MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Glasgow Micro

Glasgow, KY · 2 counties · 42,964 residents · 777 sq mi

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Glasgow is home to 42,964 people. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $41,030. The poverty rate is 22.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median rent is $246 a month. Median household income is $18,559, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% 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

42,964

−11%vs 2000

vs 48,070 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

55 / sq mi

−11%vs 2000

vs 62 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

35.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

777 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202455K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(2,729)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,964)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(3,129)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(2,988)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(2,654)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(6,628)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(5,916)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(4,766)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(4,379)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(3,793)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(2,374)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(644)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,559

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,632 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,389

−42%vs 2000

vs $16,068 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.8%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,030

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,132 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$246

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $368 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.1%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

27.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(45,381)

Black3.6%(1,718)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(408)

Asian0.3%(162)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(40,751)

Black4.9%(2,121)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(91)

Asian0.1%(22)

Other0.2%(70)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(1,239)

Cuban0.8%(355)

Puerto Rican0.4%(246)

Central American0.5%(216)

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)

Chamorro0%(3)

Ancestry

English16.3%(8,997)

American14.3%(7,895)

Irish7.7%(4,269)

German6.9%(3,805)

Scottish2.3%(1,290)

French1.5%(839)

Italian1.4%(784)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(391)

British0.7%(374)

Dutch0.5%(295)

Polish0.5%(276)

Welsh0.3%(189)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.3%(166)

Danish0.3%(142)

Brazilian0.3%(134)

Swedish0.2%(108)

Swiss0.2%(107)

Portuguese0.2%(86)

Arab0.1%(61)

Canadian0.1%(54)

Finnish0.1%(45)

Norwegian0.1%(45)

Austrian0.1%(40)

Russian0.1%(40)

Egyptian0.1%(31)

Greek0.1%(31)

Lebanese0.1%(30)

Lithuanian0.1%(29)

Subsaharan African0.1%(24)

Romanian0.2%(19)

Czech0%(18)

Hungarian0.1%(15)

West Indian0%(15)

Haitian0%(12)

Croatian0%(11)

Serbian0%(6)

Belgian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.6%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.5%

−14.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+56%vs 2000

vs 14.1 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 married27.5%(5,899)

Married56.3%(12,086)

Widowed4.1%(886)

Divorced12.1%(2,606)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(4,670)

Married52.5%(12,145)

Widowed10.6%(2,454)

Divorced16.6%(3,845)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−7.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.4%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% 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

50.7%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% 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)19.9%(485)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.6%(503)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.7%(895)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(105)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,441 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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