2022 population: 17,589 ( 677 from 2010 , 640 from 2020)
Land area: 230.1 square miles
Population density: 76.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	16,308	92.72%	2.1%
Black:	364	2.07%	7.4%
Indian:	50	0.28%	127.3%
Asian:	62	0.35%	63.2%
2+ races:	300	1.71%	127.3%
Hispanic:	505	2.87%	25.3%

Total non-White:	1,281	7.28%	35.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	366	10.8
Deaths:	523	15.4
Net Migration:	777	22.9
Net Immigration:	36	1.1

Change in White population:	343	2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	334	2.0

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
16,912
15,965	94.40%
339	2.00%
22	0.13%
38	0.22%
132	0.78%
403	2.38%
947	5.60%

2000
14,792
14,047	94.96%
448	3.03%
16	0.11%
6	0.04%
76	0.51%
195	1.32%
745	5.04%

1990
11,579
11,064	95.55%
485	4.19%
5	0.04%
5	0.04%
n/a
20	0.17%
515	4.45%

1980
10,853
10,208	94.06%
620	5.71%
0	0.00%
5	0.05%
n/a
20	0.18%
645	5.94%

1970
9,457
8,725	92.26%
723	7.65%
6	0.06%
1	0.01%
n/a
0	0.00%
732	7.74%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,664	11.2
1,271	8.6
1,829	12.4
138	0.9

1,918	13.0
202	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
1,577	13.6
1,342	11.6
2,821	24.4
27	0.2

2,983	25.8
230	2.0

Number	Rate
1980's
1,325	12.2
1,137	10.5
577	5.3
n/a

856	7.9
-130	-1.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
981	10.4
n/a

1,483	15.7
-87	-0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Garrard 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
43.5
3,709	21.1%
13,880	78.9%
3,185	18.1%

6,488
2.63

4,705	72.5%
3,723	79.1%
389	8.3%
1,783	27.5%

2010
Number	Percent
41.2
3,914	23.1%
12,998	76.9%
2,463	14.6%

6,668
2.52

4,894	73.4%
3,917	80.0%
341	7.0%
1,774	26.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
3,611	24.4%
11,181	75.6%
1,938	13.1%

5,770
2.55

4,376	75.8%
3,660	83.6%
364	8.3%
1,394	24.2%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
2,760	23.8%
8,819	76.2%
1,790	15.5%

4,397
2.61

3,442	78.3%
2,980	86.6%
197	5.7%
955	21.7%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
2,891	26.6%
7,962	73.4%
1,527	14.1%

3,921
2.75

3,168	80.8%
2,824	89.1%
142	4.5%
753	19.2%

2022 Housing Data for Garrard County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	280	4.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	276	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	258	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	426	6.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	301	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	285	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	433	6.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	176	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	442	6.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	408	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	680	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	665	10.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	804	12.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	302	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	485	7.5%
$200,000 or more	267	4.1%

Median Household Income	58,263
Per Capita Income	30,728

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	477	7.4%
Public Assistance	75	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	892	13.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,568	63.5%
Unemployed	395	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,963	67.3%
Not in Labor Force	3,382	32.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,704	1,873	59.1%
Non-Profit	153	449	25.4%
Self-Employed	562	191	74.6%

Local Government	277	256	52.0%
State Government	218	326	40.1%
Federal Government	47	143	24.7%

Total Private + Self	3,266	2,064	61.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	695	1,174	37.2%
Total	3,961	3,238	55.0%

Pct. Govt.	17.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	974	13.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,460	20.3%
Professional, Technical	1,258	17.5%
Service Occupations	1,292	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	69	1.0%
All others	2,225	30.9%

White Collar		51.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,055	14.6%
Manufacturing	1,020	14.1%
Educational services	770	10.7%
Retail trade	711	9.9%
Construction	698	9.7%
Other services	437	6.1%
Public administration	412	5.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	328	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	313	4.3%
Accommodation and food services	294	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	267	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	266	3.7%
Wholesale trade	266	3.7%
Finance and insurance	139	1.9%
Information	75	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	60	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	33	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	33	0.5%
Utilities	32	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	197	1.15%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	23	0.13%
Costa Rican	9	0.05%
Guatemalan	14	0.08%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	201	1.17%
Argentinean	176	1.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	25	0.15%
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	15,601	95.9%
Spanish	293	1.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	174	1.1%
German, other Germanic	119	0.7%
Other Indo-European	55	0.3%
Other Asian	17	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	15	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	6,327	36.8%
English	1,920	11.2%
German	1,196	7.0%
Irish	1,011	5.9%
European	258	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	257	1.5%
Ukrainian	181	1.1%
Italian	177	1.0%
Scottish	162	0.9%
Brazilian	99	0.6%
British	93	0.5%
French	93	0.5%
Swedish	70	0.4%
Polish	45	0.3%
Dutch	37	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,878	98.3%
Not a citizen	297	1.7%

Native	16,700	97.2%
Foreign-born	475	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
601	4.9%	1,251	10.2%	4,570	37.2%	3,404	27.7%	1,212	9.9%	1,232	10.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	601	4.9%
9-12 Years	1,251	10.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,570	37.2%
Some College	3,404	27.7%
Bach. Degree	1,212	9.9%
Grad Degree	1,232	10.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	5,671	5,314	357	6.3%	6.0%
1991	5,704	5,296	408	7.2%	7.3%
1992	6,046	5,639	407	6.7%	6.9%
1993	6,189	5,821	368	5.9%	6.2%
1994	6,290	5,933	357	5.7%	5.4%
1995	6,362	6,079	283	4.4%	5.4%
1996	6,562	6,313	249	3.8%	5.4%
1997	6,802	6,563	239	3.5%	5.2%
1998	7,262	7,069	193	2.7%	4.5%
1999	7,478	7,279	199	2.7%	4.5%

2000	7,567	7,305	262	3.5%	4.1%
2001	7,548	7,188	360	4.8%	5.2%
2002	7,385	6,975	410	5.6%	5.8%
2003	7,959	7,501	458	5.8%	6.2%
2004	7,447	7,025	422	5.7%	5.5%
2005	7,492	7,030	462	6.2%	5.9%
2006	7,613	7,166	447	5.9%	5.7%
2007	7,698	7,267	431	5.6%	5.4%
2008	7,603	7,101	502	6.6%	6.5%
2009	7,760	6,808	952	12.3%	10.8%

2010	7,977	7,080	897	11.2%	10.3%
2011	7,829	7,046	783	10.0%	9.4%
2012	7,756	7,098	658	8.5%	8.2%
2013	7,747	7,118	629	8.1%	7.9%
2014	7,592	7,098	494	6.5%	6.4%
2015	7,492	7,109	383	5.1%	5.2%
2016	7,527	7,165	362	4.8%	5.0%
2017	7,647	7,282	365	4.8%	4.8%
2018	7,652	7,320	332	4.3%	4.2%
2019	7,721	7,375	346	4.5%	4.1%

2020	7,528	7,055	473	6.3%	6.6%
2021	7,601	7,277	324	4.3%	4.4%
2022	7,910	7,608	302	3.8%	3.9%
2023	7,901	7,591	310	3.9%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,284
Median Value	$170,800

Occupied	6,488	89.1%
Vacant	796	10.9%

Owned	5,248	80.9%
Rented	1,240	19.1%
Median Rent	$825

Single-Family Units	6,089	83.6%
Detached	6,018	82.6%
Attached	71	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	78	1.1%
Mobile Homes	774	10.6%

Garrard County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Garrard County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Garrard County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Garrard County, KY

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Garrard County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Garrard County, KY