Glasgow, KY

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
55,363
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.3
0.248% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
20.9%
4.51% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$50,729
3.52% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$165,700
6.22% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
22,848
0.794% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Glasgow, 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.

98.4% of the residents in Glasgow, KY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Glasgow, KY are PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow (34 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Glasgow, KY was $165,700, and the homeownership rate was 67.5%.

Most people in Glasgow, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Glasgow, KY was 2 cars per household.

Glasgow, KY borders Bowling Green, KY.

United StatesKentucky

Population & Diversity

Glasgow, KY is home to a population of 55.4k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.49% of Glasgow, KY residents were born outside of the country (1.38k people).

In 2024, there were 25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (49k people) in Glasgow, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.96k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.01k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Glasgow, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Glasgow, KY was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Glasgow, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    49k ± 344
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.96k ± 243
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1.01k ± 239
4.12%
Hispanic Population
2.28k people

In 2024, there were 25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (49k people) in Glasgow, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.96k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.01k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.12% of the people in Glasgow, KY are hispanic (2.28k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    34,091 ± 4,516 people
  2. Cuba
    20,475 ± 3,505 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.49%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.38k people
2.26%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.24k people

As of 2024, 2.49% of Glasgow, KY residents (1.38k 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 Glasgow, KY was 2.26%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    841 ± 149
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    485 ± 158
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    356 ± 130

Glasgow, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

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

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Economy

The economy of Glasgow, KY employs 22.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Glasgow, KY were Manufacturing (4,903 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,394 people), and Retail Trade (2,885 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($95,982), Wholesale Trade ($68,362), and Utilities ($62,115).

Employment

Occupations

22.8k
2024 Value
± 1,101
0.794%
1 Year growth
± 6.72%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glasgow, KY grew at a rate of 0.794%, from 22.7k employees to 22.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Glasgow, KY, are Production Occupations (3,033 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,406 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,939 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Glasgow, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

22.8k
2024 Value
± 1,101
0.794%
1 Year growth
± 6.72%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Glasgow, KY grew at a rate of 0.794%, from 22.7k employees to 22.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Glasgow, KY, are Manufacturing (4,903 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,394 people), and Retail Trade (2,885 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Glasgow, KY, though some of these residents may live in Glasgow, 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

$42,584
Median earning men ± $3,000
$33,974
Median earning women ± $2,640

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($66,607), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,758), and Public Administration ($59,821).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($72,667), Public Administration ($60,802), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($53,571).

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 85
    Retail Trade
  2. 68
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 53
    Retail Trade

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.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $151k
    Manufacturing
  2. $132k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $79.3k
    Retail Trade

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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

Voting results are not available for Glasgow, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

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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Education

In 2023, universities in Glasgow, KY awarded 34 degrees. The student population of Glasgow, KY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1 male students and 42 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Glasgow, KY are White (27 and 79.4%), Hispanic or Latino (3 and 8.82%), Two or More Races (2 and 5.88%), and Black or African American (1 and 2.94%).

The largest universities in Glasgow, KY by number of degrees awarded are PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow (34 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Glasgow, KY are General Cosmetology (24 and 70.6%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (5 and 14.7%), and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (4 and 11.8%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 43 students enrolled in Glasgow, KY, 2.33% men and 97.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 37 records, of which 97.3% were women and 2.7% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology
Most Common
24 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Glasgow, KY was General Cosmetology with 24 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Glasgow, KY according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
34 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was PJ's College of Cosmetology-Glasgow with 34 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Glasgow, KY, which is 0.0303 times less than the 33 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 27 degrees mean that there were 9 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 3 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Glasgow, KY was $165,700 in 2024, which is 0.498 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,000 to $165,700, a 6.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Glasgow, KY is 67.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Glasgow, KY have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Glasgow, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$165,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,119
$14,928
Median Property Taxes
±$803

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

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

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Rent vs Own

67.5%
Homeownership
2024
64.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.5% of the housing units in Glasgow, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.1%.

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

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$50,729
Median Household Income
± $2,867
22.1k
Number of Households
± 1,111

In 2024, the median household income of the 22.1k households in Glasgow, KY grew to $50,729 from the previous year's value of $49,004.

The following chart displays the households in Glasgow, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Glasgow, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.8%)
  2. Carpooled (11.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.47%)

In 2024, 77.8% of workers in Glasgow, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (7.47%).

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.

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Commute Time

23.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Glasgow, KY have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.34% of the workforce in Glasgow, 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 Glasgow, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Glasgow, KY have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Glasgow, KY (11.4k out of 54.5k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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Health

91.9% of the population of Glasgow, KY has health coverage, with 36.2% on employee plans, 29.3% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 1.28% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1,601 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,601 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1502 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,601 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kentucky

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see an average of 1,601 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,601 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

8.12%
Uninsured
36.2%
Employer Coverage
29.3%
Medicaid
14.8%
Medicare
10.4%
Non-Group
1.28%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Glasgow, KY grew by 1.6% from 7.99% to 8.12%.

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

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