Barlow vs Kevil

A side-by-side comparison of Barlow and Kevil: population, income, housing, and more.

Barlow and Kevil are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kevil has the higher population (655 vs 508 in Barlow). Kevil has the higher median household income ($41,250 vs $30,069 in Barlow). Kevil has the higher median home value ($113,500 vs $80,700 in Barlow).

Population, income & housing

	Barlow	Kevil
Population	508	655
Median age	31.5 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$30,069	$41,250
Median home value	$80,700	$113,500
Median gross rent	$579	$867
Housing units	313	300
Homeownership rate	54.9%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barlow	Kevil
Population	577 → 508 (-12.0%)	685 → 655 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $30,069 (-17.1%)	$46,979 → $41,250 (-12.2%)
Median home value	$72,000 → $80,700 (+12.1%)	$116,100 → $113,500 (-2.2%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $579 (-5.5%)	$333 → $867 (+160.4%)

Barlow

Population

577508

Median household income

$36,250$30,069

Median home value

$72,000$80,700

Median gross rent

$613$579

Kevil

Population

685655

Median household income

$46,979$41,250

Median home value

$116,100$113,500

Median gross rent

$333$867

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barlow	Kevil
Under 5	12.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	10.8%	9.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	11.3%
25 to 34	20.9%	9.6%
35 to 44	16.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	3.5%	15.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	9.5%
65 to 74	7.7%	13.7%
75 and over	6.3%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barlow	Kevil
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	90.2%
Black or African American	6.1%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barlow	Kevil
No high school diploma	11.7%	5.3%
High school graduate	40.6%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barlow	Kevil
Drove alone	88.1%	80.6%
Carpooled	5.9%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	7.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barlow	Kevil
1-unit, detached	58.5%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	2.3%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Barlow	Kevil
Poverty rate	31.7%	20.2%
Average household size	2.16	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1974	1991