Shelby County vs. Spencer County

Shelby County (KY)Spencer County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)48,51818,794
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)15.4%10.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)42,04817,063
Population, Census, April 1, 201042,07417,061
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.4%14.0%
Female persons, percent51.4%49.4%
White alone, percent88.3%96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent7.4%1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.2%0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.3%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.0%2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent79.7%94.3%
Veterans, 2014-20182,5181,138
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%1.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)18,2577,395
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.7%85.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$187,200$201,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,298$1,344
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$432$435
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$791$646
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201313.3%5.5%
Building permits, 2018232132
Households, 2014-201816,5696,709
Persons per household, 2014-20182.732.70
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.0%87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.6%2.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.3%92.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201877.9%87.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.3%89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.2%20.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.4%10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.0%5.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.7%69.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.2%64.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)110,80813,447
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)569,08281,095
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,048$4,656
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.932.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,240$77,738
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,932$33,568
Persons in poverty, percent10.0%7.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017992219
Total employment, 201718,4961,209
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)609,69530,932
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.1%5.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,4391,288
All firms, 20123,4611,006
Men-owned firms, 20121,711354
Women-owned firms, 20121,137487
Minority-owned firms, 201222660
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,076932
Veteran-owned firms, 201230351
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,848941
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010110.891.4
Land area in square miles, 2010379.64186.68

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Shelby county (KY) and Spencer county (KY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.