Total Population
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Labor Market Area
1,135,080
1,151,107
1,167,626
1,181,315
1,196,543
Simpson County
17,760
17,855
17,990
18,083
18,108
Franklin
8,667
8,713
8,779
8,823
8,781
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Annual Estimates.
Population by Selected Age Groups,
2017
Simpson County
Labor Market Area
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Under 16
3,830
21.2
236,620
19.8
16-24
2,010
11.1
146,291
12.2
25-44
4,376
24.2
360,440
30.1
45-64
4,895
27.0
294,439
24.6
65-84
2,683
14.8
140,595
11.8
85 and older
314
1.7
18,158
1.5
Median Age
39.5
36.9
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin,
2017
Simpson County
Labor Market Area
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
White
15,791
87.2
897,290
75.0
Black
1,716
9.5
230,098
19.2
Am. Indian & Alaska Native
68
0.4
5,449
0.5
Asian
164
0.9
35,353
3.0
Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander
13
0.1
1,609
0.1
Other/Multirace
356
2.0
26,744
2.2
Hispanic Origin
439
2.4
95,382
8.0
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
2011
2016
Pct. Change
Simpson County
$
31,596
$
34,342
8.7
%
Kentucky
$
33,989
$
38,926
14.5
%
U.S.
$
41,560
$
49,246
18.5
%
Labor Market Area Range
$
26,519
- $
47,318
$
29,902
- $
58,283
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Households
2016
2016
Number of Households
Persons Per Household
Median Household Income
Simpson County
6,958
2.52
$42,288
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).