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Bracken County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Bracken County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bracken County is a small rural Kentucky county of 8,427 residents with a modest 1.5% population gain over five years, characterized by low educational attainment—only 17.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and a labor force participation rate of just 58.8% against a 5.5% unemployment rate. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $116,400 and median gross rent of $748/month, while median worker earnings reach $41,356 against a median household income of $66,319. A poverty rate of 20.1% and GDP per capita of $19,542 reflect constrained economic output, and a mean commute of 35.5 minutes suggests residents draw employment from outside the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

8,427

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,319

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.5% since 2018

Bracken County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,080 (95.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race116 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races86 (1.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone84 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone54 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone17 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish45
  2. 2.Arabic17
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)11
  4. 4.Other Indo-European3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

462

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$19,542

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,198

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance822
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)678
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)474
  4. 4.Construction (Group)422
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing221

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,147
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,065
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations568
  4. 4.Service Occupations531
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations467

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.84×)681
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.71×)440
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.69×)100
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.51×)105
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.21×)263

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$748/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999325 (12.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999252 (9.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999240 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999230 (8.7%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999189 (7.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999186 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,356

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,942 (80.5%)
  • Carpooled511 (14.0%)
  • Worked At Home123 (3.4%)
  • Walked68 (1.9%)
  • Public Transit9 (0.2%)
  • Motorcycle1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.