COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Garrard County

Kentucky · 11,579 residents · 230 sq mi

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Garrard County is a county of 11,579 people in Kentucky. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $45,600. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Median rent is $248 a month. At a median age of 36.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,579

−22%vs 2000

vs 14,792 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.1

−3%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

230 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(678)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(778)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(803)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(835)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(709)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,809)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(1,536)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(1,453)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(1,188)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(974)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(617)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(199)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,057

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,284 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,011

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,915 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,600

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$248

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $390 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.4% in 2000

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95%(14,047)

Black3%(448)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(195)

Asian0%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(11,084)

Black4.2%(485)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(20)

Asian0%(5)

Other0%(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

Mexican1.4%(252)

South American0.8%(135)

Argentine0.7%(124)

Puerto Rican0.5%(83)

Central American0.1%(19)

Guatemalan0.1%(19)

Dominican0.1%(17)

Colombian0.1%(11)

Spaniard0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(9)

Ancestry

American30.7%(5,388)

English13.5%(2,363)

German5.7%(1,000)

Irish5.6%(982)

Italian1%(170)

Scottish0.9%(164)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(153)

Brazilian0.6%(102)

Dutch0.5%(91)

French0.4%(74)

French Canadian0.4%(70)

Ukrainian0.4%(69)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(66)

Polish0.4%(62)

Swiss0.2%(38)

Welsh0.2%(28)

British0.1%(25)

Norwegian0.1%(19)

Austrian0.1%(17)

Danish0.1%(16)

Portuguese0.1%(14)

Croatian0.1%(13)

Finnish0.1%(13)

Belgian0.1%(12)

Greek0.1%(10)

Serbian0%(8)

Slovak0%(8)

Hungarian0%(7)

Lithuanian0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.3%

−15.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.8 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 23.4 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 married26.4%(1,883)

Married59.4%(4,243)

Widowed4.2%(297)

Divorced10.1%(718)

Women 15+

Never married22%(1,620)

Married55.4%(4,073)

Widowed9%(658)

Divorced13.6%(998)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 16.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.0%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.5%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.7%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.3%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 43.0% 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)29.2%(336)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(266)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.9%(390)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,150 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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