Larue
Kentucky

What stands out

If you had to describe Larue County in numbers, start here: the restaurant count per person is among the fewest in America (0.2 per 1,000), rainfall is in the top 2% of American counties (61 inches a year), and violent crime is in the top 8% of American counties (4.9 per 1,000). Within Kentucky it ranks 4th of 106 counties for the restaurant count per person, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Larue County, Kentucky. 14,902 people live here with you. The population grew 1.0% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +200).

Kentucky moved to a flat income tax, 3.5% for 2026, and exempts the first $31,110 of pension and retirement income per person. It has an inheritance tax, but spouses, children, parents and siblings are exempt. Home prices are among the lowest in the country outside Louisville and Lexington, and the state has some of the cheapest electricity, much of it still coal-fired.

Money

The typical household here brings in $57,867 a year, lower than 58% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $45,904. Unemployment runs 4.4%, higher than 79% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home.

Kentucky takes 3.5% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,025 a year.

Home

The median home costs $226K, cheaper than 53% of American counties, about 2.3 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $734 a month. Property tax is 0.64% of home value, roughly $1,044 a year on that median home, lower than 73% of American counties. 75% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.9 per 1,000 residents, higher than 92% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 29 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 73.1 years, shorter than 79% of American counties. There are 3 active physicians in the county, about 2.0 per 10,000 people. 9.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.07 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 51% of American counties. 84% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 57 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 68% of eligible voters turned out. Under Kentucky law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 57°F, highs near 68 and lows near 46, warmer than 58% of American counties. About 61 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 15 out of 100, safer than 85% of American counties; the county has had 25 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 156 Mbps down, slower than 69% of American counties. For a night or a weekend out: 0.2 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 National Park Service site.