Caldwell County, Kentucky

• White (non-Hispanic) 11,321 89.7%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 186 1.5%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 755 6.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 312 2.5%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 4 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 40 0.3%

• Under 18 2,895 22.9%
• 18–24 867 6.9%
• 25–44 2,792 22.1%
• 45–64 3,360 26.6%
• 65 and over 2,704 21.4%

Median household income

$51,984

90% interval $46,185–$57,783

−$12,497 vs KY · 83rd of 120

Below poverty line

16.0%

90% interval 12.4%–19.6%

+0.6 pp vs KY · 68th of 120

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.1%

−0.36 pp vs. state

County GDP

$543.0M

0.18% of state

Avg. annual pay

$44,118

Establishments

368

• Manufacturing 1,197 25.6%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,031 22.1%
• Education & health services 519 11.1%
• Leisure & hospitality 425 9.1%
• Professional & business services 413 8.8%
• Financial activities 217 4.6%
• Public administration 133 2.8%
• Other services 90 1.9%

The sectors listed cover 86.1% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

70.2%

+1.9 pp vs KY · 90th of 120

Median gross rent

$767

−$200 vs KY · 62nd of 120

Owner-occupied

3,528

Renter-occupied

1,497

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 59% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $59,133/yr) pays 3.6× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $16,598/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 13 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 4,860 78.5%
• Democratic 1,256 20.3%
• Other / third-party 72 1.2%

• German or other West Germanic 164 1.4%
• Spanish 113 1.0%

Households

5,025

Family households

3,434

68.3% of households

Married couples w/ children

798

23.2% of families

Single-mother families

320

9.3% of families

Veterans

773

8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 10,179 80.5%
• Mainline Protestant 1,055 8.3%
• Black Protestant 646 5.1%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 225 1.8%
• Catholic 218 1.7%

Health insured

91.8%

±3.3 pp

Uninsured

8.2%

±3.3 pp

17th of 120

With a disability

27.0%

±3.6 pp

17th of 120

Bachelor's or higher

17.1%

±3.1 pp

−10.5 pp vs KY · 59th of 120

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.5%

90% interval 7.4%–9.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

56th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

1 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction; civil amount-in-controversy > $5,000); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 kycourts.gov; shaded-bench counts per Wikipedia 'Kentucky Circuit Courts' judge-count map, with the three '6 or more' circuits (16th Kenton, 22nd Fayette, 30th Jefferson) hard-pinned to 6, 9, and 23 respectively per Wikipedia footnote 4. Mid-range single-county metro and exurban-cluster circuits are conservative midpoints; verify against KRS § 23A.040 before relying on exact counts.)

Court seats

Cadiz, Eddyville, Princeton, Smithland

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

5

51.42 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

5