Ballard County vs Trimble County

A side-by-side comparison of Ballard County and Trimble County: population, income, housing, and more.

Ballard County and Trimble County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Trimble County has the higher population (8,531 vs 7,678 in Ballard County). Trimble County has the higher median household income ($67,813 vs $64,740 in Ballard County). Trimble County has the higher median home value ($172,700 vs $132,900 in Ballard County).

Population, income & housing

	Ballard County	Trimble County
Population	7,678	8,531
Median age	44.2 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,740	$67,813
Median home value	$132,900	$172,700
Median gross rent	$826	$935
Housing units	3,707	3,870
Homeownership rate	79.7%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ballard County	Trimble County
Population	8,032 → 7,678 (-4.4%)	8,558 → 8,531 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$45,048 → $64,740 (+43.7%)	$53,056 → $67,813 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $132,900 (+29.2%)	$124,000 → $172,700 (+39.3%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $826 (+31.7%)	$715 → $935 (+30.8%)

Ballard County

Population

8,0327,678

Median household income

$45,048$64,740

Median home value

$102,900$132,900

Median gross rent

$627$826

Trimble County

Population

8,5588,531

Median household income

$53,056$67,813

Median home value

$124,000$172,700

Median gross rent

$715$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ballard County	Trimble County
Under 5	4.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.7%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.6%	13.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	13.1%	11.3%
75 and over	8.8%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ballard County	Trimble County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.5%	92.6%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ballard County	Trimble County
No high school diploma	6.3%	14.4%
High school graduate	39.9%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ballard County	Trimble County
Drove alone	87.6%	75.0%
Carpooled	6.4%	15.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	5.0%
Other means	0.5%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ballard County	Trimble County
1-unit, detached	72.0%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Ballard County	Trimble County
Poverty rate	13.8%	13.2%
Average household size	2.42	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1982	1988