Crofton is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 642 people and two associated neighborhoods, Crofton is the 303rd largest community in Kentucky.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Crofton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.63% of the Crofton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Crofton is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Crofton who work in office and administrative support (14.56%), sales jobs (13.11%), and management occupations (8.25%). Crofton’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Crofton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Crofton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Crofton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Crofton have a very low rate of college education: just 8.35% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Crofton in 2022 was $24,139, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,556 for a family of four. Crofton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Crofton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crofton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Crofton include Irish, German, English, Jamaican, and French. The most common language spoken in Crofton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
