Total Population
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Labor Market Area
1,118,833
1,135,080
1,151,107
1,167,626
1,181,315
Simpson County
17,592
17,760
17,855
17,990
18,083
Franklin
8,586
8,667
8,713
8,779
8,823
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Annual Estimates.
Population by Selected Age Groups,
2016
Simpson County
Labor Market Area
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Under 16
3,855
21.3
235,887
20.0
16-24
2,019
11.2
146,672
12.4
25-44
4,406
24.4
352,907
29.9
45-64
4,818
26.6
293,153
24.8
65-84
2,676
14.8
134,879
11.4
85 and older
309
1.7
17,817
1.5
Median Age
39.3
36.7
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin,
2016
Simpson County
Labor Market Area
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
White
15,727
87.0
887,677
75.1
Black
1,738
9.6
227,553
19.3
Am. Indian & Alaska Native
68
0.4
5,106
0.4
Asian
174
1.0
33,523
2.8
Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander
14
0.1
1,519
0.1
Other/Multirace
362
2.0
25,937
2.2
Hispanic Origin
439
2.4
91,765
7.8
Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black, etc. and be of hispanic origin.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Population Projections
2020
2025
2030
2035
Simpson County
18,396
18,764
19,042
19,181
Source: Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville.
Personal Income
2010
2015
Pct. Change
Simpson County
$
28,079
$
34,139
21.6
%
Kentucky
$
33,031
$
38,588
16.8
%
U.S.
$
40,277
$
48,112
19.5
%
Labor Market Area Range
$
24,505
- $
47,501
$
29,847
- $
55,411
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Households
2015
2015
Number of Households
Persons Per Household
Median Household Income
Simpson County
6,793
2.56
$39,679
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (Median Household Income)
Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville (Number of Households, Persons Per Houshold).