	104	23.7
Net Migration:	107	24.4
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-120	-5.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	67	2.9

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
2,282
2,232	97.81%
3	0.13%
2	0.09%
2	0.09%
21	0.92%
22	0.96%
50	2.19%

2000
2,266
2,233	98.54%
1	0.04%
1	0.04%
0	0.00%
10	0.44%
21	0.93%
33	1.46%

1990
2,124
2,118	99.72%
4	0.19%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.09%
6	0.28%

1980
2,265
2,238	98.81%
7	0.31%
0	0.00%
7	0.31%
n/a
18	0.79%
27	1.19%

1970
2,163
2,149	99.35%
14	0.65%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
14	0.65%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
211	9.3
258	11.4
24	1.1
6	0.3

-1	-0.0
17	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
269	12.7
286	13.5
157	7.4
0	0.0

115	5.4
27	1.3

Number	Rate
1980's
254	11.2
266	11.7
-105	-4.6
n/a

-120	-5.3
-21	-0.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
130	6.0
n/a

89	4.1
13	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Robertson 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
39.0
560	25.1%
1,669	74.9%
395	17.7%

797
2.69

542	68.0%
383	70.7%
82	15.1%
255	32.0%

2010
Number	Percent
43.9
490	21.5%
1,792	78.5%
427	18.7%

902
2.47

635	70.4%
500	78.7%
40	6.3%
267	29.6%

2000
Number	Percent
40.0
547	24.1%
1,719	75.9%
383	16.9%

856
2.57

610	71.3%
493	80.8%
45	7.4%
246	28.7%

1990
Number	Percent
36.6
513	24.2%
1,611	75.8%
373	17.6%

818
2.59

564	68.9%
468	83.0%
25	4.4%
254	31.1%

1980
Number	Percent
34.6
629	27.8%
1,636	72.2%
370	16.3%

800
2.83

637	79.6%
566	88.9%
26	4.1%
163	20.4%

2022 Housing Data for Robertson County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	119	14.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	21	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	21	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	32	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	30	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	77	9.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	1.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	41	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	71	8.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	48	6.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	139	17.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	98	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	22	2.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	27	3.4%
$200,000 or more	10	1.3%

Median Household Income	53,798
Per Capita Income	24,146

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	56	7.0%
Public Assistance	10	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	202	25.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	767	58.8%
Unemployed	63	4.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	830	63.7%
Not in Labor Force	474	36.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	241	248	49.3%
Non-Profit	6	12	33.3%
Self-Employed	78	24	76.5%

Local Government	31	42	42.5%
State Government	24	122	16.4%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	319	272	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	61	176	25.7%
Total	380	448	45.9%

Pct. Govt.	26.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	150	18.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	186	22.4%
Professional, Technical	117	14.1%
Service Occupations	112	13.5%
All others	267	32.1%

White Collar		54.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	141	16.9%
Construction	121	14.5%
Health care and social assistance	105	12.6%
Educational services	102	12.3%
Public administration	93	11.2%
Other services	55	6.6%
Retail trade	52	6.2%
Accommodation and food services	31	3.7%
Utilities	29	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	26	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	24	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	20	2.4%
Information	12	1.4%
Finance and insurance	10	1.2%
Wholesale trade	6	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	19	0.86%
Puerto Rican	20	0.91%
Cuban	0	0.00%
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	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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,094	99.1%
German, other Germanic	18	0.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	417	18.9%
German	360	16.3%
English	221	10.0%
Irish	173	7.8%
Scottish	43	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	40	1.8%
Welsh	37	1.7%
Italian	32	1.4%
French	20	0.9%
European	14	0.6%
Swiss	14	0.6%
Czech	12	0.5%
Lebanese	7	0.3%
Polish	6	0.3%
Dutch	4	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,203	99.8%
Not a citizen	4	0.2%

Native	2,203	99.8%
Foreign-born	4	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
101	6.6%	140	9.2%	596	39.1%	502	32.9%	149	9.8%	37	2.4%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	101	6.6%
9-12 Years	140	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	596	39.1%
Some College	502	32.9%
Bach. Degree	149	9.8%
Grad Degree	37	2.4%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	923	877	46	5.0%	6.0%
1991	927	858	69	7.4%	7.3%
1992	941	874	67	7.1%	6.9%
1993	947	886	61	6.4%	6.2%
1994	981	932	49	5.0%	5.4%
1995	1,006	946	60	6.0%	5.4%
1996	997	950	47	4.7%	5.4%
1997	976	921	55	5.6%	5.2%
1998	999	957	42	4.2%	4.5%
1999	1,049	999	50	4.8%	4.5%

2000	1,092	1,045	47	4.3%	4.1%
2001	1,094	1,041	53	4.8%	5.2%
2002	1,070	1,014	56	5.2%	5.8%
2003	1,148	1,080	68	5.9%	6.2%
2004	1,091	1,027	64	5.9%	5.5%
2005	1,075	1,000	75	7.0%	5.9%
2006	1,049	993	56	5.3%	5.7%
2007	1,066	1,016	50	4.7%	5.4%
2008	987	926	61	6.2%	6.5%
2009	1,070	959	111	10.4%	10.8%

2010	873	771	102	11.7%	10.3%
2011	862	766	96	11.1%	9.4%
2012	851	762	89	10.5%	8.2%
2013	848	756	92	10.8%	7.9%
2014	810	747	63	7.8%	6.4%
2015	781	730	51	6.5%	5.2%
2016	805	756	49	6.1%	5.0%
2017	817	767	50	6.1%	4.8%
2018	800	762	38	4.8%	4.2%
2019	811	769	42	5.2%	4.1%

2020	788	740	48	6.1%	6.6%
2021	800	768	32	4.0%	4.4%
2022	820	779	41	5.0%	3.9%
2023	784	743	41	5.2%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,044
Median Value	$143,500

Occupied	797	76.3%
Vacant	247	23.7%

Owned	591	74.2%
Rented	206	25.8%
Median Rent	$625

Single-Family Units	789	75.6%
Detached	782	74.9%
Attached	7	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	23	2.2%
Mobile Homes	212	20.3%

Robertson County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Robertson County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Robertson County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Robertson County, KY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Robertson County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Robertson County, KY