Artemus vs Barbourville

A side-by-side comparison of Artemus and Barbourville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Barbourville has the higher population (3,181 vs 587 in Artemus). Artemus has the higher median household income ($25,179 vs $20,971 in Barbourville). Barbourville has the higher median home value ($190,200 vs $87,300 in Artemus).

Population, income & housing

	Artemus	Barbourville
Population	587	3,181
Median age	33.9 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$25,179	$20,971
Median home value	$87,300	$190,200
Median gross rent	—	$604
Housing units	178	1,514
Homeownership rate	72.9%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	29.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Artemus	Barbourville
Population	615 → 587 (-4.6%)	3,072 → 3,181 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$22,604 → $25,179 (+11.4%)	$48,750 → $20,971 (-57.0%)
Median home value	$79,100 → $87,300 (+10.4%)	$161,900 → $190,200 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $639 (-5.8%)	$647 → $604 (-6.6%)

Artemus

Population

615587

Median household income

$22,604$25,179

Median home value

$79,100$87,300

Median gross rent

$678$639

Barbourville

Population

3,0723,181

Median household income

$48,750$20,971

Median home value

$161,900$190,200

Median gross rent

$647$604

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Artemus	Barbourville
Under 5	13.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	11.1%	9.7%
18 to 24	11.1%	15.3%
25 to 34	15.2%	20.6%
35 to 44	1.0%	9.8%
45 to 54	8.5%	6.8%
55 to 64	21.0%	10.9%
65 to 74	7.8%	5.6%
75 and over	10.6%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Artemus	Barbourville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Artemus	Barbourville
No high school diploma	17.0%	24.2%
High school graduate	60.6%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Artemus	Barbourville
Drove alone	100.0%	80.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Artemus	Barbourville
1-unit, detached	56.7%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	23.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43.3%	6.7%

Poverty & households

	Artemus	Barbourville
Poverty rate	46.0%	48.9%
Average household size	3.54	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1986	1968