Warren County, KY

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2024 Population

140,918

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.3

0.299% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

17%

1.29% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$65,794

1.53% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$258,000

6.35% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

70,038

1.13% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Warren County, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.5% of the residents in Warren County, KY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Warren County, KY are Western Kentucky University (4,154 degrees awarded in 2023), Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (3,085 degrees), and PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green (193 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Warren County, KY was $258,000, and the homeownership rate was 55.6%.

Most people in Warren County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Warren County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Warren County, KY borders Allen County, KY, Barren County, KY, Butler County, KY, Edmonson County, KY, Logan County, KY, and Simpson County, KY.

United States Kentucky Bowling Green, KY

Population & Diversity

Warren County, KY is home to a population of 141k people, from which 93.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.78% of Warren County, KY residents were born outside of the country (13.8k people).

In 2024, there were 8.12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (104k people) in Warren County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.09k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.5%

2024 Citizenship

93.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.5% of Warren County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Warren County, KY was 93.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Warren County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Warren County, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
104k ± 437
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
12.8k ± 545
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
7.09k ± 644

7.1%

Hispanic Population

10k people

7.1% of the people in Warren County, KY are hispanic (10k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Warren County, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,091 ± 4,516 people
Cuba
20,475 ± 3,505 people
India
12,629 ± 2,755 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,091 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 20,475 and India with 12,629.

Foreign-Born Population

9.78%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

13.8k people

9.37%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

12.9k people

As of 2024, 9.78% of Warren County, KY residents (13.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Warren County, KY was 9.37%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Warren County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,850 ± 344
Gulf War (2001-)
1,842 ± 406
Gulf War (1990s)
1,343 ± 337

Warren County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Warren County, KY.

Economy

The economy of Warren County, KY employs 70k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Warren County, KY were Manufacturing (12,024 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (9,053 people), and Retail Trade (8,947 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($98,401), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($90,463), and Public Administration ($60,842).

Employment

Occupations

70k

2024 Value

± 2,456

1.13%

1 Year growth

± 4.89%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Warren County, KY grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 69.3k employees to 70k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Warren County, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,538 people), Management Occupations (7,239 people), and Production Occupations (7,236 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Warren County, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

70k

2024 Value

± 2,456

1.13%

1 Year growth

± 4.89%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Warren County, KY grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 69.3k employees to 70k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Warren County, KY, are Manufacturing (12,024 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (9,053 people), and Retail Trade (8,947 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Warren County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Warren County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,298

Median earning men ± $2,336

$32,739

Median earning women ± $2,254

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($72,417), Information ($62,471), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,206).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($57,547), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,535), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,509).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

188
Retail Trade
184
Health Care and Social Assistance
149
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$719k
Manufacturing
$512k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$276k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Warren County, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Warren County, KY awarded 7,512 degrees. The student population of Warren County, KY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 8,372 male students and 13,902 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Warren County, KY are White (5,895 and 79.2%), Black or African American (552 and 7.41%), Hispanic or Latino (463 and 6.22%), and Asian (231 and 3.1%).

The largest universities in Warren County, KY by number of degrees awarded are Western Kentucky University (4,154 and 55.3%), Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (3,085 and 41.1%), and PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green (193 and 2.57%).

The most popular majors in Warren County, KY are General Business Administration & Management (676 and 9%), Electrician (507 and 6.75%), and General Computer & Information Sciences (383 and 5.1%).

The median tuition cost in Warren County, KY for a public four year colleges is $11,436 for in-state students and $27,000 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Warren County, KY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 97%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 37.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 22,274 (37.6% men and 62.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 22,274 students enrolled in Warren County, KY, 37.6% men and 62.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 16,688 records, of which 62.8% were women and 37.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
131 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
169 degrees awarded
General Studies
151 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Warren County, KY was General Business Administration & Management with 131 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Warren County, KY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Western Kentucky University
4,154 degrees awarded
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
3,085 degrees awarded
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green
193 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Western Kentucky University with 4,154 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 3,391 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Warren County, KY, which is 0.823 times less than the 4,121 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 5,895 degrees mean that there were 10.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 552 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($11,436) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($192) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,152) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Warren County, KY was $258,000 in 2024, which is 0.775 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $242,600 to $258,000, a 6.35% increase. The homeownership rate in Warren County, KY is 55.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Warren County, KY have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Warren County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 15.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Warren County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.0404%.

Housing

Property

$258,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,319

$30,964

Median Property Taxes

±$1,549

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Warren County, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Warren County, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

55.6%

Homeownership

2024

67.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.6% of the housing units in Warren County, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 56.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Warren County, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,794

Median Household Income

± $2,643

55.6k

Number of Households

± 2,112

In 2024, the median household income of the 55.6k households in Warren County, KY grew to $65,794 from the previous year's value of $64,801.

The following chart displays the households in Warren County, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Warren County, KY is from Kentucky.

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2023, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.449 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.729% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.8%)
Carpooled (11.9%)
Worked At Home (7.55%)

In 2024, 75.8% of workers in Warren County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.9%) and those who worked at home (7.55%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Warren County, KY have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.94% of the workforce in Warren County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Warren County, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Warren County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Warren County, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 15.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Warren County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.0404%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Warren County, KY (22.9k out of 135k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Warren County, KY is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.7% of the children was living in poverty in Warren County, KY. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 11.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 222 in Warren County, KY. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 8.27 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92.1% of the population of Warren County, KY has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 22.9% on Medicaid, 9.92% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 1.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Warren County, KY see 1,525 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,525 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1520 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 279 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,525 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Warren County, KY

Primary care physicians in Warren County, KY see an average of 1,525 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,525 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Warren County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.7% under 18 years, 26.7% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 13% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.86%

Uninsured

47.2%

Employer Coverage

22.9%

Medicaid

9.92%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

1.15%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Warren County, KY grew by 11.9% from 7.02% to 7.86%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Warren County, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 54.8 in Warren County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Warren County, KY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.3% in Warren County, KY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Warren County, KY.