COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Gallatin County

Kentucky · 5,393 residents · 98.3 sq mi

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Gallatin County is a county of 5,393 people in Kentucky. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $44,500. The population has fallen 31% since 2000. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $266 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,393

−31%vs 2000

vs 7,870 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.3

−4%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

98.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(412)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(354)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(504)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(408)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(366)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(824)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(796)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(604)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(450)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(388)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(173)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(114)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,454

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,422 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,717

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,416 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.3%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,500

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$266

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $422 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

24.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(7,563)

Black1.6%(125)

Hispanic / Latino1%(82)

Asian0.2%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(5,288)

Black1.9%(100)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.1%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.4%(384)

Cuban0.4%(33)

Central American0.1%(9)

Guatemalan0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Burmese0%(4)

Ancestry

German18.9%(1,661)

English14.3%(1,257)

Irish10.5%(922)

American6.4%(560)

Italian2.6%(227)

Scottish2.5%(221)

Polish1.1%(99)

French0.7%(65)

Subsaharan African0.7%(64)

Swiss0.7%(61)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(52)

Dutch0.5%(44)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.3%(25)

British0.1%(13)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Finnish0.1%(10)

Welsh0.1%(8)

Croatian0.1%(7)

Norwegian0.1%(5)

Greek0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.0%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.8%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.5 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 22.7 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 married29.5%(1,057)

Married56.7%(2,032)

Widowed3.7%(131)

Divorced10.2%(366)

Women 15+

Never married23.1%(811)

Married54.1%(1,899)

Widowed11.8%(415)

Divorced11%(385)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.4%

−11.3 ptssince 2013

from 19.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 6.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.0%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.8% 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)22%(94)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18%(77)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.3%(125)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.3%(57)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 427 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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