Graves County, Kentucky

Graves County is a county in the United States of Kentucky. As of 2000 the population was 37028. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 37487, It is 28th most populous county in Kentucky. The county extends throughout a territory of 556.46 square miles (1441.22 kmē ), of which, 555.59 square miles (1438.97 kmē) of it is land and 0.87 square miles (2.25 kmē) of it is water, makes it the eighth largest by total area in Kentucky.

Graves County Kentucky
Map of Graves County, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 37028 people, 14841 households, and 10562 families living in the county. The population density was 66.6 people per square mile (25.71/kmē), making its Kentucky's 54th most densely populated county. There were 16340 housing units at an average density of 29.4 per square mile (11.35/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.44 persons, and the average family size was 2.92 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 37487, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 35066 White, 1753 Black or African American, 110 American Indian, 126 Asian, 12 Native Hawaiian, and 420 from two or more races.

Graves County Kentucky Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Graves County Kentucky School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Graves County Kentucky GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30874, it would be the 56th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The median income for a family in the county was $38054, making it the 51st highest county by median family income in Kentucky. The per capita income for the county was $16834, it is 39th wealthiest county by per capita income in Kentucky.

In 2000, 8421 pupils and students, of which 4230 are male and 4191 are female, 22.74% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 476 nursery or pri school, 439 kindergarten, 4232 elementary school, 2023 high school and 1251 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Mayfield CityGraves County6.686.680103491549.81532720400
2Water Valley CityGraves County0.620.6203165081438726071
3Wingo CityGraves County0.910.910581640.31752628083
YearPopulation
April 2000 census37028
April 2000 Estimate37028
July 2000 Estimate37084
July 2001 Estimate36981
July 2002 Estimate36945
July 2003 Estimate37106
July 2004 Estimate37055
July 2005 Estimate37228
July 2006 Estimate37252
July 2007 Estimate37484
July 2008 Estimate37487
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school260216476
Kindergarten236203439
Elementary school224019924232
High school97410492023
College or graduate school5207311251
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Graves County, Kentucky$30874$38054$16834
Kentucky, United States$33672$40939$18093
United States$41994$50046$21587