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Trimble County, Kentucky: crime rate, income and local data
FBI reports put Trimble County at 0.14 violent crimes per 1,000 people a year over 2021-2025, 94% lower than the rate for Kentucky (2.3). Households here have a median income of $66,027 and the unemployment rate was 3.8% in August 2026. About 8,550 people live in the county.
Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.
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What is the crime rate in Trimble County?
Police agencies in Trimble County reported an average of 1 violent crimes and 12 property crimes a year from 2021 to 2025. That is 0.14 violent crimes per 1,000 residents, 94% lower than the Kentucky rate (2.3), and 96% lower than the U.S. rate (3.7). Property crime ran at 1.3 per 1,000, against 14.6 statewide. With this few incidents, one or two cases move the rate a lot from year to year.
| Offense (yearly average, 2021-2025) | Trimble County | Per 1,000 | Kentucky per 1,000 | U.S. per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1 | 0.14 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| Murder | 0 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Rape | 0 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 0.40 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 0.62 |
| Aggravated assault | 1 | 0.14 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Property crime | 12 | 1.3 | 14.6 | 18.1 |
| Burglary | 4 | 0.56 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Larceny-theft | 6 | 0.83 | 10.0 | 13.0 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 2 | 0.26 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
Most crime never reaches the police, so these are reported crimes, a floor rather than the full count. In 2024 about half of violent crimes (48%) and about 3 in 10 property crimes (31%) were reported to police (U.S. Justice Department, National Crime Victimization Survey). Rates also depend on how completely each agency reports to the FBI. County figures add up the city police and sheriff reports in the county (1 agencies; 100% of residents covered).
What is the median household income in Trimble County?
The median household in Trimble County earns $66,027 a year, close to the Kentucky median ($63,726). The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $172,000 by its owners; renters pay a median $863. 10.8% of households received SNAP benefits in the past year (state: 13.2%). The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 3.8% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 153 people out of work and looking.
| Census ACS 2020-2024 | Trimble County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8,550 | 4,534,824 | 334,922,499 |
| Median household income | $66,027 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $172,000 | $205,600 | $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $863 | $967 | $1,413 |
| Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average) | 6.2% | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| People below the poverty line | 13.3% | 16.1% | 12.5% |
| Households receiving SNAP (food stamps) | 10.8% | 13.2% | 12.1% |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher | 17.1% | 27.6% | 35.7% |
| Homeowner households | 79.7% | 68.3% | 65.2% |
| Median age | 43.3 | 39.1 | 38.9 |
| Households with broadband internet | 85.1% | 88.6% | 91.0% |
| People without health insurance | 5.2% | 6.0% | 8.4% |
What natural hazards and environmental sites are in Trimble County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall natural-hazard risk for Trimble County as “Very Low”. No single hazard among floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat waves, earthquakes and hurricanes is rated higher than “Relatively Moderate”. The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.
Superfund sites
EPA lists no Superfund site in Trimble County, active or completed (October 2026).
Industrial chemical releases
1 facility in the county filed Toxics Release Inventory reports for 2024, together reporting 987,061 pounds of listed chemicals released on site. Reported releases are legal permitted amounts in most cases.
Disasters, air and water
Trimble County was covered by 3 federal major disaster declarations from 2016 through 2025 (Severe Storm 2, Flood 1), not counting COVID-19. Of 2 community water systems, none had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 2 (moderate).
Is there road construction in Trimble County?
The state DOT feed had no interstate, U.S. or state highway work zones in Trimble County on October 11, 2026. Some states publish only part of their road work in open feeds, so check the state's 511 site before you travel. The map's layer refreshes every morning.
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How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in Trimble County?
Trimble County has 3 public schools (2024-25) and 0 private schools (2023-24) in federal school lists. 1 nursing home is certified by Medicare or Medicaid here; star ratings for each are on the map and on Medicare's Care Compare. USGS mapping shows 4 fire or EMS stations and 1 police or sheriff station.
Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Trimble County
Gun shops
No gun shops with a public storefront are on the map in Trimble County. There are 5 licensed dealers without a public storefront (not shown).
Liquor stores
4 liquor stores are on the map in Trimble County: 3rd Base Liquor (Bedford), Fast Lane Liquor (Bedford), Fillin' Station Liquors (Madison) and Madtown Liquors (Madison). Kentucky has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.
Planned Parenthood
There is no Planned Parenthood health center in Trimble County on the map.
See them on the map: liquor stores →
Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.
Common questions
What is the crime rate in Trimble County?
Trimble County averaged 1 reported violent crimes a year in 2021-2025, or 0.14 per 1,000 residents, 94% lower than the Kentucky rate (2.3). The property-crime rate was 1.3 per 1,000 (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting).
What is the median household income in Trimble County?
$66,027 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024 average), compared with $63,726 for Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the unemployment rate in Trimble County?
The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 3.8% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 153 people out of work and looking.
What natural hazards affect Trimble County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the overall natural-hazard risk for Trimble County as “Very Low”. No single hazard among floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat waves, earthquakes and hurricanes is rated higher than “Relatively Moderate”.
Is there road construction in Trimble County right now?
The state DOT feed had no interstate, U.S. or state highway work zones in Trimble County on October 11, 2026. Some states publish only part of their road work in open feeds, so check the state's 511 site before you travel.
How many nursing homes are in Trimble County?
1 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes (CMS provider data, September 2026).
How does Trimble County compare with neighboring counties?
| County | Population | Violent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25) | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | 10,954 | 0.94 | $56,466 |
| Clark County, IN | 124,354 | 2.1 | $74,214 |
| Henry County | 15,856 | 0.26 | $63,347 |
| Jefferson County, IN | 32,998 | – | $64,577 |
| Oldham County | 69,257 | 0.55 | $122,497 |
More: Kentucky statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)
Where do these numbers come from?
- Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting 2021-2025 (agency level, Return A), averaged and summed by county by Map the Block; Census population; state and national rates: FBI estimated crimes 2021-2025.
- Income, housing, education: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year, table B19013 (median household income) and related tables.
- Monthly unemployment: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), county data, not seasonally adjusted. Public domain.
- Hazards: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), county scores; disasters: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
- Superfund: U.S. EPA, Superfund site boundaries and NPL status (October 2026). Dams: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (public map service, October 2026). Chemical releases: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory, reporting year 2024 (basic data file).
- Air and water: U.S. EPA AirData, annual AQI by county 2024; EPA Air Quality Design Values 2023-2025 (June 2026); U.S. EPA SDWIS via ECHO drinking-water download (September 30, 2026). Traffic deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 2024; Census population.
- Work zones: State departments of transportation, via the U.S. DOT Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) and state 511 feeds; refreshed every morning (snapshot October 11, 2026).
- Schools: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024-25; budgets: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2024; National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE Private School geocodes (Private School Survey 2023-24). Nursing homes: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Provider Information and Penalties (September 2026). Stations: U.S. Geological Survey, National Structures Dataset (Fire Stations/EMS Stations), October 2026 pull.
- Parks: USGS Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US 4.1); state park agencies' open data (CA, NY, PA, TN, TX, FL, NJ, KY, HI, UT, MT and others); OpenStreetMap contributors for some hours, phones, fees and camping; U.S. National Park Service: unit boundaries (Land Resources Division), Acreage Report (Sept 30, 2026), park pages on nps.gov (hours, fees), Visitor Use Statistics (2025).
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