2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 58,669. The median age was 43.5 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.3 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 95.4% White, 0.8%
Black or African American, 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.4% from some other race, and 2.5% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.2% of the population. There were 24,534 households in the county, of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 29.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. • 18.2% "
American" • 16.1%
English • 13.1%
Irish • 6.7%
German • 2.3%
Scots-Irish • 1.3%
Italian There were 27,612 households, out of which 33.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were
married couples living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.90. The age distribution was 23.70% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 30.00% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $23,930, and the median income for a family was $29,302. Males had a median income of $32,332 versus $19,229 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $14,005. About 20.60% of families and 23.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 30.20% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over. The zip codes 41502 (Pikeville), 41503 (South Williamson), and 41527 (Forest Hills) are the wealthiest portions of the county. 41502 is the 50th wealthiest zip code in Kentucky, 41503 is the 61st wealthiest, and 41527 is the 63rd wealthiest.
South Williamson and Forest Hills are located on the Northeast side of the county. These three areas combine to 2,129 residents and make up around 3% of the county's population. The average income for these areas are $51,962 (41502), $49,345 (41503), and $48,484 (41527). ==Politics==