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Gallatin County, KY

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

AI Overview

Gallatin County is a small rural Kentucky county of 8,749 residents with a labor force participation rate of 59.9% and a workforce where 84.4% hold a high school diploma but only 13.2% have a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a blue-collar profile with median worker earnings of $37,742. The county's unemployment sits at 3.5%, median household income is $63,346, and a GDP per capita of $44,101 suggests modest output relative to cost. Housing remains affordable—median home value of $169,400 and median gross rent of $858/month—with a 75.1% homeownership rate, though population growth of just 0.5% over five years signals a largely stable, slow-growth market.

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

Population

8,749

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,346

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,880 (89.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone247 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race243 (2.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone237 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races120 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone41 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish274
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)24
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic4
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island4
  5. 5.Korean2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

427

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$44,101

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,216

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)962
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance688
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)468
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities410
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services326

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,295
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations967
  3. 3.Service Occupations735
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations591
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations485

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.19×)880
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.94×)459
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.83×)171
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.37×)261
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)470

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$169,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$858/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999376 (15.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999277 (11.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999225 (9.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999224 (9.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999200 (8.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999191 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,742

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,108 (78.3%)
  • Carpooled603 (15.2%)
  • Worked At Home180 (4.5%)
  • Walked62 (1.6%)
  • Other15 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.