Kentucky

Barren County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
90.1%
African
3.5%
Hispanic
3.3%
Other
3.1%

Compared with Kentucky and the United States

Barren Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricBarren CountyKentuckyUnited States
Non-Hispanic White90.1%79.6%58%
Black or African American3.5%8.3%—
Hispanic3.3%6.1%—
Indian0.2%0.6%—
East Asian0.2%0.4%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%0.2%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Barren County next to Kentucky and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricBarren CountyKentuckyUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—90.2 (−9.8%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—64.3 (−35.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$50,628$63,726$80,734
Median home value$178,000$205,600$332,700
Home price to income3.5×3.2×4.1×
Median gross rent$796/mo$967/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income18.9%18.2%21.0%