Johnson County, KY

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US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

41.7

0.482% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

21.4%

4.31% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$44,231

6.61% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Johnson County, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (96.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.27%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.19%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.455%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.424%).

None of the households in Johnson County, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Johnson County, KY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are South Eastern Beauty Academy (31 degrees awarded in 2022).

Johnson County, KY borders Floyd County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, and Morgan County, KY.

United States Kentucky

Economy

The economy of Johnson County, KY employs 7.66k people. The largest industries in Johnson County, KY are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,497 people), Retail Trade (1,236 people), and Educational Services (805 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($90,331), Information ($68,415), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($65,268).

Employment

Occupations

7.66k

2022 Value

± 722

3.47%

1 Year growth

± 12.9%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Johnson County, KY, are Sales & Related Occupations (861 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (729 people), and Production Occupations (645 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Johnson County, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.66k

2022 Value

± 722

3.47%

1 Year growth

± 12.9%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Johnson County, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,497 people), Retail Trade (1,236 people), and Educational Services (805 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Johnson County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Johnson County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($68,557), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,962), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,528), Public Administration ($33,963), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,439).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

40
Retail Trade
25
Other Services (except Public Administration)
18
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Johnson County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 82.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.755%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (82.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (15.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.755%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Johnson County, KY for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Johnson County, KY awarded 31 degrees. The student population of Johnson County, KY in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1 male students and 18 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Johnson County, KY are White (30 and 96.8%), followed by Unknown (1 and 3.23%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Black or African American (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Johnson County, KY by number of degrees awarded are South Eastern Beauty Academy (31 and 100%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Johnson County, KY is $44,231. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Johnson County, KY was Census Tract 9606 with a value of $58,218, followed by Census Tract 9605 and Census Tract 9601, with respective values of $58,216 and $44,289.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Johnson County, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9606
Census Tract 9605
Census Tract 9601

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Johnson County, KY was Census Tract 9606 with a value of $58,218, followed by Census Tract 9605 and Census Tract 9601, with respective values of $58,216 and $44,289.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Johnson County, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,231

Median Household Income

± $4,561

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Johnson County, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Johnson County, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Johnson County, KY have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 5.04% of the workforce in Johnson County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Johnson County, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Johnson County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Johnson County, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Johnson County, KY (4.73k out of 22.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Johnson County, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95% of the population of Johnson County, KY has health coverage, with 28.8% on employee plans, 39.1% on Medicaid, 15.2% on Medicare, 9.79% on non-group plans, and 2.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Johnson County, KY see 1467 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.77% increase from the previous year (1387 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5639 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 537 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,467 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Johnson County, KY

Primary care physicians in Johnson County, KY see an average of 1,467 patients per year. This represents a 5.77% increase from the previous year (1,387 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Johnson County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.4% under 18 years, 17.1% between 18 and 34 years, 41% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.98%

Uninsured

28.8%

Employer Coverage

39.1%

Medicaid

15.2%

Medicare

9.79%

Non-Group

2.12%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Johnson County, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.