Burgin vs Harrodsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Burgin and Harrodsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harrodsburg has the higher population (9,126 vs 1,046 in Burgin). Burgin has the higher median household income ($74,063 vs $46,821 in Harrodsburg). Burgin has the higher median home value ($188,400 vs $145,100 in Harrodsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Burgin	Harrodsburg
Population	1,046	9,126
Median age	36.6 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$74,063	$46,821
Median home value	$188,400	$145,100
Median gross rent	$949	$738
Housing units	445	4,403
Homeownership rate	79.7%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burgin	Harrodsburg
Population	1,032 → 1,046 (+1.4%)	8,418 → 9,126 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$50,750 → $74,063 (+45.9%)	$39,449 → $46,821 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$121,900 → $188,400 (+54.6%)	$100,700 → $145,100 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $949 (+39.4%)	$608 → $738 (+21.4%)

Burgin

Population

1,0321,046

Median household income

$50,750$74,063

Median home value

$121,900$188,400

Median gross rent

$681$949

Harrodsburg

Population

8,4189,126

Median household income

$39,449$46,821

Median home value

$100,700$145,100

Median gross rent

$608$738

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burgin	Harrodsburg
Under 5	7.7%	8.5%
5 to 17	16.3%	13.8%
18 to 24	3.9%	9.8%
25 to 34	21.6%	15.9%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	14.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	9.5%
65 to 74	3.3%	11.2%
75 and over	8.1%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burgin	Harrodsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	81.4%
Black or African American	1.8%	8.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burgin	Harrodsburg
No high school diploma	14.3%	10.6%
High school graduate	45.9%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burgin	Harrodsburg
Drove alone	74.4%	76.0%
Carpooled	14.5%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	8.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burgin	Harrodsburg
1-unit, detached	80.0%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Burgin	Harrodsburg
Poverty rate	7.6%	15.8%
Average household size	2.76	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1969	1971