Edmonson County, KY

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Bowling Green, KY
Designated Market Area: Bowling Green, KY
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Government, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

Places in Edmonson County, KY [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 12,269 ( 108 from 2010 , 136 from 2020)
Land area: 302.9 square miles
Population density: 40.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,659	95.03%	0.6%
Black:	101	0.82%	39.2%
Indian:	57	0.46%	54.1%
Asian:	55	0.45%	111.5%
2+ races:	179	1.46%	80.8%
Hispanic:	218	1.78%	118.0%

Total non-White:	610	4.97%	42.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	240	9.9
Deaths:	396	16.3
Net Migration:	284	11.7
Net Immigration:	1	0.0

Change in White population:	-74	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	182	1.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
12,161
11,733	96.48%
166	1.37%
37	0.30%
26	0.21%
99	0.81%
100	0.82%
428	3.52%

2000
11,644
11,408	97.97%
67	0.58%
44	0.38%
8	0.07%
51	0.44%
65	0.56%
236	2.03%

1990
10,357
10,136	97.87%
168	1.62%
21	0.20%
0	0.00%
n/a
32	0.31%
221	2.13%

1980
9,962
9,687	97.24%
163	1.64%
52	0.52%
0	0.00%
n/a
60	0.60%
275	2.76%

1970
8,751
8,512	97.27%
230	2.63%
0	0.00%
8	0.09%
n/a
0	0.00%
239	2.73%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,119	9.6
1,034	8.9
224	1.9
26	0.2

325	2.8
192	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
1,133	10.9
1,056	10.2
1,190	11.5
2	0.0

1,272	12.3
15	0.1

Number	Rate
1980's
1,154	11.6
960	9.6
294	3.0
n/a

449	4.5
-54	-0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
549	6.3
n/a

1,175	13.4
36	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Edmonson County, KY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.0
2,265	18.5%
10,004	81.5%
2,589	21.1%

4,760
2.50

3,268	68.7%
2,610	79.9%
132	4.0%
1,492	31.3%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
2,657	21.8%
9,504	78.2%
2,023	16.6%

4,857
2.44

3,461	71.3%
2,785	80.5%
253	7.3%
1,396	28.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
2,731	23.5%
8,913	76.5%
1,682	14.4%

4,671
2.46

3,502	75.0%
2,971	84.8%
248	7.1%
1,169	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
2,717	26.2%
7,640	73.8%
1,412	13.6%

3,867
2.63

3,114	80.5%
2,695	86.5%
150	4.8%
753	19.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.7
3,124	31.4%
6,838	68.6%
1,215	12.2%

3,342
2.94

2,828	84.6%
2,510	88.8%
125	4.4%
514	15.4%

2022 Housing Data for Edmonson County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	237	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	354	7.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	292	6.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	122	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	390	8.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	237	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	266	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	274	5.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	119	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	465	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	347	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	710	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	517	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	210	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	157	3.3%
$200,000 or more	63	1.3%

Median Household Income	53,029
Per Capita Income	26,781

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	301	6.3%
Public Assistance	26	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	581	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,398	58.5%
Unemployed	339	4.5%
In Armed Forces	1	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,738	63.0%
Not in Labor Force	2,784	37.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		41.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,813	1,508	54.6%
Non-Profit	139	217	39.0%
Self-Employed	325	97	77.0%

Local Government	46	189	19.6%
State Government	116	79	59.5%
Federal Government	130	68	65.7%

Total Private + Self	2,138	1,605	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	431	553	43.8%
Total	2,569	2,158	54.3%

Pct. Govt.	13.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	606	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	770	16.3%
Professional, Technical	709	15.0%
Service Occupations	993	21.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	39	0.8%
All others	1,649	34.9%

White Collar		44.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	921	19.5%
Retail trade	694	14.7%
Construction	617	13.1%
Health care and social assistance	509	10.8%
Educational services	378	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	295	6.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	206	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	183	3.9%
Other services	179	3.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	128	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	122	2.6%
Finance and insurance	108	2.3%
Wholesale trade	104	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	97	2.1%
Utilities	60	1.3%
Information	59	1.2%
Public administration	53	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	14	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	61	0.50%
Puerto Rican	48	0.39%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	82	0.67%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	3	0.02%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	79	0.65%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,286	96.9%
Spanish	183	1.6%
German, other Germanic	175	1.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,320	19.0%
English	1,337	11.0%
German	1,272	10.4%
Irish	870	7.1%
Scottish	190	1.6%
Dutch	127	1.0%
French	93	0.8%
Scandinavian	87	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	85	0.7%
Norwegian	61	0.5%
Welsh	43	0.4%
Italian	42	0.3%
Swedish	42	0.3%
Polish	33	0.3%
Austrian	32	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,165	99.9%
Not a citizen	14	0.1%

Native	12,158	99.8%
Foreign-born	21	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
732	8.1%	926	10.3%	3,918	43.5%	2,400	26.7%	476	5.3%	553	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	732	8.1%
9-12 Years	926	10.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,918	43.5%
Some College	2,400	26.7%
Bach. Degree	476	5.3%
Grad Degree	553	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,366	3,961	405	9.3%	6.0%
1991	4,438	3,956	482	10.9%	7.3%
1992	4,576	4,015	561	12.3%	6.9%
1993	4,509	4,019	490	10.9%	6.2%
1994	4,416	4,109	307	7.0%	5.4%
1995	4,583	4,263	320	7.0%	5.4%
1996	4,844	4,373	471	9.7%	5.4%
1997	4,935	4,518	417	8.4%	5.2%
1998	4,899	4,567	332	6.8%	4.5%
1999	5,041	4,756	285	5.7%	4.5%

2000	5,034	4,787	247	4.9%	4.1%
2001	5,015	4,710	305	6.1%	5.2%
2002	5,088	4,723	365	7.2%	5.8%
2003	5,144	4,779	365	7.1%	6.2%
2004	5,143	4,833	310	6.0%	5.5%
2005	5,386	5,005	381	7.1%	5.9%
2006	5,408	5,038	370	6.8%	5.7%
2007	5,330	4,994	336	6.3%	5.4%
2008	5,336	4,929	407	7.6%	6.5%
2009	5,294	4,542	752	14.2%	10.8%

2010	5,150	4,458	692	13.4%	10.3%
2011	5,134	4,535	599	11.7%	9.4%
2012	5,036	4,532	504	10.0%	8.2%
2013	4,996	4,500	496	9.9%	7.9%
2014	4,782	4,384	398	8.3%	6.4%
2015	4,680	4,355	325	6.9%	5.2%
2016	4,804	4,511	293	6.1%	5.0%
2017	4,852	4,568	284	5.9%	4.8%
2018	4,804	4,555	249	5.2%	4.2%
2019	4,760	4,531	229	4.8%	4.1%

2020	4,599	4,247	352	7.7%	6.6%
2021	4,637	4,410	227	4.9%	4.4%
2022	4,738	4,510	228	4.8%	3.9%
2023	4,769	4,527	242	5.1%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,389
Median Value	$116,000

Occupied	4,760	74.5%
Vacant	1,629	25.5%

Owned	3,960	83.2%
Rented	800	16.8%
Median Rent	$672

Single-Family Units	3,984	62.4%
Detached	3,966	62.1%
Attached	18	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	98	1.5%
Mobile Homes	2,265	35.5%

Edmonson County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Edmonson County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Edmonson County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Edmonson County, KY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Edmonson County, KY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Edmonson County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Edmonson County, KY