Kentucky

Simpson County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
85.2%
African
9.2%
Other
5.6%

Compared with Kentucky and the United States

Simpson Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricSimpson CountyKentuckyUnited States
Non-Hispanic White85.2%79.6%58%
Black or African American9.2%8.3%—
Hispanic2.5%6.1%—
Indian0.5%0.6%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%0.2%—
East Asian0.3%0.4%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Simpson County next to Kentucky and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricSimpson CountyKentuckyUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—90.2 (−9.8%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—64.3 (−35.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$59,858$63,726$80,734
Median home value$229,400$205,600$332,700
Home price to income3.8×3.2×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,012/mo$967/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income20.3%18.2%21.0%