Bracken County, KY

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2022 Population

8,420

0.31% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

41.7

0.477% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

17%

7.87% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$59,911

5.32% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$115,100

15.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Bracken County, KY had a population of 8.42k people with a median age of 41.7 and a median household income of $59,911. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Bracken County, KY grew from 8,394 to 8,420, a 0.31% increase and its median household income declined from $63,277 to $59,911, a −5.32% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bracken County, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.5%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (1.59%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.37%), White (Hispanic) (0.582%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.582%).

None of the households in Bracken 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.

99.7% of the residents in Bracken County, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Bracken County, KY was $115,100, and the homeownership rate was 80.5%.

Most people in Bracken County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Bracken County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Bracken County, KY borders Harrison County, KY, Mason County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Brown County, OH, and Clermont County, OH.

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Population & Diversity

Bracken County, KY is home to a population of 8.42k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.677% of Bracken County, KY residents were born outside of the country (57 people).

In 2022, there were 60 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.04k people) in Bracken County, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 134 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) and 115 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

99.9%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.7% of Bracken County, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Bracken County, KY was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bracken County, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.04k ± 17
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
134 ± 129
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
115 ± 100

0.796%

Hispanic Population

67 people

0.796% of the people in Bracken County, KY are hispanic (67 people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

0.677%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

57 people

0.238%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

20 people

As of 2022, 0.677% of Bracken County, KY residents (57 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 Bracken County, KY was 0.238%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
112 ± 50
Gulf War (1990s)
63 ± 42
Gulf War (2001-)
16 ± 12

Bracken County, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.78 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bracken County, KY employs 3.71k people. The largest industries in Bracken County, KY are Manufacturing (807 people), Construction (421 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (390 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($90,208), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,813), and Information ($69,219).

Employment

Occupations

3.71k

2022 Value

± 346

0.162%

1 Year growth

± 12.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bracken County, KY grew at a rate of 0.162%, from 3.7k employees to 3.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bracken County, KY, are Production Occupations (584 people), Management Occupations (444 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (381 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bracken County, 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

3.71k

2022 Value

± 346

0.162%

1 Year growth

± 12.8%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Bracken County, KY grew at a rate of 0.162%, from 3.7k employees to 3.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bracken County, KY, are Manufacturing (807 people), Construction (421 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (390 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bracken County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Bracken County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,988

Median earning men ± $3,190

$35,913

Median earning women ± $2,702

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($140,827), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,529), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,364).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($73,092), Manufacturing ($50,114), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,438).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

30
Other Services, Except Public Administration
27
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
20
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Bracken County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 80.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.636%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (80.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (18.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.636%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Bracken County, KY for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

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 Bracken County, KY was $115,100 in 2022, which is 0.408 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $99,600 to $115,100, a 15.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Bracken County, KY is 80.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Bracken County, KY have an average commute time of 35.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bracken County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Bracken County, KY is $59,911. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Bracken County, KY was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $80,134, followed by Census Tract 9503 and Census Tract 9501, with respective values of $57,045 and $53,750.

Property

$115,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,467

$2,526

Median Property Taxes

±$264

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 Bracken County, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

80.5%

Homeownership

2022

56.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 80.5% of the housing units in Bracken County, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bracken County, 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 9502
Census Tract 9503
Census Tract 9501

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Bracken County, KY was Census Tract 9502 with a value of $80,134, followed by Census Tract 9503 and Census Tract 9501, with respective values of $57,045 and $53,750.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Bracken County, 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.

$59,911

Median Household Income

± $8,877

3.14k

Number of Households

± 301

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.14k households in Bracken County, KY declined from $59,911 from the previous year's value of $63,277.

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

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bracken County, 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 2022

Drove Alone (77.8%)
Carpooled (13.7%)
Worked At Home (5.51%)

In 2022, 77.8% of workers in Bracken County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.7%) and those who worked at home (5.51%).

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

35.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bracken County, KY have a longer commute time (35.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 6.43% of the workforce in Bracken County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bracken 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 Bracken County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bracken County, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bracken County, KY (1.41k out of 8.31k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bracken County, 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

95.9% of the population of Bracken County, KY has health coverage, with 41.9% on employee plans, 28.7% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bracken County, KY see 4143 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.217% decrease from the previous year (4152 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4220 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4220 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,143 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bracken County, KY

Primary care physicians in Bracken County, KY see an average of 4,143 patients per year. This represents a 0.217% decrease from the previous year (4,152 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 40.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.05%

Uninsured

41.9%

Employer Coverage

28.7%

Medicaid

12.8%

Medicare

11.4%

Non-Group

1.14%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bracken County, KY grew by 5.29% from 3.85% to 4.05%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Bracken County, KY.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 40% in Bracken County, KY.

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