Logan County, KY

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2023 Population

27,731

0.847% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.6

0.49% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

14%

10.9% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$61,535

4.53% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

11,856

1.55% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Logan County, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.59%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.43%), White (Hispanic) (1.72%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.23%).

None of the households in Logan 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.

99.7% of the residents in Logan County, KY are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Logan County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Logan County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Logan County, KY borders Butler County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Simpson County, KY, Todd County, KY, Warren County, KY, and Robertson County, TN.

United States Kentucky

Population & Diversity

Logan County, KY is home to a population of 27.7k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.534% of Logan County, KY residents were born outside of the country (148 people).

In 2023, there were 19.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.3k people) in Logan County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.27k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 950 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

99.6%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Logan County, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
24.3k ± 75
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.27k ± 208
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
950 ± 218

3.38%

Hispanic Population

937 people

3.38% of the people in Logan County, KY are hispanic (937 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Logan 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

0.534%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

148 people

0.527%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

145 people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
558 ± 131
Gulf War (2001-)
282 ± 130
Gulf War (1990s)
210 ± 107

Logan County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.98 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Logan County, KY employs 11.9k people. The largest industries in Logan County, KY are Manufacturing (2,965 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,557 people), and Retail Trade (1,273 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($83,292), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($56,214), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($56,130).

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

11.9k

2023 Value

± 857

1.55%

1 Year growth

± 10.1%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Logan County, KY, are Production Occupations (1,430 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,400 people), and Management Occupations (1,261 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Logan 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

11.9k

2023 Value

± 857

1.55%

1 Year growth

± 10.1%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Logan County, KY, are Manufacturing (2,965 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,557 people), and Retail Trade (1,273 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Logan County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Logan 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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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($64,229), Manufacturing ($61,858), and Public Administration ($60,139).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($41,089), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($39,150), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($38,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

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

49
Other Services (except Public Administration)
38
Retail Trade
26
Construction

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

$236k
Manufacturing
$31.4k
Retail Trade
$25.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Logan County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 73.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.17%).

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 (73.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.17%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Logan County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 73.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (25.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.17%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Logan 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

People in Logan County, KY have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Logan County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Logan County, KY colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$61,535

Median Household Income

± $3,752

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Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Logan 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 Logan 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 (86%)
Carpooled (8.69%)
Worked At Home (3.67%)

In 2023, 86% of workers in Logan County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.69%) and those who worked at home (3.67%).

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

27.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Logan County, KY have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.64% of the workforce in Logan County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Logan County, KY (3.84k out of 27.4k 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 Females 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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, 24.7% of the children was living in poverty in Logan County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.5%.

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

91.7% of the population of Logan County, KY has health coverage, with 42.1% on employee plans, 20.1% on Medicaid, 15.2% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 2.63% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Logan County, KY see 3917 patients per year on average, which represents a 15.6% increase from the previous year (3388 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3967 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1736 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,917 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Logan County, KY

Primary care physicians in Logan County, KY see an average of 3,917 patients per year. This represents a 15.6% increase from the previous year (3,388 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.33%

Uninsured

42.1%

Employer Coverage

20.1%

Medicaid

15.2%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

2.63%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Logan 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 90.1 in Logan County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Logan 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 40.2% in Logan County, KY.

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