2022 population: 24,388 ( 1,055 from 2010 , 266 from 2020)
Land area: 279.8 square miles
Population density: 87.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	22,864	93.75%	2.7%
Black:	415	1.70%	21.7%
Indian:	41	0.17%	24.2%
Asian:	197	0.81%	8.2%
2+ races:	339	1.39%	65.4%
Hispanic:	532	2.18%	81.0%

Total non-White:	1,524	6.25%	42.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	586	11.9
Deaths:	662	13.4
Net Migration:	-198	-4.0
Net Immigration:	-8	-0.2

Change in White population:	598	2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	457	2.0

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
23,333
22,266	95.43%
341	1.46%
33	0.14%
182	0.78%
205	0.88%
294	1.26%
1,067	4.57%

2000
22,094
21,063	95.33%
342	1.55%
45	0.20%
200	0.91%
199	0.90%
235	1.06%
1,031	4.67%

1990
20,353
19,851	97.53%
339	1.67%
37	0.18%
80	0.39%
n/a
46	0.23%
502	2.47%

1980
19,049
18,569	97.48%
230	1.21%
12	0.06%
90	0.47%
n/a
123	0.65%
480	2.52%

1970
17,010
16,685	98.09%
240	1.41%
0	0.00%
21	0.12%
n/a
61	0.36%
325	1.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,427	11.0
1,736	7.9
93	0.4
102	0.5

1,203	5.4
36	0.2

Number	Rate
1990's
2,551	12.5
1,610	7.9
873	4.3
77	0.4

1,212	6.0
529	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
2,467	13.0
1,515	8.0
340	1.8
n/a

1,282	6.7
22	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
567	3.3
n/a

1,884	11.1
155	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Rowan 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
30.6
4,776	19.6%
19,612	80.4%
3,427	14.1%

8,952
2.43

5,399	60.3%
4,019	74.4%
405	7.5%
3,553	39.7%

2010
Number	Percent
31.7
4,562	19.6%
18,771	80.4%
2,860	12.3%

8,864
2.36

5,487	61.9%
4,080	74.4%
568	10.4%
3,377	38.1%

2000
Number	Percent
29.9
4,479	20.3%
17,615	79.7%
2,308	10.4%

7,935
2.39

5,279	66.5%
4,235	80.2%
423	8.0%
2,656	33.5%

1990
Number	Percent
26.1
4,168	20.5%
16,185	79.5%
2,038	10.0%

6,718
2.50

4,768	71.0%
3,919	82.2%
420	8.8%
1,950	29.0%

1980
Number	Percent
24.6
4,862	25.5%
14,187	74.5%
1,773	9.3%

5,855
2.76

4,471	76.4%
3,812	85.3%
359	8.0%
1,384	23.6%

2022 Housing Data for Rowan County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	846	9.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	580	6.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	498	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	415	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	552	6.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	580	6.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	363	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	263	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	375	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	681	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,162	13.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	603	6.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	855	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	263	2.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	452	5.0%
$200,000 or more	464	5.2%

Median Household Income	50,038
Per Capita Income	28,578

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	646	7.2%
Public Assistance	257	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,924	21.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	10,418	62.5%
Unemployed	526	3.2%
In Armed Forces	12	0.1%

Total Labor Force	10,956	65.7%
Not in Labor Force	5,715	34.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,706	2,515	59.6%
Non-Profit	363	715	33.7%
Self-Employed	309	279	52.6%

Local Government	233	485	32.5%
State Government	767	1,268	37.7%
Federal Government	40	148	21.3%

Total Private + Self	4,015	2,794	59.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,403	2,616	34.9%
Total	5,418	5,410	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	27.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,111	10.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,958	17.9%
Professional, Technical	3,204	29.3%
Service Occupations	2,031	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	0.1%
All others	2,628	24.0%

White Collar		57.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,212	20.2%
Educational services	2,009	18.4%
Retail trade	1,319	12.1%
Accommodation and food services	968	8.9%
Manufacturing	917	8.4%
Construction	633	5.8%
Public administration	564	5.2%
Other services	367	3.4%
Finance and insurance	342	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	292	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	291	2.7%
Utilities	274	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	243	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	139	1.3%
Information	99	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	92	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	86	0.8%
Wholesale trade	69	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	16	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	333	1.36%
Puerto Rican	108	0.44%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	51	0.21%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	36	0.15%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	15	0.06%
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	21	0.09%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	69	0.28%
Indian	62	0.25%
Korean	30	0.12%
Vietnamese	11	0.04%
Filipino	7	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	22,515	97.0%
Spanish	427	1.8%
Chinese	57	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	49	0.2%
Other	48	0.2%
Other Indo-European	45	0.2%
German, other Germanic	42	0.2%
Arabic	26	0.1%
Tagalog	7	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	7,443	30.3%
English	3,155	12.9%
Irish	2,991	12.2%
German	2,409	9.8%
Scottish	410	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	370	1.5%
French	257	1.0%
Italian	243	1.0%
Dutch	239	1.0%
European	201	0.8%
Welsh	141	0.6%
Polish	124	0.5%
British	91	0.4%
Swedish	57	0.2%
Danish	50	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	24,277	98.9%
Not a citizen	274	1.1%

Native	24,090	98.1%
Foreign-born	461	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
798	5.6%	1,085	7.6%	4,870	34.2%	3,641	25.5%	1,812	12.7%	2,048	14.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	798	5.6%
9-12 Years	1,085	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,870	34.2%
Some College	3,641	25.5%
Bach. Degree	1,812	12.7%
Grad Degree	2,048	14.4%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	9,401	8,540	861	9.2%	6.0%
1991	9,284	8,482	802	8.6%	7.3%
1992	8,964	8,279	685	7.6%	6.9%
1993	9,108	8,479	629	6.9%	6.2%
1994	9,152	8,477	675	7.4%	5.4%
1995	9,138	8,583	555	6.1%	5.4%
1996	8,821	8,313	508	5.8%	5.4%
1997	9,116	8,664	452	5.0%	5.2%
1998	9,258	8,926	332	3.6%	4.5%
1999	9,395	9,040	355	3.8%	4.5%

2000	10,783	10,320	463	4.3%	4.1%
2001	11,083	10,423	660	6.0%	5.2%
2002	11,225	10,569	656	5.8%	5.8%
2003	12,121	11,468	653	5.4%	6.2%
2004	12,282	11,660	622	5.1%	5.5%
2005	12,088	11,395	693	5.7%	5.9%
2006	12,181	11,483	698	5.7%	5.7%
2007	12,204	11,553	651	5.3%	5.4%
2008	12,376	11,626	750	6.1%	6.5%
2009	12,503	11,313	1,190	9.5%	10.8%

2010	10,969	9,848	1,121	10.2%	10.3%
2011	11,266	10,196	1,070	9.5%	9.4%
2012	11,195	10,257	938	8.4%	8.2%
2013	10,931	10,031	900	8.2%	7.9%
2014	10,557	9,824	733	6.9%	6.4%
2015	10,290	9,685	605	5.9%	5.2%
2016	10,574	9,955	619	5.9%	5.0%
2017	10,637	10,035	602	5.7%	4.8%
2018	10,509	9,980	529	5.0%	4.2%
2019	10,409	9,878	531	5.1%	4.1%

2020	9,932	9,191	741	7.5%	6.6%
2021	9,966	9,471	495	5.0%	4.4%
2022	10,223	9,755	468	4.6%	3.9%
2023	10,178	9,648	530	5.2%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	10,539
Median Value	$149,900

Occupied	8,952	84.9%
Vacant	1,587	15.1%

Owned	5,501	61.4%
Rented	3,451	38.6%
Median Rent	$759

Single-Family Units	6,190	58.7%
Detached	6,062	57.5%
Attached	128	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	826	7.8%
Mobile Homes	2,769	26.3%

Rowan County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rowan County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Rowan County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rowan County, KY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rowan County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Rowan County, KY