COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Barren County

Kentucky · 34,001 residents · 487 sq mi

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Barren County is home to 34,001 people in Kentucky. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,200. 21.5% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $257 a month at the median. Households take in $19,546 at the median, 35% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

34,001

−11%vs 2000

vs 38,033 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

487 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202445K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(2,167)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,359)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(2,473)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(2,344)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(2,031)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(5,289)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(4,764)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(3,721)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(3,450)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(2,975)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(1,901)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(527)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,546

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,240 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,876

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,816 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.5%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,200

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$257

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $383 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.3% in 2000

29.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(35,662)

Black4.1%(1,553)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(355)

Asian0.4%(155)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(32,078)

Black5.5%(1,862)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(91)

Asian0%(15)

Other0.1%(46)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.4%(1,068)

Cuban0.8%(355)

Central American0.5%(216)

Puerto Rican0.4%(177)

Spaniard0.3%(118)

Guatemalan0.2%(94)

Honduran0.2%(79)

South American0.1%(50)

Chilean0.1%(44)

Costa Rican0.1%(43)

Colombian0%(6)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(133)

Filipino0.3%(117)

Korean0.2%(87)

Chinese0.1%(35)

Vietnamese0.1%(28)

Asian Indian0%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(47)

Samoan0%(8)

Ancestry

English16.6%(7,480)

American15.1%(6,793)

German7.1%(3,206)

Irish7.1%(3,170)

Scottish2.5%(1,103)

French1.7%(753)

Italian1.1%(507)

British0.7%(336)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(327)

Welsh0.4%(159)

Danish0.3%(142)

Polish0.3%(138)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Brazilian0.3%(134)

Dutch0.2%(89)

Swiss0.2%(89)

Swedish0.2%(70)

Portuguese0.1%(66)

Arab0.1%(61)

Canadian0.1%(54)

Russian0.1%(40)

Norwegian0.1%(38)

Egyptian0.1%(31)

Greek0.1%(31)

Lebanese0.1%(30)

Finnish0.1%(29)

Lithuanian0.1%(29)

Subsaharan African0.1%(24)

Czech0%(18)

French Canadian0%(16)

West Indian0%(15)

Haitian0%(12)

Croatian0%(11)

Austrian0%(6)

Serbian0%(6)

Jamaican0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.3%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.5%

−15.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+56%vs 2000

vs 13.1 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 married28%(4,873)

Married55.8%(9,710)

Widowed4%(694)

Divorced12.2%(2,123)

Women 15+

Never married20.1%(3,768)

Married51.6%(9,696)

Widowed11%(2,062)

Divorced17.3%(3,253)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−6.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.9%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 31.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.0%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 56.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.2% 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)20.2%(412)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.1%(411)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(721)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(97)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,044 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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