CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bardstown

Kentucky · 6,801 residents · 12.1 sq mi

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Bardstown is home to 6,801 people in Kentucky. There are 3,573 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $46,500. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $290 a month. Households take in $21,737 at the median, 28% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,801

−34%vs 2000

vs 10,374 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

+1%vs 2000

vs 33.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(492)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(529)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(527)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(442)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(471)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(1,093)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(872)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(675)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(574)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(594)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(396)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(136)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,737

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,497 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,180

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,681 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.7%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,500

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$290

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $426 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.6% in 2000

39.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.5%(8,456)

Black15%(1,557)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(143)

Asian0.9%(97)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic80.8%(5,493)

Black18.2%(1,235)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(9)

Asian0.9%(58)

Other0.2%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.6%(634)

Puerto Rican0.5%(74)

Central American0.4%(61)

South American0.4%(57)

Peruvian0.4%(57)

Honduran0.4%(51)

Guatemalan0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(26)

Chinese0.1%(12)

Ancestry

English14%(1,935)

German12.5%(1,726)

Irish11.5%(1,586)

American9.2%(1,264)

Italian2.6%(358)

Scottish2.5%(341)

French1.4%(188)

Welsh1.3%(175)

Polish1%(133)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(114)

Subsaharan African0.7%(93)

Swedish0.6%(76)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.4%(55)

British0.4%(51)

Ukrainian0.2%(34)

Romanian0.2%(26)

Slovak0.1%(17)

Lithuanian0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Serbian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.4%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.3%

−9.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

−9%vs 2000

vs 18.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.9%(2,032)

Married48.4%(2,597)

Widowed2.3%(125)

Divorced11.4%(612)

Women 15+

Never married23.1%(1,257)

Married52.9%(2,878)

Widowed8.6%(466)

Divorced15.5%(842)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.3%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.5%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.3%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.4%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.3%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)19.7%(125)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.9%(63)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.3%(237)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.4%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 635 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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