COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bourbon County

Kentucky · 19,236 residents · 290 sq mi

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With 19,236 people, Bourbon County is a county in Kentucky. Median home value sits at $52,000. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $317 a month at the median. The median household earns $22,445, about 26% below the national median. The poverty rate is 17.5%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,236

−1%vs 2000

vs 19,360 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

290 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,313)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,325)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(1,565)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,411)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(1,290)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(2,946)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(3,032)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(2,043)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(1,683)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(1,519)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(917)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(192)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,445

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,038 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,858

−41%vs 2000

vs $18,335 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.5%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,000

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$317

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $416 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.6%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.5% in 2000

37.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.3%(17,285)

Black6.9%(1,330)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(503)

Asian0.1%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91%(17,509)

Black8.4%(1,620)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(121)

Asian0.1%(28)

Other0.4%(79)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.6%(1,125)

Cuban1.1%(226)

Puerto Rican0.6%(122)

Central American0.2%(50)

Guatemalan0.2%(50)

South American0.2%(46)

Argentine0.2%(35)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(12)

Chinese0%(7)

Korean0%(7)

Ancestry

American12.8%(2,593)

English12.6%(2,559)

Irish9.3%(1,891)

German8.6%(1,743)

Italian3.1%(635)

Scottish2.1%(432)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(335)

Dutch1.4%(282)

Czech1.3%(259)

Hungarian1.3%(258)

Welsh1.2%(249)

French0.9%(192)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.7%(133)

Subsaharan African0.5%(111)

Portuguese0.5%(95)

Norwegian0.3%(55)

Swedish0.2%(50)

British0.2%(32)

Swiss0.2%(31)

Canadian0.1%(19)

Greek0.1%(19)

Belgian0.1%(16)

Danish0%(9)

Austrian0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(8)

French Canadian0%(6)

Slovak0%(6)

Russian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.0%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.3 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 18.0 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 married31.6%(2,489)

Married54.2%(4,269)

Widowed1.9%(152)

Divorced12.3%(971)

Women 15+

Never married24%(2,031)

Married48.6%(4,120)

Widowed11.2%(952)

Divorced16.2%(1,376)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−12.7 ptssince 2013

from 16.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.2%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.2%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 65.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.9%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% 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)29%(235)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(192)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.6%(312)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 809 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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