Editing Magoffin County, Kentucky (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 4684
| 1880 = 6944
| 1890 = 9196
| 1900 = 12006
| 1910 = 13654
| 1920 = 13859
| 1930 = 15719
| 1940 = 17490
| 1950 = 13839
| 1960 = 11156
| 1970 = 10443
| 1980 = 13515
| 1990 = 13077
| 2000 = 13332
| 2010 = 13333
| 2020 = 11637
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 17, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 17, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ky190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 17, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 17, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2021<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21/21153.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607102755/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/21/21153.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
| estimate = 11118
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|access-date=March 13, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| estyear = 2024
}}

As of the [[2010 United States Census]], 13,333 people were living in the county. The racial makeup was 98.6% [[White American|White]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% [[African American|Black or African American]], 0.1% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.2% of some other race and 0.7% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 0.7% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people (of any race).

As of the 2000 [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>  13,332 people, 5,024 households, and 3,858 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|43|/sqmi|/km2}}. The 5,447 housing units had an average density of {{convert|18|/sqmi|/km2}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 99.29% White, 0.15% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. About 0.42% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. A significant [[Melungeon]] or mixed-race group of [[Carmel Indians]] live in Magoffin County. In a 2007 study by the U.S. Census Bureau, Magoffin County, along with Mitchell County in Iowa, was cited as the U.S. county having the largest percentage of individuals in the demographic category of "non-Hispanic White alone."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1028622/minority_population_is_booming_nationally_and_in_utah/index.html|title=Minority Population is Booming Nationally and in Utah - Science News|publisher=redOrbit|date=August 9, 2007|access-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref>

Of the 5,024 households, 37.5% had children under 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were not families. About 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the age distribution was 26.8% under 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $19,421, and for a family was $24,031. Males had a median income of $27,745 versus $18,354 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $10,685. About 31.2% of families and 36.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 45.9% of those under 18 and 29.1% of those 65 or over.