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Bardstown, KY Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bardstown is $21,393, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Bardstown median household income is $32,000, which has grown by 1.60% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bardstown residents spend 23.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #210

Bardstown, KY	21,393 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bardstown, KY	21,983 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bardstown, KY	28,088 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bardstown, KY	17,761 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #323

Bardstown, KY	32,000 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bardstown, KY	53,512 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #368

Bardstown, KY	1.60%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bardstown, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.03%	$19,670, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.25%	$15,377, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.58%	$1,283, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.04%	$24,057, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bardstown, KY	36,223 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bardstown, KY	65,095 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bardstown, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$33,678, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$21,015, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$10,213, see rank	$34,575	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bardstown, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$11,848, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$30,526, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,665, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$32,143, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bardstown, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,694, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	4,594, 47.39%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,970, 64.65%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,970, 64.65%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,364, 79.60%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	606, 20.40%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,624, 35.35%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	5,100, 52.61%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,942, 57.69%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,942, 57.69%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,483, 84.40%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	459, 15.60%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,158, 42.31%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bardstown, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,663, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,917, 84.00%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	447, 9.59%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	65, 1.39%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	116, 2.49%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	118, 2.53%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bardstown, KY	23.5 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bardstown, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,847	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	2,364, 48.77%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	576, 24.37%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	295, 12.48%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	332, 14.04%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.34%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	331, 14.00%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	749, 31.68%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	2,483, 51.23%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	705, 28.39%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	545, 21.95%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	757, 30.49%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	476, 19.17%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bardstown, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,847, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	138, 2.85%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	345, 7.12%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	929, 19.17%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	28, 0.58%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	740, 15.27%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	123, 2.54%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	33, 0.68%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	262, 5.41%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	466, 9.61%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	998, 20.59%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	413, 8.52%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	238, 4.91%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	134, 2.76%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bardstown, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,688	29.41%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	863	25.91%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.