Bremen vs Drakesboro

A side-by-side comparison of Bremen and Drakesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Drakesboro has the higher population (586 vs 299 in Bremen). Bremen has the higher median household income ($46,324 vs $41,500 in Drakesboro). Bremen has the higher median home value ($128,900 vs $76,900 in Drakesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Bremen	Drakesboro
Population	299	586
Median age	48.5 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,324	$41,500
Median home value	$128,900	$76,900
Median gross rent	$636	$931
Housing units	163	217
Homeownership rate	55.1%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bremen	Drakesboro
Population	292 → 299 (+2.4%)	584 → 586 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$37,708 → $46,324 (+22.8%)	$51,000 → $41,500 (-18.6%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $128,900 (+84.1%)	$66,900 → $76,900 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $636 (+16.3%)	$463 → $931 (+101.1%)

Bremen

Population

292299

Median household income

$37,708$46,324

Median home value

$70,000$128,900

Median gross rent

$547$636

Drakesboro

Population

584586

Median household income

$51,000$41,500

Median home value

$66,900$76,900

Median gross rent

$463$931

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bremen	Drakesboro
Under 5	2.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	4.0%	16.4%
18 to 24	19.1%	11.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	6.3%
35 to 44	4.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	20.5%
55 to 64	23.4%	14.8%
65 to 74	17.7%	8.5%
75 and over	3.0%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bremen	Drakesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bremen	Drakesboro
No high school diploma	10.3%	18.6%
High school graduate	40.2%	53.3%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bremen	Drakesboro
Drove alone	84.1%	83.6%
Carpooled	12.3%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bremen	Drakesboro
1-unit, detached	76.1%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Bremen	Drakesboro
Poverty rate	29.8%	37.2%
Average household size	1.92	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1976	1969