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Barren County, KY

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Overview for Barren County, KY
Part of: Glasgow KY, Micropolitan Area
 
Map of Barren County Barren County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 491.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 85.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 32.6%. On the 2000 census form, 99.4% of the population reported only one race, with 4.1% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.9% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.44 persons compared to an average family size of 2.91 persons.

In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $37,791. Per capita income declined by 1.9% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 41,747 Covered Employment 17,249
   Growth (%) since 1990 22.8%    Average wage per job $30,507
Households (2000) 15,346 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 26.0%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 19,494    Average wage per job $37,791
Unemployment Rate (2009) 12.5 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 0.4%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $27,271    Average wage per job $43,600
Median Household Income (2008) $36,155 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 13.4%
Poverty Rate (2008) 17.8    Average wage per job $38,148
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 69.5 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.2%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 11.1    Average wage per job $34,716
 

 
 

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