Bardstown, KY

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2023 Population

13,673

0.804% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.2

2.89% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

11.1%

10.3% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$49,781

4.46% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$190,800

10.1% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

6,365

2.55% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Bardstown, KY had a population of 13.7k people with a median age of 39.2 and a median household income of $49,781. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Bardstown, KY grew from 13,564 to 13,673, a 0.804% increase and its median household income grew from $47,654 to $49,781, a 4.46% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bardstown, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (79.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.3%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.3%), White (Hispanic) (2.22%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.21%).

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.

96.8% of the residents in Bardstown, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Bardstown, KY was $190,800, and the homeownership rate was 58.6%.

Most people in Bardstown, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Bardstown, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bardstown, KY is home to a population of 13.7k people, from which 96.8% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.95% of Bardstown, KY residents were born outside of the country (540 people).

In 2023, there were 5.95 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.8k people) in Bardstown, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.82k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 314 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.8%

2023 Citizenship

97.1%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.8% of Bardstown, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Bardstown, KY was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bardstown, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
10.8k ± 435
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.82k ± 276
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
314 ± 149

4.64%

Hispanic Population

635 people

4.64% of the people in Bardstown, KY are hispanic (635 people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
28,651 ± 4,142 people
Cuba
14,970 ± 2,999 people
India
12,312 ± 2,720 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 28,651 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 14,970 and India with 12,312.

Foreign-Born Population

3.95%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

540 people

3.78%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

513 people

As of 2023, 3.95% of Bardstown, KY residents (540 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bardstown, KY was 3.78%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
230 ± 101
Gulf War (2001-)
123 ± 84
Gulf War (1990s)
90 ± 63

Bardstown, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bardstown, KY employs 6.37k people. The largest industries in Bardstown, KY are Manufacturing (1,375 people), Retail Trade (917 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (684 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,543), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,917), and Information ($77,763).

Males in Kentucky have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,220. The income inequality in Kentucky (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

6.37k

2023 Value

± 634

2.55%

1 Year growth

± 14.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bardstown, KY grew at a rate of 2.55%, from 6.21k employees to 6.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bardstown, KY, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (868 people), Production Occupations (864 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (600 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bardstown, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.37k

2023 Value

± 634

2.55%

1 Year growth

± 14.1%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bardstown, KY grew at a rate of 2.55%, from 6.21k employees to 6.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bardstown, KY, are Manufacturing (1,375 people), Retail Trade (917 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (684 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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,385

Median earning men ± $5,683

$31,657

Median earning women ± $4,839

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,682), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,943), and Manufacturing ($58,077).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($77,763), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,714), and Manufacturing ($45,360).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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

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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

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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.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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.

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).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bardstown, KY was $190,800 in 2023, which is 0.629 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $173,300 to $190,800, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Bardstown, KY is 58.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Bardstown, KY have an average commute time of 20.2 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 $49,781. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Bardstown, KY was Census Tract 9305 with a value of $79,441, followed by Census Tract 9303.01 and Census Tract 9304, with respective values of $71,250 and $53,819.

Housing

Property

$190,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$25,122

$3,415

Median Property Taxes

±$475

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.

Rent vs Own

58.6%

Homeownership

2023

64.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 58.6% of the housing units in Bardstown, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9305
Census Tract 9303.01
Census Tract 9304

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Bardstown, KY was Census Tract 9305 with a value of $79,441, followed by Census Tract 9303.01 and Census Tract 9304, with respective values of $71,250 and $53,819.

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

Household Income

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

$49,781

Median Household Income

± $6,361

5.83k

Number of Households

± 621

In 2023, the median household income of the 5.83k households in Bardstown, KY grew to $49,781 from the previous year's value of $47,654.

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.

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.

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 2023

Drove Alone (81.8%)
Carpooled (8.49%)
Other (4.77%)

In 2023, 81.8% of workers in Bardstown, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.49%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.77%).

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

20.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bardstown, KY have a shorter commute time (20.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.26% of the workforce in Bardstown, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bardstown, KY (1.47k out of 13.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bardstown, KY is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.

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.

Health

90.4% of the population of Bardstown, KY has health coverage, with 42.8% on employee plans, 24.4% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 0.232% 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.

Coverage

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.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.63%

Uninsured

42.8%

Employer Coverage

24.4%

Medicaid

12.8%

Medicare

10.2%

Non-Group

0.232%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bardstown, KY grew by 5.08% from 9.17% to 9.63%.

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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