Barren County

Demographics

Total Population
  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Labor Market Area

187,911

189,710

191,104

199,237

200,902

Barren County

36,770

36,979

37,355

38,033

38,592

Glasgow

13,932

14,062

14,398

13,019

N/A



Source:  U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

Population Projections
  2005 2010 2015 2020
Labor Market Area

214,948

230,492

246,653

263,363

Barren County

40,366

42,640

44,978

47,300



Source:  Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville and Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development.

Population by Selected Age Groups, 1999
  Barren County Labor Market Area
Number Percent Number Percent
Under 18

8,748

23.4

44,644

23.4

18-24

3,090

8.3

22,418

11.7

25-34

4,747

12.7

24,332

12.7

35-44

5,689

15.2

29,306

15.3

45-54

5,435

14.5

27,204

14.2

55-64

4,037

10.8

18,481

9.7

65-74

2,845

7.6

13,101

6.9

75 and older

2,764

7.4

11,618

6.1

Median Age

38.6

 

36.4

 



Source:  U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2000
  Barren County Labor Market Area
Number Percent Number Percent
White

35,864

95.3

182,318

93.2

Black

1,556

4.1

11,318

5.8

Asian, Pacific Islander

166

0.4

1,554

0.8

American Indian

56

0.1

437

0.2

Hispanic Origin

355

0.9

3,406

1.7



Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black, etc. and be of hispanic origin.

Source:  U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

Personal Income
  1995 2000 Pct. Change
Barren County

$18,535

$22,182

19.7%

Kentucky

$19,056

$24,085

26.4%

U.S.

$23,255

$29,649

27.5%

Labor Market Area Range

$12,894 - $20,652

$15,707 - $24,459

 



Source:  U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Households
  2000 1999
Number of Households Persons Per Household Median Household Income
Barren County 15,346 2.4 $31,240


U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

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