---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Mason County, KY"
classification: county
fips: "21161"
state: "KY"
demographics:
  population: 16956
  population_under_18: 3790
  population_18_64: 9820
  population_65_plus: 3346
  median_household_income: 52178
  poverty_rate: 18.81
  homeownership_rate: 66.06
  unemployment_rate: 4.92
  median_home_value: 161500
  gini_index: 0.4995
  vacancy_rate: 12.93
  race_white: 14739
  race_black: 997
  race_asian: 158
  race_native: 147
  hispanic: 402
  bachelors_plus: 3444
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/04"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9993
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/senate/27"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9997
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/house/70"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9998
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ky]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Mason County, KY

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 16956 |
| Under 18 | 3790 |
| 18–64 | 9820 |
| 65+ | 3346 |
| Median household income | 52178 |
| Poverty rate | 18.81 |
| Homeownership rate | 66.06 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.92 |
| Median home value | 161500 |
| Gini index | 0.4995 |
| Vacancy rate | 12.93 |
| White | 14739 |
| Black | 997 |
| Asian | 158 |
| Native | 147 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 402 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 3444 |

## Districts

- [KY-04](/us/states/ky/districts/04.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [KY Senate District 27](/us/states/ky/districts/senate/27.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [KY House District 70](/us/states/ky/districts/house/70.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries