What is the population of Wolfe County, Kentucky?

The population of Wolfe County, Kentucky is 6,718, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Wolfe County, Kentucky is $28,787, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Wolfe County, Kentucky is $44,375, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Wolfe County, Kentucky is 15.8%, 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 D

Income F

Education F

Metric	Wolfe County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Population	6,718	4,499,518	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	30.1	111.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.50%	0.30%	0.57%
Median age	42.3	37.6	37.1
Households	2,545	1,791,595	128,459,983

Year	Wolfe County

Group	Share

Wolfe County has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric	Wolfe County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$28,787	$62,784	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.80%	4.94%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	15.8%	4.8%	5.2%

Metric	Wolfe County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$44,375	$126,174	$242,182
Median rent	$507	$933	$1,342
Homeownership rate	69.9%	68.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 05:00 AM – 05:29 AM .

Metric	Wolfe County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	28.8	20.8	22.5
Work from home	7.7%	9.1%	13.4%

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

Metric	Wolfe County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	24.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.45	2.54

Wolfe County has a health index of D, which means it is barely healthy.

Metric	Wolfe County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	75.5	75.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	31.1%	23.2%	16.3%
Smokers	32.4%	26.0%	19.0%