Graves County, KY

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2023 Population

36,612

0.243% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.251% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

20.5%

3.77% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$50,576

3.71% 1-year decline

2023 Median Property Value

$139,000

3.04% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

15,318

0.345% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Graves County, KY had a population of 36.6k people with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $50,576. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Graves County, KY declined from 36,701 to 36,612, a −0.243% decrease and its median household income declined from $52,526 to $50,576, a −3.71% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Graves County, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.08%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.05%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.94%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.5%).

None of the households in Graves 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.

98.6% of the residents in Graves County, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Graves County, KY was $139,000, and the homeownership rate was 76.4%.

Most people in Graves County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Graves County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Graves County, KY borders Calloway County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Hickman County, KY, McCracken County, KY, Marshall County, KY, Henry County, TN, and Weakley County, TN.

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Population & Diversity

Graves County, KY is home to a population of 36.6k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.94% of Graves County, KY residents were born outside of the country (1.08k people).

In 2023, there were 20.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30.9k people) in Graves County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.49k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.12k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

99%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.6% of Graves County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Graves County, KY was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Graves County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Graves County, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
30.9k ± 143
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.49k ± 287
Two+ (Hispanic)
1.12k ± 334

7.75%

Hispanic Population

2.84k people

7.75% of the people in Graves County, KY are hispanic (2.84k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Graves County, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
28,651 ± 4,142 people
Cuba
14,970 ± 2,999 people
India
12,312 ± 2,720 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 28,651 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 14,970 and India with 12,312.

Foreign-Born Population

2.94%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.08k people

2.33%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

854 people

As of 2023, 2.94% of Graves County, KY residents (1.08k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Graves County, KY was 2.33%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Graves County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
558 ± 187
Gulf War (2001-)
547 ± 240
Gulf War (1990s)
231 ± 115

Graves County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Graves County, KY employs 15.3k people. The largest industries in Graves County, KY are Manufacturing (2,391 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,016 people), and Retail Trade (2,009 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($98,750), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($64,464), and Public Administration ($57,708).

Males in Kentucky have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,220. The income inequality in Kentucky (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

15.3k

2023 Value

± 976

−0.345%

1 Year decline

± 8.98%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Graves County, KY declined at a rate of −0.345%, from 15.4k employees to 15.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Graves County, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,708 people), Management Occupations (1,613 people), and Production Occupations (1,417 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Graves 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

15.3k

2023 Value

± 976

−0.345%

1 Year decline

± 8.98%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Graves County, KY declined at a rate of −0.345%, from 15.4k employees to 15.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Graves County, KY, are Manufacturing (2,391 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,016 people), and Retail Trade (2,009 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Graves County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Graves County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,406

Median earning men ± $3,120

$29,509

Median earning women ± $2,307

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,473), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($70,409), and Public Administration ($65,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,980), Public Administration ($44,053), and Construction ($41,596).

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

58
Retail Trade
49
Construction
41
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$104k
Manufacturing
$63.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$56.2k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Graves County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 77.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

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 (77.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.1%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Graves County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 77.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Graves 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

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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Measure

In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

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

The median property value in Graves County, KY was $139,000 in 2023, which is 0.458 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $134,900 to $139,000, a 3.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Graves County, KY is 76.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Graves County, KY have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Graves County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Graves County, KY is $50,576. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Graves County, KY was Census Tract 204 with a value of $74,722, followed by Census Tract 206 and Census Tract 202, with respective values of $64,286 and $59,423.

In 2023, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Graves County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.91%.

Housing

Property

$139,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,164

$10,810

Median Property Taxes

±$741

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Graves County, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Graves County, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.4%

Homeownership

2023

59.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 76.4% of the housing units in Graves County, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 204
Census Tract 206
Census Tract 202

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Graves County, KY was Census Tract 204 with a value of $74,722, followed by Census Tract 206 and Census Tract 202, with respective values of $64,286 and $59,423.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Graves 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.

$50,576

Median Household Income

± $3,457

14.2k

Number of Households

± 888

In 2023, the median household income of the 14.2k households in Graves County, KY declined from $50,576 from the previous year's value of $52,526.

The following chart displays the households in Graves 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Graves 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 0.478. 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

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (82.6%)
Worked At Home (7.37%)
Carpooled (7.08%)

In 2023, 82.6% of workers in Graves County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.37%) and those who carpooled to work (7.08%).

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

20.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Graves County, KY have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.68% of the workforce in Graves County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Graves 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 Graves County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Graves County, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 12.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Graves County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.91%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

20.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Graves County, KY (7.41k out of 36.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Graves 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 22.2% of the children was living in poverty in Graves County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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

91.9% of the population of Graves County, KY has health coverage, with 39.1% on employee plans, 25.1% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 1.58% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Graves County, KY see 3682 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.21% decrease from the previous year (3727 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2441 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 964 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,682 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Graves County, KY

Primary care physicians in Graves County, KY see an average of 3,682 patients per year. This represents a 1.21% decrease from the previous year (3,727 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 18% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.09%

Uninsured

39.1%

Employer Coverage

25.1%

Medicaid

14.4%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

1.58%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Graves County, KY grew by 16.8% from 6.93% to 8.09%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 53.3 in Graves County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Graves County, KY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.4% in Graves County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Graves County, KY.