Bremen vs Powderly

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

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

Powderly has the higher population (999 vs 299 in Bremen). Powderly has the higher median household income ($49,653 vs $46,324 in Bremen). Bremen has the higher median home value ($128,900 vs $99,400 in Powderly).

Population, income & housing

	Bremen	Powderly
Population	299	999
Median age	48.5 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,324	$49,653
Median home value	$128,900	$99,400
Median gross rent	$636	$764
Housing units	163	474
Homeownership rate	55.1%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bremen	Powderly
Population	292 → 299 (+2.4%)	873 → 999 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$37,708 → $46,324 (+22.8%)	$38,355 → $49,653 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $128,900 (+84.1%)	$85,100 → $99,400 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $636 (+16.3%)	$664 → $764 (+15.1%)

Bremen

Population

292299

Median household income

$37,708$46,324

Median home value

$70,000$128,900

Median gross rent

$547$636

Powderly

Population

873999

Median household income

$38,355$49,653

Median home value

$85,100$99,400

Median gross rent

$664$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bremen	Powderly
Under 5	2.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	4.0%	27.8%
18 to 24	19.1%	3.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	6.9%
35 to 44	4.3%	14.0%
45 to 54	14.7%	10.6%
55 to 64	23.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	17.7%	12.5%
75 and over	3.0%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bremen	Powderly
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bremen	Powderly
No high school diploma	10.3%	18.0%
High school graduate	40.2%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bremen	Powderly
Drove alone	84.1%	71.1%
Carpooled	12.3%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	11.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bremen	Powderly
1-unit, detached	76.1%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.9%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Bremen	Powderly
Poverty rate	29.8%	15.2%
Average household size	1.92	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	24	17
Median year structure built	1976	1975