Demographics

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Total Population

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Labor Market Area 356,967 355,866 356,332 355,347 355,015
Graves County 37,319 37,266 36,649 36,634 36,412
 Mayfield 9,874 9,817 9,729 9,971 9,894

Source:US Census Bureau - 2020 Decennial Census (2020) and Annual Estimates of the Resident Population (2016 - 2019)

Population by Selected Age Groups, 2022

  Graves County Labor Market Area
  Number Percent Number Percent
Under 15 7,372 20 56,092 16
15-24 4,188 11 46,152 13
25-44 8,716 24 84,139 24
45-64 9,405 26 89,109 25
65-84 6,225 17 69,938 20
85 and Higher 709 2.0 8,875 3

Source: USAfacts.org & ESRI

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2022

  Graves County Labor Market Area
  Number Percent Number Percent
White 30,950 85.0 303,431 84.47
Black or African American 1,566 4.3 28,437 8.01
Am. Indian & Alaska Native 218 0.6 1,598 .45
Asian 218 0.6 2,911 .82
Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander 36 0.1 142 .04
Other/Multirace 983 2.7 7,988 2.25
Hispanic Origin 2,767 7.6 12,603 3.55


Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black or African American, etc. and be of hispanic origin. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

Population Projections

  2025 2030 2035 2040
Graves County 37,768 38,002 38,170 38,295

Source: Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville

Per Capita Personal Income

  2015 2018 2021 Pct. Change since 2015
Graves County $35,818 $37,510 $47,632 34%
Kentucky $39,232 $41,974 $51,266 31%
U.S. $48,725 $53,786 $59,765 32%
Labor Market Area Range $27,475-$47,073 $29,963-$45,391 $39,424-$56,089  

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

Households

  2022 2022
  Number of Households Persons Per Household Median Household Income
Graves County 14,412 2.55 $48,043

Source: US Census Bureau  2023 5-Year ACS Estimates