CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Barlow

Kentucky · 719 residents · 0.55 sq mi

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Barlow is a city of 719 people in Kentucky. The median age is 39.7, about 7 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $25,200. The poverty rate is 27.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. That trails the Kentucky median by roughly 35%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

719

+1%vs 2000

vs 715 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.7

+4%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024564

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(51)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(44)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(53)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(35)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(100)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(89)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(69)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(79)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.8%(63)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.5%(25)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,565

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,984

−42%vs 2000

vs $15,564 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.8%

+9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,200

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$160

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $354 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.9%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.5% in 2000

29.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.9%(657)

Black4.8%(34)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(712)

Black1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

English25%(141)

German10.5%(59)

Irish7.6%(43)

American4.8%(27)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(10)

Italian1.6%(9)

Scottish1.6%(9)

Danish0.9%(5)

Dutch0.9%(5)

French0.4%(2)

Swedish0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.3%

−17.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 17.4 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 married29.8%(57)

Married60.2%(115)

Widowed1.6%(3)

Divorced8.4%(16)

Women 15+

Never married22.5%(62)

Married37.8%(104)

Widowed10.9%(30)

Divorced28.7%(79)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−12.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.0%

−14.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.0%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

48.9%

+18.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.1%

−22.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

63.8%

+13.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% 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)16.7%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.8%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 18 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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