Spencer County, Kentucky

• White (non-Hispanic) 18,687 92.5%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 539 2.7%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 156 0.8%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 108 0.5%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 635 3.1%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 15 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 53 0.3%

• Under 18 4,550 22.5%
• 18–24 1,479 7.3%
• 25–44 4,905 24.3%
• 45–64 6,131 30.4%
• 65 and over 3,128 15.5%

Median household income

$96,943

90% interval $88,116–$105,770

+$32,462 vs KY · 3rd of 120

Below poverty line

7.5%

90% interval 5.8%–9.2%

−7.9 pp vs KY · 119th of 120

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.4%

−0.04 pp vs. state

County GDP

$444.7M

0.15% of state

Avg. annual pay

$47,336

Establishments

474

• Trade, transportation & utilities 370 16.2%
• Construction 262 11.5%
• Professional & business services 245 10.7%
• Leisure & hospitality 227 9.9%
• Education & health services 222 9.7%
• Public administration 183 8.0%
• Financial activities 122 5.3%
• Other services 61 2.7%

The sectors listed cover 74.1% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

87.9%

+19.6 pp vs KY · 2nd of 120

Median gross rent

$987

+$20 vs KY · 17th of 120

Owner-occupied

6,427

Renter-occupied

881

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 38% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 2.5× the lowest ($57,217 vs $23,286/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 4.8 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 8,927 77.8%
• Democratic 2,415 21.0%
• Other / third-party 137 1.2%

• Spanish 129 0.7%
• German or other West Germanic 64 0.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 39 0.2%
• Chinese 31 0.2%
• Tagalog 26 0.1%

Households

7,308

Family households

5,790

79.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,707

29.5% of families

Single-mother families

389

6.7% of families

Veterans

1,090

7% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 6,080 31.2%
• Catholic 350 1.8%
• Black Protestant 180 0.9%
• Mainline Protestant 166 0.9%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

Health insured

96.1%

±1.4 pp

Uninsured

3.9%

±1.4 pp

105th of 120

With a disability

13.8%

±2.1 pp

113th of 120

Bachelor's or higher

23.6%

±3 pp

−4.0 pp vs KY · 24th of 120

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.1%

90% interval 5.4%–6.8% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

53rd Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

3 (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

Lawrenceburg, Shelbyville, Taylorsville

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

2

12.79 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2