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Logan County, KY: population growth, jobs and income

Logan County gained 220 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.8%).

Logan County had an estimated 28,669 residents in 2025, up 4.2% (1,154 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Kentucky as a whole (+2.2%), and the 32nd fastest growth of 120 counties in Kentucky.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$751/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes11.8%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months602025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

69

2025

2.4 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 252 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 7,297 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −3.9% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.7% in 2025, 0.8 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 69 new homes in 2025, or 2.4 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $60,382 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +23.5% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 742nd.

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Logan County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202528,669+220
202428,449+177
202328,272+406
202227,866+55
202127,811+296
202027,515–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Logan County

Logan County grew by 1,154 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+1,211).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−28−110
International migrationfrom and to other countries−4+54
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+252+1,211
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0−1
Total change+220+1,154

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn KentuckyAmong U.S. counties
Population growth32nd of 120742nd of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents33rd of 120644th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth94th of 1202,358th of 3,092
Median household income49th of 1202,029th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate47th of 1202,286th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents39th of 971,354th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Logan County's population change (+4.2%) was ahead of 2 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 4.

3 of its 6 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Logan County's $60,382 (2020–24).

Logan County, KY and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Logan County, KY This county28,669+4.2%8.82.4$60,382
Simpson County, KY20,788+5.9%18.219.0$59,858
Todd County, KY12,972+5.6%10.63.1$61,103
Robertson County, TN80,175+9.9%14.410.3$83,047
Butler County, KY12,520+1.6%3.00.0$56,092
Muhlenberg County, KY30,634−0.9%4.60.2$51,927
Warren County, KY149,375+10.6%8.09.7$65,794

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Logan County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 4.2% between 2020 and 2025, about 1,154 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Kentucky as a whole changed +2.2% over the same years. That ranks 32nd of 120 counties in Kentucky for population growth.

How many people moved to Logan County?

On net, about 252 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Logan County?

It averaged 4.7% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Logan County?

About 28,669 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Logan County?

Private employers there had 7,297 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −3.9% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.