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Bourbon County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Bourbon County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bourbon County, KY is a small rural county of about 20,174 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and horse-related industries characteristic of the Kentucky Bluegrass region. The labor force participation rate is 58.5% with a 4.4% unemployment rate, median worker earnings of $36,780, and 25.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are relatively low—median home value of $211,600 and median gross rent of $745/month—though population growth was nearly flat at +0.1% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

20,174

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,354

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

Bourbon County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone17,230 (85.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,001 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race813 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races644 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone487 (2.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone39 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish849
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)127
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic89
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island25
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)24

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

809

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,263

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,619

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,001
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,347
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,213
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining804
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services660

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,083
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,825
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,585
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,527
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,050

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.54×)940
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.40×)291
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)1,171
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.27×)1,242
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.97×)410

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$211,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$745/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999587 (11.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999545 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999539 (10.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999446 (8.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999442 (8.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999401 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,780

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,584 (73.4%)
  • Carpooled1,076 (12.0%)
  • Worked At Home964 (10.7%)
  • Walked191 (2.1%)
  • Other70 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle47 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.