Bourbon County, Kentucky

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Key figures

Statistic	Bourbon County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	20,240	4,534,824	334,922,499	1861st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,354	$63,726	$80,734	1948th of 3,221
Median Age	41.8	39.1	38.9	1558th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.3%	27.6%	35.7%	1071st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$229,300	$205,600	$332,700	1090th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$822	$967	$1,413	1944th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.2%	16.1%	12.5%	1423rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.9%	5.2%	1785th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	69.9	114.8	n/a	1251st of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.9%	4.7%	14.1%	1255th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.1	n/a	n/a	2123rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.7%	68.3%	65.2%	2820th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.4	24.0	26.4	1321st of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.7%	10.2%	15.1%	1028th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2129th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.4%	46.6%	46.9%	1974th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.2%	n/a	n/a	1828th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bourbon County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.8%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.5	32.5	61.4

Age in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bourbon County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	41.8	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.8%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.8%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.5%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bourbon County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	8,134	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.3%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.8%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.8%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.0%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	27.6%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bourbon County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,889	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.1%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.9%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.0%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.0%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.2%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.5%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.9%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bourbon County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	9,181	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.0%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.1%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.4%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.3%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.7%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,627	$1,544	n/a

Education in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bourbon County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	12.1%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.8%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.8%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.2%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.1%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bourbon County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.6%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	73.4%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.0%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.5%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.0%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Bourbon County, Kentucky

Statistic	Bourbon County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.1%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.9%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.7%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.9%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.9%	5.5%	16.7%

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