Bullitt County vs Oldham County

A side-by-side comparison of Bullitt County and Oldham County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bullitt County has the higher population (83,209 vs 68,600 in Oldham County). Oldham County has the higher median household income ($121,491 vs $77,640 in Bullitt County). Oldham County has the higher median home value ($375,000 vs $233,700 in Bullitt County).

Population, income & housing

	Bullitt County	Oldham County
Population	83,209	68,600
Median age	41.3 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$77,640	$121,491
Median home value	$233,700	$375,000
Median gross rent	$973	$1,142
Housing units	33,222	23,512
Homeownership rate	83.9%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	45.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bullitt County	Oldham County
Population	80,171 → 83,209 (+3.8%)	65,967 → 68,600 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$63,348 → $77,640 (+22.6%)	$99,128 → $121,491 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$165,500 → $233,700 (+41.2%)	$282,100 → $375,000 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $973 (+17.9%)	$919 → $1,142 (+24.3%)

Bullitt County

Population

80,17183,209

Median household income

$63,348$77,640

Median home value

$165,500$233,700

Median gross rent

$825$973

Oldham County

Population

65,96768,600

Median household income

$99,128$121,491

Median home value

$282,100$375,000

Median gross rent

$919$1,142

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bullitt County	Oldham County
Under 5	5.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	20.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	13.1%	14.3%
45 to 54	14.0%	15.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	8.8%
75 and over	6.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bullitt County	Oldham County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	86.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bullitt County	Oldham County
No high school diploma	10.4%	5.9%
High school graduate	39.5%	20.3%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	19.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bullitt County	Oldham County
Drove alone	80.7%	74.8%
Carpooled	9.0%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	15.9%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bullitt County	Oldham County
1-unit, detached	79.7%	87.9%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Bullitt County	Oldham County
Poverty rate	9.5%	4.0%
Average household size	2.64	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	28	26
Median year structure built	1992	1993