Campbellsville is a city of 11,622 people in Kentucky. Owners hold 49% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $164,600, having more than doubled since 2000. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 23.4% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 3% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,644, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Campbellsville
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants60.5% → 48.6%(−11.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share90.4% → 81.1%(−9.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age34.4 → 37.2(+2.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Its weight in Taylor County
Campbellsville's population equals 44% of Taylor County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 87% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 75% of the county's.
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)33.7%(173)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.4%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era13.6%(70)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.5%(13)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 514 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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Over time
Campbellsville, decade by decade
Campbellsville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,577
$43,938
$91,923
11.7%
21.9
2000
10,498
$41,756
$118,590
13.8%
26.2
2010
9,108
$34,731
$117,531
14.6%
32.8
2020
11,426
$49,336
$156,838
28.4%
41.9
2024
11,622
$49,644
$164,600
24.7%
41.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
