Gallatin County, Kentucky

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,749
Median household income: $62,247
Median home value: $169,400

Gallatin County, Kentucky counts 8,749 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,247, its median household income sits in line with Kentucky's $62,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Gallatin County's population held roughly steady from 8,737 to 8,749, while its median household income rose 19.3% from $52,167 to $62,247.

80.5% of workers drive to work alone. 60.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,749
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,247
Median home value: $169,400
Median gross rent: $858
Housing units: 3,763
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,7378,749

Median household income

$52,167$62,247

Median home value

$128,100$169,400

Median gross rent

$701$858

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,737	$52,167	$128,100	$701
2020	8,760	$55,113	$135,100	$711
2021	8,694	$54,978	$138,700	$723
2022	8,720	$58,641	$154,600	$815
2023	8,749	$62,247	$169,400	$858

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	485	5.5%
5 to 17	1,474	16.8%
18 to 24	787	9.0%
25 to 34	1,160	13.3%
35 to 44	973	11.1%
45 to 54	1,126	12.9%
55 to 64	1,388	15.9%
65 to 74	838	9.6%
75 and over	518	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,774	88.9%
Black or African American	238	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	39	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	26	0.3%
Two or more races	199	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	472	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	934	15.6%
High school graduate	2,608	43.4%
Some college or associate's	1,669	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	539	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	253	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,175	80.5%
Carpooled	530	13.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	170	4.3%
Other means	19	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	894	23.7%
15 to 29 min	1,035	27.4%
30 to 44 min	1,188	31.5%
45 to 59 min	380	10.1%
60+ min	278	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 14.4% (1,245 of 8,629)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,369	72.9%
Nonfamily households	881	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,250	86.4%
Vacant	513	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,386	73.4%
Renter-occupied	864	26.6%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other27.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,267	60.2%
1-unit, attached	16	0.4%
2 to 4 units	50	1.3%
5 to 19 units	334	8.9%
20 or more units	63	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1,033	27.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 21077
State: Kentucky
Land area: 98 sq mi
Water area: 6.35 sq mi
Center point: 38.7557, -84.8651

Cities & places

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