Demographics

Square Miles (Christian County)

721.32

Population by Census

2010

2000

1990

1980

1970

Hopkinsville

31,577

30,566

29,809

27,318

Christian County

73,955

73,834

68,941

66,878

56,224

MSA*

273,949

208,602

169,439

146,778

119,610

Labor Market Area

444,095

366,848

312,724

287,977

241,844

* Includes Christian and Trigg counties in Kentucky and Montgomery and Stewart counties in Tennessee.
** MSA counties plus Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg and Todd counties in Kentucky and Robertson county in Tennessee.

2012 Demographic Estimates	Christian County	Hopkinsville	Oak Grove
Total Population	75,098	32,071	7,618
Total Households	26,341	12,989	2,804
%Female	49.12	52.54	49.23
%Male	50.88	47.46	50.77
Population Density (Per sq. mile)	104.67	615.97	336.60

Age:	Christian County	Hopkinsville	Oak Grove
Age 0-4	9.6%	7.7%	15.8%
Age 5-14	15.4%	13.5%	15.5%
Age 15-19	6.5%	6.2%	4.2%
Age 20-24	10.4%	6.9%	15.4%
Age 25-34	16.4%	13.9%	27.8%
Age 35-44	11.2%	11.8%	9.4%
Age 45-54	10.7%	13.4%	6.3%
Age 55-64	9.3%	11.9%	3.7%
Age 65-74	5.8%	7.4%	1.2%
Age 75-84	3.4%	5.0%	0.5%
Age 85+	1.3%	2.2%	0.1%
Median Age	29.0	37.0	25.0

Housing Units	Christian County	Hopkinsville	Oak Grove
Total Housing Units	29,659	14,405	3,369
Occupied Housing Units	88.8%	90.2%	83.2%
Vacant Housing Units	11.2%	9.8%	16.8%

Housing Units by Tenure	Christian County	Hopkinsville	Oak Grove
Owner Occupied Housing Units	26,341	12,989	2,804
Renter Occupied Housing Units	46.2%	47.1%	61.5%

Race and Ethnicity	Christian County	Hopkinsville	Oak Grove
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	0.6%	0.4%	1.3%
Asian	1.1%	1.0%	1.7%
Black	21.3%	31.5%	22.1%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.1%	0.7%
White	71.3%	63.1%	63.3%
Other	2.0%	1.4%	4.5%
Multi-race	3.3%	2.5%	6.5%
Hispanic Ethnicity	6.2%	3.5%	13.2%
Not of Hispanic Ethnicity	93.8%	96.5%	86.8%

Educational Attainment	Christian County	Hopkinsville	Oak Grove
Total Population Age 25+	43,619	21,080	3,737
Grade K-8	4.2%	4.5%	1.7%
Grade 9-12	8.4%	9.9%	4.7%
High School Graduate	36.0%	35.2%	30.4%
Associates Degree	8.8%	8.2%	10.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.6%	10.2%	8.7%
Graduate Degree	4.2%	5.0%	0.8%
Some College, No Degree	29.2%	26.5%	42.7%

Household Income	Christian County	Hopkinsville	Oak Grove
Average Household Income	$54,460	$53,708	$49,394
Median Houehold Income	$43,314	$42,727	$39,869
Per Capita Income	$19,892	$22,193	$18,178
Source: 2012 Alteryx, Inc., 2012 Experian, Inc., Inc., U.S. Census Bureau (1990 and 2000 Census)

Residential Development- Hopkinsville Christian County	2011
Total New Housing Starts	123
Average New Construction Cost (Single Family)	$124,081
Total Homes Sold	354
Average Total Sale Price	$113,303
Source: Hopkinsville Board of Realtors, Community Development Services

Commercial Development	Permits	Amount (in millions)
2011	26	$23.8
Source: City of Hopkinsville

Employment	Labor Force Sept. 2012	2008 Average	Unemployment Rate Sept. 2012	2008 Average
Christian County	27,475	29,403	11.0%	8.4%
Labor Market Area	201,247	190,438	8.0%	7.4%
State of KY			7.8%	6.4%
United States			7.6%	5.8%
Source: Labor Market Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
Christian County Labor Force Data over 24 Months

Employment by Industry
Educational services, and Health care and Social assistance	23.88%
Manufacturing	15.02%
Retail Trade	15.08%
Healthcare & Social Services	13.1%
Public Administration	10.14%
Accommodation & Food Services, Arts, Entertainment, Recreation	6.15%