Cynthiana is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 6,557 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cynthiana is the 70th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Cynthiana is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cynthiana is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cynthiana who work in office and administrative support (18.13%), teaching (6.78%), and management occupations (6.31%). Being a small city, Cynthiana does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Cynthiana are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.45% of adults in Cynthiana have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Cynthiana in 2022 was $25,285, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,140 for a family of four. However, Cynthiana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cynthiana also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.52% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Cynthiana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cynthiana residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cynthiana include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Cynthiana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
