Facts
- Population
- 147,936 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 9.9 %
- Net migration
- 2,709 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2 % (2025)
- State
- Kentucky
- Population base, April 2020
- 134,561 (2020)
- Births
- 1,918 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 13.0
- Deaths
- 1,205 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 8.1
- Natural change, 2023
- 713
- International migration
- 1,822 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 887 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 18.3
- Postal code
- KY
- FIPS code
- 21227
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.2 % |
| 2024 | 4.4 % |
| 2023 | 3.9 % |
| 2022 | 3.5 % |
| 2021 | 3.9 % |
| 2020 | 6.1 % |
| 2019 | 3.5 % |
| 2018 | 3.4 % |
| 2017 | 3.7 % |
| 2016 | 3.7 % |
| 2015 | 4.4 % |
| 2014 | 5.5 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 147,936 |
| 2023 | 143,929 |
| 2022 | 140,503 |
| 2021 | 137,191 |
| 2020 | 135,033 |