Breckinridge Center

Population: 1,592
Median household income: $62,269

Located in Union County, Kentucky, Breckinridge Center is a community with a population of 1,592. At $62,269, its median household income sits in line with Union County's $60,989.

From 2019 to 2023, Breckinridge Center's population declined 24.5% from 2,109 to 1,592.

40.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1988.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,592
Median age: 22.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,269
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,038
Housing units: 337
Homeownership rate: 55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1091,592

Median household income

$43,750$62,269

Median home value

$65,200$97,700

Median gross rent

$714$1,038

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,109	$43,750	$65,200	$714
2020	1,961	$51,889	$71,800	$791
2021	1,958	$61,786	$97,700	$787
2022	1,770	$66,023	—	$903
2023	1,592	$62,269	—	$1,038

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 2438.9%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 740.6%

75 and over0.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	1.3%
5 to 17	274	17.2%
18 to 24	620	38.9%
25 to 34	146	9.2%
35 to 44	179	11.2%
45 to 54	177	11.1%
55 to 64	155	9.7%
65 to 74	10	0.6%
75 and over	10	0.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	979	61.5%
Black or African American	408	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	25	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	116	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate52.1%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	97	14.3%
High school graduate	353	52.1%
Some college or associate's	189	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	38	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone62.1%

Carpooled17.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means13.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	342	62.1%
Carpooled	95	17.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	1.6%
Other means	73	13.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	282	52.0%
15 to 29 min	171	31.5%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	89	16.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 52.5% (799 of 1,522)

	Count	Share
Family households	268	86.5%
Nonfamily households	42	13.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	310	92.0%
Vacant	27	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	173	55.8%
Renter-occupied	137	44.2%

1-unit, detached40.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other59.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	138	40.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	199	59.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2109379
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6833, -87.8654