McCracken County

Mc Cracken County

•   LOCATION INFORMATIONS
    State: 

  Kentucky

    County: 

  McCracken County

    Zips: 

  42002

  , 

  42086

  , 

  42053

  , 

  42003

  , 

  42001

    Coordinates: 

  37.054034031662304, -88.71280025237974

    Area total: 

  268.17 sq. mi., 694.55 sq. km, 171626.88 acres

    Area land: 

  248.72 sq. mi., 644.19 sq. km, 159182.72 acres

    Area water: 

  19.44 sq. mi., 50.36 sq. km, 12444.16 acres

    Established: 

  1825

    Capital seat: 

  Paducah
  Address: 301 S 6Th St
  County Courthouse
  Paducah, KY 42003-1700
  Governing Body: Commission Fiscal Court with 3 board size
  Governing Authority: Dillon's Rule

•   GMAP

  McCracken County, Kentucky, United States

•   EXTERNAL LINKS
    Website: 

  http://mccrackenky.com

•   POPULATION INFORMATIONS
    Population: 

  67,875; Population change: 3.52% (2010 - 2020)

    Population density: 

  273 persons per square mile

    Household income: 

  $41,297

    Households: 

  7,019

    Unemployment rate: 

  7.20% per 28,486 county labor force

•   TAXES INFORMATIONS
    Sales taxes: 

  6.00%

    Income taxes: 

  6.00%

    GDP: 

  $3.97 B, gross domestic product (GDP)

• Population Development
  McCracken County's population of Kentucky of 14,627 residents in 1930 has increased 1,15-fold to 16,888 residents after 90 years, according to the official 2020 census. U.S. Bureau of the Census beginning in 1900. Data for 1870-1890 are on a de facto or unspecified basis; data for 1900 and later years are resident totals.

  Approximately 50.61% female residents and 49.39% male residents live in as of 2020, 61.24% in McCracken County, Kentucky are married and the remaining 38.76% are single population.

  As of 2020, 61.24% in McCracken County, Kentucky are married and the remaining 38.76% are single population.

• Household & Jobs
    Housing units: 

  32,040 residential units of which 90.30% share occupied residential units.

  19.8 minutes is the average time that residents in McCracken County require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61­–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
  
  85.33% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 9.42% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 0.68% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 2.72% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.

• Home & Housing
  Of the total residential buildings in McCracken County, Kentucky 62.03% are owner-occupied homes, another 27.16% are rented apartments, and the remaining 10.81% are vacant.

• Political & Religion
  The 64.99% of the population in McCracken County, Kentucky who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.

  Since the 1860s, the two main parties have been the Republican Party (here in 2022 = 61.920%) and the Democratic Party (here in 2022 = 36.690%) of those eligible to vote in McCracken County, Kentucky.