Grant Countians aren’t boastful, so don’t expect to hear them brag about their community. But they do feel a deep pride and affection for it for a simple reason: They know that Grant County is one of the best places to live and do business in the country. Take a look at some of the specific data that give the answers area residents already know: “Why Grant County?”

  • Home to more that 26,000 citizens and a population that has grown 58% since 1990.
  • Ninth fastest growing county in the Commonwealth.
  • Located on I-75, one of the nation’s busiest highways.
  • Situated between two major economic engines-- Lexington and Northern Kentucky (Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties).
  • Less than a 30 minute drive from the CVG International Airport.
  • Location offers quick access to nationally ranked urban city services, entertainment, professional sports and arts, both in Cincinnati and in Lexington.
  • Grant County offers a comfortable community atmosphere, where people are friendly and family is important.
  • The Community takes great pride in community heritage, which includes a farming economy, beautiful churches, safe schools and caring, involved people.
  •  Grant County still has available land, affordable utilities and a clean environment.




Grant County, Kentucky

   
    People QuickFacts Grant County Kentucky
  Population, 2005 estimate 24,610 4,173,405
  Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 9.9% 3.2%
  Population, 2000 22,384 4,041,769
  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 7.4% 6.5%
  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 27.0% 23.5%
  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 9.6% 12.6%
  Female persons, percent, 2005 50.4% 50.9%
 
  White persons, percent, 2005 (a) 98.5% 90.4%
  Black persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.4% 7.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.2% 0.2%
  Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.4% 0.9%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) 0.1% 0.0%
  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.4% 1.0%
  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) 1.3% 2.0%
  White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 97.3% 88.6%
 
  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 51.4% 55.9%
  Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.0% 2.0%
  Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 2.5% 3.9%
  High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 72.4% 74.1%
  Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 9.4% 17.1%
  Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 4,731 874,156
  Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 31.5 23.5
 
  Housing units, 2005 10,226 1,865,516
  Homeownership rate, 2000 74.2% 70.8%
  Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 13.6% 17.7%
  Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $93,100 $86,700
 
  Households, 2000 8,175 1,590,647
  Persons per household, 2000 2.72 2.47
  Median household income, 2003 $41,176 $36,663
  Per capita money income, 1999 $16,776 $18,093
  Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 12.5% 14.9%
    Business QuickFacts Grant County Kentucky
  Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 426 91,7971
  Private nonfarm employment, 2004 4,566 1,489,4971
  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -5.4% -1.6%1
  Nonemployer establishments, 2004 1,480 256,753
 
  Total number of firms, 2002 1,743 300,685
  Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA 2.5%
  American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA 0.4%
  Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA 1.1%
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA 0.0%
  Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA 0.7%
  Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 13.8% 25.7%
 
  Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) D 88,513,497
  Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D 51,838,719
  Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 231,936 40,062,561
  Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,835 $9,795
  Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) D 4,908,331
  Building permits, 2005 157 21,159
  Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 97,435 31,713,5431
    Geography QuickFacts Grant County Kentucky
  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 259 39,728
  Persons per square mile, 2000 86.1 101.7
  FIPS Code 081 21
  Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metro Area  


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
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POPULATION STATISTICS & PROJECTIONS
Annual Estimates of the Population for Grant County Kentucky: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005
Geographic Area Population Estimates Census 2000
July 1, 2005 July 1, 2004 July 1, 2003 July 1, 2002 July 1, 2001 July 1, 2000
Grant 24,610 24,339 24,038 23,574 23,133 22,558 22,384

 

 

 

Grant County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Census
1990

Estimate
1995

Census
2000

Projection 2005

Projection 2010

Projection 2015

Projection 2020

Projection 2025

All Persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

15,737

19,187

22,384

24,914

28,164

31,476

34,701

37,802

00-04

1,165

1,477

1,788

1,877

2,048

2,261

2,469

2,648

05-09

1,247

1,551

1,845

1,985

2,144

2,300

2,487

2,672

10-14

1,366

1,595

1,778

2,038

2,252

2,393

2,519

2,682

15-19

1,234

1,455

1,640

1,787

2,053

2,267

2,407

2,532

20-24

1,113

1,309

1,470

1,650

1,804

2,071

2,283

2,422

25-29

1,185

1,449

1,695

1,704

1,990

2,125

2,373

2,557

30-34

1,308

1,559

1,776

1,963

2,055

2,345

2,436

2,661

35-39

1,152

1,496

1,852

1,963

2,236

2,305

2,580

2,639

40-44

1,094

1,408

1,728

2,028

2,213

2,483

2,516

2,776

45-49

988

1,209

1,415

1,771

2,104

2,283

2,546

2,567

50-54

813

1,061

1,320

1,440

1,824

2,155

2,324

2,580

55-59

640

863

1,104

1,306

1,438

1,819

2,143

2,308

60-64

621

737

836

1,067

1,278

1,408

1,780

2,096

65-69

593

637

642

768

989

1,192

1,317

1,675

70-74

465

503

512

560

678

877

1,064

1,183

75-79

383

425

446

419

461

564

733

897

80-84

224

261

291

322

306

335

414

540

85+

146

195

246

266

291

293

310

367

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Median Age

32.1

32.4

32.7

33.6

34.4

34.9

35.7

36.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

3,450

3,197

2,530

3,250

3,312

3,225

3,101

% Change

 

21.9

16.7

11.3

13.0

11.8

10.2

8.9

Births

 

1,384

1,732

1,773

1,902

2,121

2,344

2,539

Deaths

 

744

862

922

974

1,046

1,135

1,253

Net Migration

 

2,810

2,327

1,679

2,322

2,237

2,016

1,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Females

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

7,988

9,736

11,354

12,625

14,269

15,950

17,604

19,203

00-04

562

718

877

920

1,004

1,108

1,210

1,298

05-09

597

755

913

974

1,051

1,128

1,219

1,310

10-14

674

777

854

1,009

1,105

1,173

1,236

1,315

15-19

590

710

818

859

1,017

1,113

1,181

1,243

20-24

555

665

763

825

869

1,028

1,123

1,191

25-29

598

729

850

886

997

1,026

1,180

1,260

30-34

678

793

887

986

1,071

1,177

1,178

1,324

35-39

593

753

914

983

1,126

1,204

1,297

1,277

40-44

562

723

888

1,004

1,112

1,254

1,318

1,399

45-49

482

599

711

914

1,046

1,152

1,291

1,350

50-54

389

523

666

728

947

1,078

1,180

1,316

55-59

314

421

535

665

734

953

1,082

1,183

60-64

329

384

429

526

661

730

947

1,075

65-69

331

339

319

404

501

632

700

913

70-74

272

290

290

290

371

462

586

653

75-79

219

247

264

250

253

325

408

520

80-84

143

173

201

204

195

198

256

323

85+

100

137

175

198

209

209

212

253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Median Age

33.1

33.2

33.4

34.3

35.1

35.9

36.8

37.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

1,748

1,618

1,271

1,644

1,681

1,654

1,599

% Change

 

21.9

16.6

11.2

13.0

11.8

10.4

9.1

Births

 

673

850

869

932

1,039

1,149

1,244

Deaths

 

331

422

438

453

471

498

545

Net Migration

 

1,406

1,190

840

1,165

1,113

1,003

900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Males

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

7,749

9,451

11,030

12,289

13,895

15,526

17,097

18,599

00-04

603

758

911

957

1,044

1,153

1,259

1,350

05-09

650

796

932

1,011

1,093

1,172

1,268

1,362

10-14

692

818

924

1,029

1,147

1,220

1,283

1,367

15-19

644

745

822

928

1,036

1,154

1,226

1,289

20-24

558

643

707

825

935

1,043

1,160

1,231

25-29

587

720

845

818

993

1,099

1,193

1,297

30-34

630

765

889

977

984

1,168

1,258

1,337

35-39

559

743

938

980

1,110

1,101

1,283

1,362

40-44

532

684

840

1,024

1,101

1,229

1,198

1,377

45-49

506

610

704

857

1,058

1,131

1,255

1,217

50-54

424

539

654

712

877

1,077

1,144

1,264

55-59

326

443

569

641

704

866

1,061

1,125

60-64

292

352

407

541

617

678

833

1,021

65-69

262

298

323

364

488

560

617

762

70-74

193

213

222

270

307

415

478

530

75-79

164

178

182

169

208

239

325

377

80-84

81

88

90

118

111

137

158

217

85+

46

58

71

68

82

84

98

114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Median Age

31.1

31.6

32.1

33.0

33.6

33.9

34.6

35.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

 

1,702

1,579

1,259

1,606

1,631

1,571

1,502

% Change

 

22.0

16.7

11.4

13.1

11.7

10.1

8.8

Births

 

711

882

904

970

1,082

1,195

1,295

Deaths

 

413

440

484

521

575

637

708

Net Migration

 

1,404

1,137

839

1,157

1,124

1,013

915

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