Barbourville

Population: 3,181
Median household income: $20,971
Median home value: $190,200

Barbourville is a community in Knox County, Kentucky, home to 3,181 residents. At $20,971, its median household income sits below Knox County's $33,153.

Between 2019 and 2023, Barbourville's population grew 3.5% from 3,072 to 3,181, while its median home value rose 17.5% from $161,900 to $190,200.

The median gross rent is $604. 22.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,181
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $20,971
Median home value: $190,200
Median gross rent: $604
Housing units: 1,514
Homeownership rate: 44.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0723,181

Median household income

$48,750$20,971

Median home value

$161,900$190,200

Median gross rent

$647$604

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,072	$48,750	$161,900	$647
2020	3,051	$35,357	$158,000	$632
2021	3,048	—	$157,500	$653
2022	3,195	$21,287	$163,400	$750
2023	3,181	$20,971	$190,200	$604

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 2415.3%

25 to 3420.6%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	211	6.6%
5 to 17	308	9.7%
18 to 24	488	15.3%
25 to 34	655	20.6%
35 to 44	313	9.8%
45 to 54	215	6.8%
55 to 64	348	10.9%
65 to 74	179	5.6%
75 and over	464	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,939	92.4%
Black or African American	91	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	83	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	68	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.2%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	527	24.2%
High school graduate	587	27.0%
Some college or associate's	574	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	160	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	326	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	783	80.8%
Carpooled	62	6.4%
Public transit	3	0.3%
Walked	27	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	82	8.5%
Other means	12	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	562	63.4%
15 to 29 min	29	3.3%
30 to 44 min	108	12.2%
45 to 59 min	68	7.7%
60+ min	120	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 48.9% (1,299 of 2,656)

	Count	Share
Family households	463	41.1%
Nonfamily households	663	58.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,126	74.4%
Vacant	388	25.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	504	44.8%
Renter-occupied	622	55.2%

1-unit, detached57.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units23.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	875	57.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	180	11.9%
5 to 19 units	357	23.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	102	6.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2103574
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 36.8657, -83.8832