The population of Muhlenberg county is estimated at 31,064. In 2017 there were 336 births and 426 deaths in Muhlenberg county. Muhlenberg county has 5,198 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 4,265 that are owned free and clear and 2,589 that are renter occupied.

  The residents of Muhlenberg County filed 11,940 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.6% of all Kentucky filings and 0.008% of the entire nation. Muhlenberg had a combined total federal tax liability of $74,195,000 on earned income of $543,458,000. Other notable statistics from Muhlenberg County were 640 unemployment claims which collected a total of $2,620,000 and 1,700 charitable contributions valued at $9,416,000. 1,840 filings from Muhlenberg County paid a combined total of $2,682,000 in property taxes and 1,520 filings paid $7,766,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Muhlenberg county had 97 religious congregations with an estimated 22,509 members.
11.3% of the Muhlenberg population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 20.1% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 42% of Muhlenberg County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 309 votes.
At $40,338 the median income is 83.5% of the Kentucky average. An estimated 783 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Muhlenberg, the equivalant of around 6.7% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 7.2%.

Top 15 Industries in Muhlenberg County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
1,318	Health care and social assistance
1,291	Retail trade
793	Manufacturing
657	Food services and drinking places
445	Limited-service restaurants
357	Other general merchandise stores
357	General merchandise stores
279	Ambulatory health care services
275	Nursing and residential care facilities
238	Truck transportation
233	Food and beverage stores
223	Wood product manufacturing
201	Full-service restaurants
201	Finance and insurance
174	Offices of physicians

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