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The total population of McCreary County is estimated to be 16,892 with 9,229 males (54.64%) and 7,663 females (45.36%). There are 1,566 less females than males in McCreary County.
The median household income in McCreary County was $36,685 in 2021, which marked an an increase of 3,258(9.75%) from $33,427 in 2020. This income is 49.17% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, McCreary County sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 25 to 44 years old, at $56,923. Overall, the median household income for the county of McCreary County stands at $36,685.
In McCreary County, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $22,633 for males and $16,025 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $37,621 for males and $33,116 for females.
In McCreary County, population is primarily represented by White households, reporting a median income of $36,706.
In 2022, the population of McCreary County was 16,701, a 0.12% increase year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, McCreary County's population was 16,681, a decline of 1.04% compared to a population of 16,857 in 2020.
The median age in McCreary County, KY is 39.7, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 19.41% were under the age of 15, 17.92% aged 15 to 29, 46.97% aged 30 to 64, 14.94% aged 65 to 84, and 0.75% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of McCreary County population: 89.89% are White, 6.42% are Black or African American, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian, 0.52% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.08% are some other race and 2.78% are multiracial.