Garrard County, Kentucky

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,346
Median household income: $62,572
Median home value: $186,800

Garrard County is a county in Kentucky with a population of 17,346. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $62,572 runs in line with the Kentucky figure of $62,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Garrard County's population held roughly steady from 17,445 to 17,346, while its median household income rose 18.9% from $52,631 to $62,572.

Owners occupy 79.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,346
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,572
Median home value: $186,800
Median gross rent: $793
Housing units: 7,272
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,44517,346

Median household income

$52,631$62,572

Median home value

$140,500$186,800

Median gross rent

$688$793

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,445	$52,631	$140,500	$688
2020	17,554	$55,369	$144,900	$718
2021	17,018	$58,137	$156,000	$728
2022	17,175	$58,263	$170,800	$825
2023	17,346	$62,572	$186,800	$793

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	928	5.3%
5 to 17	2,874	16.6%
18 to 24	1,212	7.0%
25 to 34	1,947	11.2%
35 to 44	2,120	12.2%
45 to 54	2,397	13.8%
55 to 64	2,680	15.5%
65 to 74	1,940	11.2%
75 and over	1,248	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,977	92.1%
Black or African American	384	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	126	0.7%
Two or more races	358	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	468	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,748	14.2%
High school graduate	4,654	37.7%
Some college or associate's	3,578	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,225	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,127	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,660	77.8%
Carpooled	701	9.6%
Public transit	44	0.6%
Walked	23	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	808	11.1%
Other means	40	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	942	14.6%
15 to 29 min	2,064	31.9%
30 to 44 min	1,575	24.4%
45 to 59 min	1,047	16.2%
60+ min	840	13.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 17.1% (2,922 of 17,111)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,791	72.3%
Nonfamily households	1,834	27.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,625	91.1%
Vacant	647	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,284	79.8%
Renter-occupied	1,341	20.2%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,961	82.0%
1-unit, attached	69	0.9%
2 to 4 units	318	4.4%
5 to 19 units	95	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	829	11.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 21079
State: Kentucky
Land area: 230 sq mi
Water area: 4.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.6302, -84.5459