With 15,197 people, Glasgow is a city in Kentucky. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $173,900. Households here earn about 32% less than in Kentucky as a whole. Median household income is $43,074, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,074, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Glasgow
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants58.3% → 48.5%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share90.6% → 79.0%(−11.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Glasgow's population equals 34% of Barren County's. Its number of households without a car equals 57% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 51% 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)17.6%(93)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.6%(61)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.5%(303)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 527 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
Glasgow, decade by decade
Glasgow 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
12,351
$42,733
$102,723
10.5%
21.4
2000
13,019
$51,158
$142,089
14.9%
26.7
2010
14,028
$44,217
$131,342
18.7%
34.8
2020
15,014
$45,426
$149,081
19.3%
46.3
2024
15,197
$43,074
$173,900
22.4%
45.2
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.
