According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, Pendleton County had a total population of 14,587; 7,496/51% male and 7,091/49% female1. The median age is 40.8 years which is an increase of .2 from previous years1. Nearly 23% of the population is under 18 years of age and 15.8% is 65 years or older1.
Pendleton County’s population is slightly older than the Kentucky average. The median age for men is 39.5 compared to 37.6 in Kentucky and the median age for women is 42.6 compared to 40.41. Pendleton county also has a slightly higher age dependency ratio, 64.1, that is the ratio between persons under 18 and over 64 and the number of working-age individuals (those aged 19-64 years old), when compared with Kentucky and national averages at 63.8 and 62.5 respectively1. Pendleton County’s population under 18 years is nearly 24% compared 22.6% and 22.4% in Kentucky and the U.S. respectively1.
Pendleton County has a higher ratio of males to females and a higher age ratio dependence than KY and the U.S.
Age Dependency Ratio
Pendleton county also has a slightly higher age dependency ratio, 64.1, that is the ratio between persons under 18 and over 64 and the number of working-age individuals (those aged 19-64 years old), when compared with Kentucky and national averages at 63.8 and 62.5 respectively.