Bracken County, Kentucky

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,427
Median household income: $59,521
Median home value: $116,400

Bracken County, Kentucky counts 8,427 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $59,521 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bracken County's population grew 1.5% from 8,305 to 8,427, while its median household income rose 21.1% from $49,158 to $59,521.

80.0% of workers drive to work alone. 62.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,427
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $59,521
Median home value: $116,400
Median gross rent: $748
Housing units: 3,847
Homeownership rate: 77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3058,427

Median household income

$49,158$59,521

Median home value

$103,100$116,400

Median gross rent

$617$748

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,305	$49,158	$103,100	$617
2020	8,308	$60,053	$102,700	$624
2021	8,394	$63,277	$99,600	$704
2022	8,420	$59,911	$115,100	$744
2023	8,427	$59,521	$116,400	$748

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	492	5.8%
5 to 17	1,497	17.8%
18 to 24	608	7.2%
25 to 34	940	11.2%
35 to 44	1,061	12.6%
45 to 54	1,078	12.8%
55 to 64	1,265	15.0%
65 to 74	953	11.3%
75 and over	533	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,971	94.6%
Black or African American	102	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	91	1.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	185	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	690	11.8%
High school graduate	2,476	42.5%
Some college or associate's	1,673	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	540	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	451	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,880	80.0%
Carpooled	524	14.6%
Public transit	5	0.1%
Walked	68	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	122	3.4%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	845	24.3%
15 to 29 min	651	18.7%
30 to 44 min	472	13.6%
45 to 59 min	724	20.8%
60+ min	787	22.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 20.1% (1,675 of 8,330)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,420	74.2%
Nonfamily households	843	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,263	84.8%
Vacant	584	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,533	77.6%
Renter-occupied	730	22.4%

1-unit, detached62.2%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other29.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,392	62.2%
1-unit, attached	66	1.7%
2 to 4 units	103	2.7%
5 to 19 units	120	3.1%
20 or more units	46	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1,120	29.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 21023
State: Kentucky
Land area: 203 sq mi
Water area: 6.29 sq mi
Center point: 38.6804, -84.1152

Cities & places

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