Oldham County, KY

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2023 Population

68,600

0.887% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AMitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ARand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.7

0.506% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

33,312

1.68% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Oldham 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.

Most people in Oldham County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Oldham County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Oldham County, KY borders Clark County, IN, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Shelby County, KY, and Trimble County, KY.

United States Kentucky Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

Economy

The economy of Oldham County, KY employs 33.3k people. The largest industries in Oldham County, KY are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,460 people), Manufacturing (4,047 people), and Retail Trade (3,110 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($170,109), Utilities ($117,292), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($110,625).

Employment

Occupations

33.3k

2023 Value

± 1,255

1.68%

1 Year growth

± 5.3%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oldham County, KY, are Management Occupations (5,091 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,353 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,160 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oldham 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

33.3k

2023 Value

± 1,255

1.68%

1 Year growth

± 5.3%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oldham County, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,460 people), Manufacturing (4,047 people), and Retail Trade (3,110 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oldham County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Oldham 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 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,453), Wholesale Trade ($102,202), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,827).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($117,794), Manufacturing ($72,500), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,676).

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

180
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
147
Construction
79
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

$138k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$133k
Finance and Insurance
$88.2k
Manufacturing

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

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

N/AMitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

N/ARand 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.

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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 Oldham County, KY have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oldham County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 8.68% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Oldham County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.82%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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67.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oldham 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 Oldham 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.

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The following chart displays the households in Oldham 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oldham 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 (74.8%)
Worked At Home (15.9%)
Carpooled (7.96%)

In 2023, 74.8% of workers in Oldham County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.9%) and those who carpooled to work (7.96%).

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

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oldham County, KY have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.53% of the workforce in Oldham County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 8.68% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Oldham County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.82%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oldham County, KY (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oldham 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, 4.6% of the children was living in poverty in Oldham County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.1%.

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

N/A% of the population of Oldham County, KY has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.2% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 41.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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