Barren County        Kentucky
Population, 2005 estimate 40,073 4,173,405
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 5.4% 3.2%
Population definition and source info Population, 2000 38,033 4,041,769
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 6.1% 6.5%
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 22.9% 23.5%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 14.9% 12.6%
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2005 51.5% 50.9%
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2005 (a) 94.8% 90.4%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2005 (a) 3.9% 7.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.2% 0.2%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a) 0.5% 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) 0.0% 0.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.6% 1.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) 1.2% 2.0%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 93.7% 88.6%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000 definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 56.0% 55.9%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.2% 2.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 3.4% 3.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 69.5% 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 11.1% 17.1%
Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 8,730 874,156
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.9 23.5
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2005 17,510 1,865,516
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 72.3% 70.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 10.7% 17.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $77,900 $86,700
Households definition and source info Households, 2000 15,346 1,590,647
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 2.44 2.47
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2003 $32,837 $36,663
Per capita money income definition and source info Per capita money income, 1999 $16,816 $18,093
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 15.3% 14.9%
Business QuickFacts Barren County Kentucky
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 858 91,7971
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2004 14,437 1,489,4971
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -3.4% -1.6%1
Nonemployer establishments definition and source info Nonemployer establishments, 2004 2,995 256,753
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2002 3,352 300,685
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA 0.7%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 17.5% 25.7%
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 1,006,589 88,513,497
Wholesale trade sales definition and source info Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 313,356 51,838,719
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 410,128 40,062,561
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,584 $9,795
Accommodation and foodservices sales definition and source info Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 59,720 4,908,331
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2005 356 21,159
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 204,199 31,713,5431
Geography QuickFacts Barren County Kentucky
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 490 39,728
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 77.5 101.7
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 009 21
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Glasgow, KY Micro Area