Burkesville vs Marrowbone

A side-by-side comparison of Burkesville and Marrowbone: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Burkesville has the higher population (1,407 vs 56 in Marrowbone). Burkesville has the higher median home value ($114,600 vs $94,400 in Marrowbone). Since 2019, Burkesville's population has grown faster (-21.4% vs -45.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Burkesville	Marrowbone
Population	1,407	56
Median age	50.8 yrs	69.7 yrs
Median household income	$32,361	—
Median home value	$114,600	$94,400
Median gross rent	$505	—
Housing units	867	34
Homeownership rate	52.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burkesville	Marrowbone
Population	1,789 → 1,407 (-21.4%)	103 → 56 (-45.6%)
Median household income	$23,929 → $32,361 (+35.2%)	—
Median home value	$75,300 → $114,600 (+52.2%)	$81,700 → $94,400 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	$335 → $505 (+50.7%)	—

Burkesville

Population

1,7891,407

Median household income

$23,929$32,361

Median home value

$75,300$114,600

Median gross rent

$335$505

Marrowbone

Population

10356

Median home value

$81,700$94,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burkesville	Marrowbone
Under 5	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	11.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	19.6%	37.5%
65 to 74	14.8%	33.9%
75 and over	13.0%	28.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burkesville	Marrowbone
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	6.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burkesville	Marrowbone
No high school diploma	22.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	49.3%	58.9%
Some college or associate's	19.9%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	2.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burkesville	Marrowbone
Drove alone	80.9%	38.1%
Carpooled	8.9%	61.9%
Public transit	2.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burkesville	Marrowbone
1-unit, detached	65.6%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	23.5%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burkesville	Marrowbone
Poverty rate	32.9%	28.6%
Average household size	1.82	1.65
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1973	1961