Wolfe County, KY

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

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

2022 population: 6,400 ( 955 from 2010 , 161 from 2020)
Land area: 222.2 square miles
Population density: 28.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,162	96.28%	14.9%
Black:	32	0.50%	220.0%
Indian:	31	0.48%	47.6%
Asian:	14	0.22%	366.7%
2+ races:	71	1.11%	82.1%
Hispanic:	90	1.41%	119.5%

Total non-White:	238	3.72%	108.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	176	13.4
Deaths:	319	24.3
Net Migration:	-18	-1.4
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-1,079	-14.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	124	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
7,355
7,241	98.45%
10	0.14%
21	0.29%
3	0.04%
39	0.53%
41	0.56%
114	1.55%

2000
7,065
6,981	98.81%
17	0.24%
5	0.07%
3	0.04%
23	0.33%
36	0.51%
84	1.19%

1990
6,503
6,494	99.86%
2	0.03%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.11%
9	0.14%

1980
6,698
6,593	98.43%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.04%
n/a
95	1.42%
105	1.57%

1970
5,669
5,643	99.54%
16	0.28%
6	0.11%
3	0.05%
n/a
0	0.00%
26	0.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,068	15.1
896	12.7
-163	-2.3
56	0.8

260	3.7
30	0.4

Number	Rate
1990's
1,057	16.3
807	12.4
994	15.3
8	0.1

487	7.5
75	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
1,170	17.5
703	10.5
-583	-8.7
n/a

-99	-1.5
-96	-1.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
492	8.7
n/a

950	16.8
79	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Wolfe 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
41.0
1,503	23.5%
4,897	76.5%
1,294	20.2%

2,506
2.57

1,591	63.5%
1,001	62.9%
172	10.8%
915	36.5%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
1,768	24.0%
5,587	76.0%
1,145	15.6%

3,065
2.36

2,065	67.4%
1,466	71.0%
218	10.6%
1,000	32.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
1,837	26.0%
5,228	74.0%
894	12.7%

2,841
2.43

2,038	71.7%
1,563	76.7%
180	8.8%
803	28.3%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
1,906	29.3%
4,597	70.7%
766	11.8%

2,444
2.63

1,875	76.7%
1,438	76.7%
236	12.6%
569	23.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
2,134	31.9%
4,564	68.1%
827	12.3%

2,282
2.89

1,862	81.6%
1,558	83.7%
161	8.6%
420	18.4%

2022 Housing Data for Wolfe County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	37	1.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	629	25.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	208	8.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	293	11.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	165	6.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	145	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	155	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	116	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	162	6.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	180	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	209	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	128	5.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	16	0.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	44	1.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	19	0.8%

Median Household Income	28,666
Per Capita Income	14,727

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	897	35.8%
Public Assistance	97	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	878	35.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,403	35.2%
Unemployed	388	9.7%
In Armed Forces	20	0.5%

Total Labor Force	1,811	45.4%
Not in Labor Force	2,179	54.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		64.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	383	482	44.3%
Non-Profit	32	29	52.5%
Self-Employed	61	100	37.9%

Local Government	40	52	43.5%
State Government	141	170	45.3%
Federal Government	37	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	444	582	43.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	250	251	49.9%
Total	694	833	45.4%

Pct. Govt.	28.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	74	4.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	368	24.1%
Professional, Technical	270	17.7%
Service Occupations	500	32.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	0.2%
All others	315	20.6%

White Collar		46.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	284	18.6%
Retail trade	225	14.7%
Educational services	220	14.4%
Manufacturing	181	11.9%
Accommodation and food services	178	11.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	112	7.3%
Public administration	103	6.7%
Other services	87	5.7%
Construction	85	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	27	1.8%
Wholesale trade	12	0.8%
Management	7	0.5%
Information	3	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	%
Filipino	5	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,088	98.8%
Spanish	64	1.0%
Tagalog	5	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,197	18.2%
American	793	12.1%
German	533	8.1%
Irish	397	6.0%
Scottish	146	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	133	2.0%
Polish	54	0.8%
Italian	43	0.7%
British	27	0.4%
Dutch	27	0.4%
European	25	0.4%
Swiss	18	0.3%
Swedish	10	0.2%
African	6	0.1%
Russian	1	0.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,568	99.9%
Not a citizen	5	0.1%

Native	6,568	99.9%
Foreign-born	5	0.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
647	14.4%	986	22.0%	1,459	32.5%	1,076	24.0%	104	2.3%	212	4.7%
Average years of education: 11.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	647	14.4%
9-12 Years	986	22.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,459	32.5%
Some College	1,076	24.0%
Bach. Degree	104	2.3%
Grad Degree	212	4.7%
Average years of education: 11.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,374	2,042	332	14.0%	6.0%
1991	2,804	2,448	356	12.7%	7.3%
1992	2,974	2,676	298	10.0%	6.9%
1993	3,071	2,736	335	10.9%	6.2%
1994	3,121	2,806	315	10.1%	5.4%
1995	3,356	3,098	258	7.7%	5.4%
1996	3,347	3,124	223	6.7%	5.4%
1997	3,352	3,101	251	7.5%	5.2%
1998	3,364	3,207	157	4.7%	4.5%
1999	3,295	3,129	166	5.0%	4.5%

2000	2,520	2,309	211	8.4%	4.1%
2001	2,461	2,244	217	8.8%	5.2%
2002	2,416	2,213	203	8.4%	5.8%
2003	2,375	2,144	231	9.7%	6.2%
2004	2,341	2,114	227	9.7%	5.5%
2005	2,297	2,068	229	10.0%	5.9%
2006	2,323	2,104	219	9.4%	5.7%
2007	2,318	2,094	224	9.7%	5.4%
2008	2,322	2,093	229	9.9%	6.5%
2009	2,398	2,062	336	14.0%	10.8%

2010	2,164	1,807	357	16.5%	10.3%
2011	2,109	1,796	313	14.8%	9.4%
2012	2,104	1,803	301	14.3%	8.2%
2013	2,110	1,813	297	14.1%	7.9%
2014	2,056	1,825	231	11.2%	6.4%
2015	1,908	1,716	192	10.1%	5.2%
2016	1,917	1,725	192	10.0%	5.0%
2017	1,922	1,750	172	8.9%	4.8%
2018	1,896	1,755	141	7.4%	4.2%
2019	1,967	1,832	135	6.9%	4.1%

2020	2,059	1,901	158	7.7%	6.6%
2021	2,214	2,088	126	5.7%	4.4%
2022	2,248	2,123	125	5.6%	3.9%
2023	2,110	1,977	133	6.3%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,067
Median Value	$62,200

Occupied	2,506	81.7%
Vacant	561	18.3%

Owned	1,709	68.2%
Rented	797	31.8%
Median Rent	$440

Single-Family Units	1,953	63.7%
Detached	1,946	63.4%
Attached	7	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	231	7.5%
Mobile Homes	810	26.4%

Wolfe County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wolfe County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Wolfe County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wolfe County, KY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wolfe County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Wolfe County, KY