Bardstown, KY

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2022 Population
13,564
1.04% 1-year growth
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
38.1
11.7% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
12.4%
2.39% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$47,654
3.33% 1-year decline
2022 Median Property Value
$173,300
20.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Bardstown, KY had a population of 13.6k people with a median age of 38.1 and a median household income of $47,654. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Bardstown, KY grew from 13,425 to 13,564, a 1.04% increase and its median household income declined from $49,298 to $47,654, a −3.33% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bardstown, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (78.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.9%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.9%), White (Hispanic) (2.25%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.63%).

None of the households in Bardstown, 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.

97.1% of the residents in Bardstown, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Bardstown, KY was $173,300, and the homeownership rate was 55.3%.

Most people in Bardstown, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Bardstown, KY was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Bardstown, KY is home to a population of 13.6k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.78% of Bardstown, KY residents were born outside of the country (513 people).

In 2022, there were 6.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.6k people) in Bardstown, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.75k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 393 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.1%
2022 Citizenship
98.4%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.1% of Bardstown, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Bardstown, KY was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bardstown, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    10.6k ± 389
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.75k ± 359
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    393 ± 159
5.41%
Hispanic Population
734 people

In 2022, there were 6.07 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.6k people) in Bardstown, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.75k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 393 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.41% of the people in Bardstown, KY are hispanic (734 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bardstown, KY as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.78%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
513 people
3.12%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
419 people

As of 2022, 3.78% of Bardstown, KY residents (513 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bardstown, KY was 3.12%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    236 ± 96
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    211 ± 105
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    60 ± 51

Bardstown, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Bardstown, KY employs 6.21k people. The largest industries in Bardstown, KY are Manufacturing (1,255 people), Retail Trade (970 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (660 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,174), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,358), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,057).

Occupations

6.21k
2022 Value
± 654
3.57%
1 Year growth
± 14.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bardstown, KY grew at a rate of 3.57%, from 5.99k employees to 6.21k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bardstown, KY, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (802 people), Production Occupations (722 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (617 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bardstown, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

6.21k
2022 Value
± 654
3.57%
1 Year growth
± 14.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bardstown, KY grew at a rate of 3.57%, from 5.99k employees to 6.21k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bardstown, KY, are Manufacturing (1,255 people), Retail Trade (970 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (660 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bardstown, KY, though some of these residents may live in Bardstown, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,841
Median earning men ± $4,731
$30,567
Median earning women ± $3,362

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,492), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,938), and Manufacturing ($52,731).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,959), Information ($46,250), and Manufacturing ($39,865).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

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.

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
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.

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US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bardstown, KY was $173,300 in 2022, which is 0.615 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $143,600 to $173,300, a 20.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Bardstown, KY is 55.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Bardstown, KY have an average commute time of 19.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bardstown, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Bardstown, KY is $47,654. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Bardstown, KY was Census Tract 9303.01 with a value of $76,799, followed by Census Tract 9305 and Census Tract 9303.03, with respective values of $74,102 and $51,111.

Property

$173,300
Median Property Value 2022
±$19,059
$3,076
Median Property Taxes
±$424

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 Bardstown, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

55.3%
Homeownership
2022
69.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 55.3% of the housing units in Bardstown, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.2%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9303.01
  2. Census Tract 9305
  3. Census Tract 9303.03

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Bardstown, KY was Census Tract 9303.01 with a value of $76,799, followed by Census Tract 9305 and Census Tract 9303.03, with respective values of $74,102 and $51,111.

The following map shows all of the places in Bardstown, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

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$47,654
Median Household Income
± $7,084
5.57k
Number of Households
± 586

In 2022, the median household income of the 5.57k households in Bardstown, KY declined from $47,654 from the previous year's value of $49,298.

The following chart displays the households in Bardstown, 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bardstown, KY is from Kentucky.
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky
0.453
2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (83.3%)
  2. Carpooled (8.07%)
  3. Other (3.96%)

In 2022, 83.3% of workers in Bardstown, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.07%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.96%).

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Commute Time

19.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bardstown, KY have a shorter commute time (19.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.935% of the workforce in Bardstown, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bardstown, KY (1.63k out of 13.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bardstown, 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.

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Health

90.8% of the population of Bardstown, KY has health coverage, with 44.3% on employee plans, 23.4% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 0.445% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nelson County, KY see 1787 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.35% decrease from the previous year (1849 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1744 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 683 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,787 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nelson County, KY

Primary care physicians in Nelson County, KY see an average of 1,787 patients per year. This represents a 3.35% decrease from the previous year (1,849 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.1% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.9% were men and 53.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.17%
Uninsured
44.3%
Employer Coverage
23.4%
Medicaid
11.8%
Medicare
10.9%
Non-Group
0.445%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bardstown, KY declined by 5.59% from 9.71% to 9.17%.

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

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