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Menifee County, KY: population growth, jobs and income

Menifee County gained 101 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+1.6%).

Menifee County had an estimated 6,430 residents in 2025, up 4.8% (292 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Kentucky as a whole (+2.2%), and the 26th fastest growth of 120 counties in Kentucky.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$675/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes26.4%2020–24
  • Rent growth, 5 years+14.0%2016-2020 to 2020-2024
  • New homes permitted, last 12 monthsIn 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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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 133 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 454 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −1.7% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 6.9% in 2025, 0.6 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Median household income was $45,096 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, −3.5% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 658th.

Part of the Mount Sterling, KY micro area.

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Menifee County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20256,430+101
20246,329+49
20236,280+64
20226,216+44
20216,172+34
20206,138–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Menifee County

Menifee County grew by 292 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+479).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−32−187
International migrationfrom and to other countries+0−1
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+133+479
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0+1
Total change+101+292

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 growth26th of 120658th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2nd of 120116th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth82nd of 1202,116th of 3,092
Median household income95th of 1202,927th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate112th of 1203,005th of 3,108

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, Menifee County's population change (+4.8%) was ahead of 5 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 1 (Morgan County).

4 of its 6 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Menifee County's $45,096 (2020–24).

Menifee 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
Menifee County, KY This county6,430+4.8%20.7–$45,096
Powell County, KY12,812−2.2%1.40.4$40,309
Wolfe County, KY6,298−4.0%9.1–$30,417
Bath County, KY13,176+3.6%16.40.0$56,541
Rowan County, KY24,476−1.0%−1.10.3$54,321
Montgomery County, KY28,822+2.5%0.21.8$56,396
Morgan County, KY14,415+5.0%11.00.1$47,913

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 Menifee County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 4.8% between 2020 and 2025, about 292 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Kentucky as a whole changed +2.2% over the same years. That ranks 26th of 120 counties in Kentucky for population growth.

How many people moved to Menifee County?

On net, about 133 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 Menifee County?

It averaged 6.9% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Menifee County?

About 6,430 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Menifee County?

Private employers there had 454 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −1.7% 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.