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Rockcastle County, KY


Designated Market Area: Lexington, KY
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 16,242   ( 814 from 2010 , 200 from 2020)
Land area: 316.5 square miles
Population density: 51.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:15,676 96.52% 6.4%
Black:770.47% 305.3%
Indian:640.39% 56.1%
Asian:260.16% 85.7%
2+ races:2081.28% 58.8%
Hispanic:1911.18% 85.4%
Total non-White:5663.48% 79.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:346 10.8
Deaths:60418.8
Net Migration: 45714.2
Net Immigration: -1-0.0
Change in White population:-1,065 -6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:251 1.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
17,056
16,74198.15%
190.11%
410.24%
140.08%
1310.77%
1030.60%
3151.85%

2000
16,582
16,30198.31%
230.14%
330.20%
210.13%
980.59%
1020.62%
2811.69%

1990
14,803
14,70299.32%
00.00%
230.16%
350.24%
n/a
430.29%
1010.68%

1980
13,973
13,87499.29%
00.00%
510.36%
100.07%
n/a
380.27%
990.71%

1970
12,305
12,21099.23%
890.72%
10.01%
30.02%
n/a
00.00%
95 0.77%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
1,901 11.5
1,67210.1
-208-1.3
-7-0.0
440 2.7
34 0.2
1990's
NumberRate
1,913 12.9
1,63311.0
1,0597.2
00.0
1,599 10.8
180 1.2
1980's
NumberRate
1,930 13.8
1,479 10.6
430 3.1
n/a
828 5.9
2 0.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
776 6.3
n/a
1,664 13.5
4 0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Rockcastle 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
NumberPercent
42.9
3,475 21.4%
12,767 78.6%
3,045 18.7%
6,380
2.48
4,362 68.4%
3,410 78.2%
369 8.5%
2,018 31.6%

2010
NumberPercent
40.6
3,957 23.2%
13,099 76.8%
2,529 14.8%
6,750
2.48
4,793 71.0%
3,612 75.4%
385 8.0%
1,957 29.0%

2000
NumberPercent
36.5
4,029 24.3%
12,553 75.7%
2,203 13.3%
6,546
2.49
4,777 73.0%
3,802 79.6%
450 9.4%
1,769 27.0%

1990
NumberPercent
33.1
4,008 27.1%
10,795 72.9%
1,962 13.3%
5,435
2.69
4,259 78.4%
3,575 83.9%
259 6.1%
1,176 21.6%

1980
NumberPercent
30.2
4,414 31.6%
9,559 68.4%
1,795 12.8%
4,714
2.95
3,873 82.2%
3,333 86.1%
219 5.7%
841 17.8%

2022 Housing Data for Rockcastle County, KY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units7,353 
Median Value$100,300 
Occupied6,38086.8%
Vacant97313.2%
Owned4,85176.0%
Rented1,52924.0%
Median Rent$685 
Single-Family Units4,84865.9%
    Detached4,82365.6%
    Attached250.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units3224.4%
Mobile Homes1,91526.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rockcastle County, KY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005959.3%
$10,000 to $14,9995138.0%
$15,000 to $19,9993485.5%
$20,000 to $24,9995638.8%
$25,000 to $29,9993395.3%
$30,000 to $34,9992323.6%
$35,000 to $39,9992253.5%
$40,000 to $44,9993345.2%
$45,000 to $49,9992974.7%
$50,000 to $59,9995438.5%
$60,000 to $74,99970911.1%
$75,000 to $99,99975311.8%
$100,000 to $124,9994076.4%
$125,000 to $149,9991933.0%
$150,000 to $199,9991322.1%
$200,000 or more1973.1%
Median Household Income45,693 
Per Capita Income26,640 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state89 
Compared to U.S.71 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI83513.1%
Public Assistance2393.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,41022.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed5,72856.9%
Unemployed4264.2%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force6,15461.2%
Not in Labor Force3,90638.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 43.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector2,5791,47163.7%
Non-Profit16328736.2%
Self-Employed27020057.4%
Local Government24421053.7%
State Government12225332.5%
Federal Government10415640.0%
Total Private + Self2,8491,67163.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.63390641.1%
Total3,4822,57757.5%
Pct. Govt.18.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts5809.6%
Sales and Office Occupations1,32321.8%
Professional, Technical1,14618.9%
Service Occupations87614.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing30.0%
All others2,14135.3%
White Collar 50.3%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing1,26220.8%
Health care and social assistance1,01016.7%
Retail trade78713.0%
Educational services61110.1%
Construction4848.0%
Transportation and warehousing2564.2%
Public administration2564.2%
Accommodation and food services2293.8%
Other services2033.3%
Professional, scientific, technical1933.2%
Finance and insurance1742.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1322.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing1242.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1031.7%
Utilities681.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting661.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction540.9%
Information330.5%
Wholesale trade210.3%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1190.74%
Puerto Rican00.00%
Cuban130.08%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American290.18%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan290.18%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic160.10%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese80.05%
Indian50.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English15,22199.6%
Spanish260.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun240.2%
Other90.1%
German, other Germanic60.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American3,82323.6%
English1,65110.2%
German1,1056.8%
Irish9856.1%
European3882.4%
Scottish2701.7%
Scotch-Irish2361.5%
Italian1140.7%
British1100.7%
Norwegian400.2%
French290.2%
Welsh250.2%
Dutch210.1%
Swedish200.1%
Scandinavian190.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen16,171100.0%
Not a citizen00.0%
Native16,14299.8%
Foreign-born290.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rockcastle County, KY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
956 8.3%1,122 9.8%5,225 45.5%2,805 24.4%640 5.6%744 6.5%
  Average years of education: 12.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 956 8.3%
9-12 Years 1,122 9.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 5,225 45.5%
Some College 2,805 24.4%
Bach. Degree 640 5.6%
Grad Degree 744 6.5%
Average years of education: 12.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Rockcastle County, KY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 6,180 5,558 622 10.1% 6.0%
1991 6,416 5,763 653 10.2% 7.3%
1992 5,807 5,255 552 9.5% 6.9%
1993 5,647 5,170 477 8.4% 6.2%
1994 5,827 5,386 441 7.6% 5.4%
1995 6,013 5,604 409 6.8% 5.4%
1996 6,090 5,683 407 6.7% 5.4%
1997 6,059 5,705 354 5.8% 5.2%
1998 6,091 5,811 280 4.6% 4.5%
1999 6,215 5,878 337 5.4% 4.5%
2000 7,154 6,820 334 4.7% 4.1%
2001 7,103 6,645 458 6.4% 5.2%
2002 7,041 6,630 411 5.8% 5.8%
2003 7,194 6,790 404 5.6% 6.2%
2004 7,181 6,770 411 5.7% 5.5%
2005 7,363 6,838 525 7.1% 5.9%
2006 7,527 7,015 512 6.8% 5.7%
2007 7,252 6,775 477 6.6% 5.4%
2008 7,249 6,712 537 7.4% 6.5%
2009 7,283 6,279 1,004 13.8% 10.8%
2010 7,065 6,266 799 11.3% 10.3%
2011 7,210 6,387 823 11.4% 9.4%
2012 7,195 6,457 738 10.3% 8.2%
2013 7,085 6,434 651 9.2% 7.9%
2014 6,889 6,371 518 7.5% 6.4%
2015 6,872 6,438 434 6.3% 5.2%
2016 6,683 6,280 403 6.0% 5.0%
2017 6,613 6,238 375 5.7% 4.8%
2018 6,624 6,304 320 4.8% 4.2%
2019 6,661 6,353 308 4.6% 4.1%
2020 6,428 5,971 457 7.1% 6.6%
2021 6,396 6,093 303 4.7% 4.4%
2022 6,492 6,193 299 4.6% 3.9%
2023 6,464 6,163 301 4.7% 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com