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Campbell County

Kentucky · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
93,426
Median household income
$77,567
People below poverty
11.1%
Median home value
$252,000

Income

The median income of households in Campbell County, Kentucky was $77,567. An estimated 5.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.9
$10,000 to $14,999 3.5
$15,000 to $24,999 5.6
$25,000 to $34,999 6.1
$35,000 to $49,999 11
$50,000 to $74,999 16.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.2
$100,000 to $149,999 17.8
$150,000 to $199,999 8.8
$200,000 or more 12.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 70702
Female 56801

An estimated 77.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,205. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.2
Social Security 29.9
Retirement income 26.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.5
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.2

In 2020-2024, 6.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 38.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024, 95.1% had health insurance coverage and 4.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.9% and public coverage was 32.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.2%.


In 2020-2024, Campbell County, Kentucky had a total population of 93,426 - 47,195 (50.5%) females and 46,231 (49.5%) males. The median age was 39.3 years. An estimated 20.6% of the population was under 18 years, 34.1% was 19 to 44 years, 25.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2566 2517
5 to 9 3091 2963
10 to 14 2399 2532
15 to 19 2690 2618
20 to 24 2887 3026
25 to 29 3695 3374
30 to 34 3463 3238
35 to 39 3377 3242
40 to 44 2830 2823
45 to 49 2533 2593
50 to 54 2935 2839
55 to 59 3290 3361
60 to 64 3049 3118
65 to 69 2548 3238
70 to 74 2317 2103
75 to 79 1280 1659
80 to 84 683 983
85 and over 598 968

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90.9% were White; 2.8% were Black or African American; 10.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1% were Asian; 1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.6% of the people in Campbell County, Kentucky were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.3% of the people in Campbell County, Kentucky were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 39,232 households in Campbell County, Kentucky. The average household size was 2.32 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.6% of the households in Campbell County, Kentucky while cohabiting couple households made up 6.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.7% of all households, while 21.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.8% of all households.

In Campbell County, Kentucky, 27% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45.6
Cohabiting Couples 6.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.9% of males and 48% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.7 30.1
Now married, except separated 49.9 48
Separated 1 1
Widowed 2.4 8.2
Divorced 10.9 12.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Campbell County, Kentucky, 1,680 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.3% of the people living in Campbell County, Kentucky were U.S. natives. 56.6% of the Campbell County, Kentucky population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.7% of Campbell County, Kentucky residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 34% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 54.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Campbell County, Kentucky come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Campbell County, Kentucky.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 27
Asia 38
Europe 17.4
Africa 14.7
Northern America 2.9
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024, 4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.7% of people at least five years old; 1.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.1 % of the people at least one year old living in Campbell County, Kentucky were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.1
Different house, same county 5
Different county, same state 4
Different state 4.4
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 39.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Campbell County, Kentucky was 21,598 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1,513 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 13,703. College or graduate school enrollment was 6,382.

Educational Attainment of People in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.1
High school diploma or equivalency 27.5
Some college, no degree 18.1
Associate's degree 8.6
Bachelor's degree 24.4
Graduate or professional degree 15.3

Disability

In Campbell County, Kentucky, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.9% of people under 18 years old, to 11.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 29.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Campbell County, Kentucky, 63.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 40,657 84
Federal, state, or local government workers 5,666 11.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,023 4.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Campbell County, Kentucky worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 7
Manufacturing 10.1
Wholesale trade 2.7
Retail trade 8.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 3.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 23,134 47.8
Service occupations 7,037 14.5
Sales and office occupations 9,365 19.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,498 7.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 5,339 11

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.7% of Campbell County, Kentucky workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.8
Walked 2.2
Other means 1
Worked from home 17.1

In 2020-2024, Campbell County, Kentucky had a total of 42,065 housing units. Of these housing units, 67.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 30.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 67.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 30.7
Mobile homes 1.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 26.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Campbell County, Kentucky was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 53.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Campbell County, Kentucky had 39,232 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,833 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.1% while renters occupied 28.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.52 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.84.

6.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.7% and another 21.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Campbell County, Kentucky:

House Heating Fuel Used in Campbell County, Kentucky in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 52.6
Electricity 43.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.4
All other fuels 2.4
No fuel used 0.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Campbell County, Kentucky was $252,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.2 % had a mortgage. 34.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,627 and for owners without a mortgage it was $592.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Campbell County, Kentucky was $1,145. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.