Overall, Crofton’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Crofton is worth considering.
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 percentage of people in Crofton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.17% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Crofton in 2022 was $21,970, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $87,880 for a family of four. However, Crofton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Crofton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.58% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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, Scottish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Crofton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
