What is the population of Carter County, Kentucky?

The population of Carter County, Kentucky is 26,362, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Carter County, Kentucky?

The median household income in Carter County, Kentucky is $50,455, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Carter County, Kentucky is $59,515, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Carter County, Kentucky is 4.1%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education F

Metric	Carter County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Population	26,362	4,499,518	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	64.0	111.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.41%	0.30%	0.57%
Median age	43.1	37.6	37.1
Households	10,371	1,791,595	128,459,983

Year	Carter County

Group	Share

Carter County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Carter County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$50,455	$62,784	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.70%	4.94%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.8%	5.2%

Metric	Carter County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$59,515	$126,174	$242,182
Median rent	$701	$933	$1,342
Homeownership rate	78.4%	68.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Carter County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	22.5	20.8	22.5
Work from home	2.3%	9.1%	13.4%

Carter County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Carter County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	24.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.50	2.45	2.54

Carter County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Carter County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	75.3	75.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	25.3%	23.2%	16.3%
Smokers	27.9%	26.0%	19.0%