11-544: Carter County is the name of five counties in the United States: Carter County, Kentucky Carter County, Missouri Carter County, Montana Carter County, Oklahoma Carter County, Tennessee See also [ edit ] Carter Country , a TV series (1977–1979) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
22-527: A Kentucky state Senator. The county seat is named for his uncle, Robert Grayson. The original courthouse was rebuilt in 1907. According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 412 square miles (1,070 km ), of which 409 square miles (1,060 km ) is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km ) (0.6%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 26,889 people, 10,342 households, and 7,746 families residing in
33-705: A row from 1988 to 1996. Carter County is a moist county, meaning that sale of alcohol in the county is prohibited except in certain areas as voted on by the residents of the area, with at least one area approving full retail alcohol sales. In the case of Carter County, alcohol sales are only permitted as follows: Carter County is accessible by U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 64. Until 2010, the city of Olive Hill owned an airport. [REDACTED] Media related to Carter County, Kentucky at Wikimedia Commons 38°20′N 83°03′W / 38.33°N 83.05°W / 38.33; -83.05 Per capita income Per capita income ( PCI ) or average income measures
44-493: Is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky . As of the 2020 census , the population was 26,627. Its county seat is Grayson . Carter County is in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area . It is home to Carter Caves State Resort Park . Carter County was formed on February 9, 1838, from portions of Greenup County and Lawrence County. It was named after Colonel William Grayson Carter ,
55-447: Is often difficult, since methodologies, definitions and data quality can vary greatly. Since the 1990s, the OECD has conducted regular surveys among its 38 member countries using a standardized methodology and set of questions. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure
66-428: The age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.95. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.50% under
77-468: The age of 18, 10.80% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 26,427, and the median income for a family was $ 31,278. Males had a median income of $ 28,690 versus $ 20,554 for females. The per capita income for
88-489: The average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such as the American Community Survey . This allows the calculation of per capita income for both the country as a whole and specific regions or demographic groups. However, comparing per capita income across different countries
99-512: The county was $ 13,442. About 19.20% of families and 22.30% of the population were below the poverty line , including 28.90% of those under age 18 and 21.30% of those age 65 or over. Carter County leaned increasingly Republican during the 2010s, with Donald Trump dramatically shifting it to the right in 2016 . In 8 out of 28 presidential elections since 1912 has the Democratic candidate carried this county, even though they carried it three times in
110-480: The county. The population density was 66 per square mile (25/km ). There were 11,534 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile (11/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 99.02% White , 0.13% Black or African American , 0.25% Native American , 0.11% Asian , 0.08% from other races , and 0.41% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 10,342 households, out of which 33.50% had children under
121-497: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carter_County&oldid=1162395934 " Category : United States county name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Carter County, Kentucky Carter County
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