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Nelson County, KY


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Bardstown, KY
Designated Market Area: Louisville, KY-IN
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 47,392   ( 3,955 from 2010 , 655 from 2020)
Land area: 417.5 square miles
Population density: 113.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:42,595 89.88% 7.8%
Black:2,3074.87% 6.4%
Indian:730.15% 49.0%
Asian:2800.59% 25.0%
2+ races:9031.91% 54.1%
Hispanic:1,2342.60% 39.0%
Total non-White:4,79710.12% 21.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,180 12.6
Deaths:1,26813.6
Net Migration: 6997.5
Net Immigration: 250.3
Change in White population:3,097 7.1
Change in Non-White pop.:858 2.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
43,437
39,49890.93%
2,1684.99%
490.11%
2240.52%
5861.35%
8882.04%
3,9399.07%

2000
37,477
34,57992.27%
2,0545.48%
420.11%
1960.52%
2010.54%
3951.05%
2,8987.73%

1990
29,710
27,72793.33%
1,8256.14%
190.06%
750.25%
n/a
640.22%
1,9836.67%

1980
27,584
25,64492.97%
1,7866.47%
90.03%
40.01%
n/a
1390.50%
1,9407.03%

1970
23,477
21,62392.10%
1,8037.68%
40.02%
170.07%
n/a
260.11%
1,854 7.90%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
5,276 14.1
2,9157.8
3,6079.6
3360.9
4,919 13.1
1,041 2.8
1990's
NumberRate
5,154 17.3
2,6478.9
5,49218.5
1080.4
6,852 23.1
915 3.1
1980's
NumberRate
4,605 16.7
2,356 8.5
35 0.1
n/a
2,083 7.6
43 0.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,588 6.8
n/a
4,021 17.1
86 0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Nelson 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
NumberPercent
39.9
10,899 23.0%
36,493 77.0%
7,780 16.4%
18,457
2.51
12,736 69.0%
9,721 76.3%
1,017 8.0%
5,721 31.0%

2010
NumberPercent
37.7
11,285 26.0%
32,152 74.0%
5,097 11.7%
16,826
2.55
11,885 70.6%
8,765 73.7%
1,398 11.8%
4,941 29.4%

2000
NumberPercent
35.1
10,353 27.6%
27,124 72.4%
3,964 10.6%
13,967
2.63
10,321 73.9%
7,988 77.4%
1,111 10.8%
3,646 26.1%

1990
NumberPercent
31.6
8,648 29.1%
21,062 70.9%
3,353 11.3%
10,409
2.80
8,165 78.4%
6,593 80.7%
746 9.1%
2,244 21.6%

1980
NumberPercent
27.3
9,316 33.8%
18,268 66.2%
2,822 10.2%
8,712
3.11
7,127 81.8%
5,998 84.2%
535 7.5%
1,585 18.2%

2022 Housing Data for Nelson County, KY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units19,799 
Median Value$204,000 
Occupied18,45793.2%
Vacant1,3426.8%
Owned14,12076.5%
Rented4,33723.5%
Median Rent$913 
Single-Family Units16,68184.3%
    Detached16,18481.7%
    Attached4972.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units9815.0%
Mobile Homes1,2626.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Nelson County, KY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004952.7%
$10,000 to $14,9996543.5%
$15,000 to $19,9997123.9%
$20,000 to $24,9999325.0%
$25,000 to $29,9998564.6%
$30,000 to $34,9999645.2%
$35,000 to $39,9996873.7%
$40,000 to $44,9996873.7%
$45,000 to $49,9998684.7%
$50,000 to $59,9991,4217.7%
$60,000 to $74,9992,03411.0%
$75,000 to $99,9992,69214.6%
$100,000 to $124,9991,93310.5%
$125,000 to $149,9991,3927.5%
$150,000 to $199,9991,2476.8%
$200,000 or more8834.8%
Median Household Income66,212 
Per Capita Income33,585 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state92 
Compared to U.S.74 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,0665.8%
Public Assistance2591.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,85210.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed21,07873.4%
Unemployed6102.1%
In Armed Forces520.2%
Total Labor Force21,74075.7%
Not in Labor Force6,99324.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector8,9926,90856.6%
Non-Profit3961,07127.0%
Self-Employed1,29368465.4%
Local Government53978940.6%
State Government42497430.3%
Federal Government17022043.6%
Total Private + Self10,2857,59257.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,5293,05433.4%
Total11,81410,64652.6%
Pct. Govt.13.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,73212.2%
Sales and Office Occupations4,02517.9%
Professional, Technical4,49620.0%
Service Occupations3,22814.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing990.4%
All others7,98635.5%
White Collar 50.1%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing5,09322.7%
Health care and social assistance3,32114.8%
Retail trade2,57311.5%
Educational services1,7597.8%
Construction1,6097.2%
Transportation and warehousing1,3406.0%
Accommodation and food services1,1255.0%
Public administration9944.4%
Other services9444.2%
Finance and insurance6853.0%
Professional, scientific, technical6502.9%
Wholesale trade6402.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5642.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2951.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing2361.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2321.0%
Utilities2010.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1050.5%
Information1010.4%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican7711.65%
Puerto Rican1410.30%
Cuban170.04%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American670.14%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan460.10%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran210.04%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American690.15%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian590.13%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian100.02%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic430.09%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Japanese1070.23%
Filipino540.12%
Korean300.06%
Chinese240.05%
Indian60.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English42,74797.3%
Spanish6011.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1760.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1430.3%
German, other Germanic790.2%
Other Asian700.2%
Tagalog450.1%
Other Indo-European430.1%
Korean310.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English6,66514.2%
American6,10113.0%
German5,82512.5%
Irish5,25211.2%
Italian1,2032.6%
Scottish1,0562.3%
French7831.7%
European7761.7%
Scotch-Irish5271.1%
Welsh3650.8%
Latvian2800.6%
Polish2630.6%
Dutch1990.4%
Russian1580.3%
British1490.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen46,28198.9%
Not a citizen4981.1%
Native45,89298.1%
Foreign-born8871.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Nelson County, KY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
725 2.2%1,781 5.5%11,807 36.6%10,656 33.1%4,407 13.7%2,855 8.9%
  Average years of education: 13.3
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 725 2.2%
9-12 Years 1,781 5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 11,807 36.6%
Some College 10,656 33.1%
Bach. Degree 4,407 13.7%
Grad Degree 2,855 8.9%
Average years of education: 13.3

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Nelson County, KY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 14,746 13,953 793 5.4% 6.0%
1991 15,545 14,460 1,085 7.0% 7.3%
1992 15,667 14,404 1,263 8.1% 6.9%
1993 15,777 14,774 1,003 6.4% 6.2%
1994 16,246 15,246 1,000 6.2% 5.4%
1995 17,378 16,181 1,197 6.9% 5.4%
1996 17,850 16,568 1,282 7.2% 5.4%
1997 18,284 17,176 1,108 6.1% 5.2%
1998 18,551 17,601 950 5.1% 4.5%
1999 18,842 17,718 1,124 6.0% 4.5%
2000 19,647 18,834 813 4.1% 4.1%
2001 19,515 18,504 1,011 5.2% 5.2%
2002 19,445 18,277 1,168 6.0% 5.8%
2003 19,661 18,461 1,200 6.1% 6.2%
2004 19,956 18,912 1,044 5.2% 5.5%
2005 20,497 19,206 1,291 6.3% 5.9%
2006 21,157 19,923 1,234 5.8% 5.7%
2007 21,328 20,102 1,226 5.7% 5.4%
2008 21,630 20,035 1,595 7.4% 6.5%
2009 22,206 19,345 2,861 12.9% 10.8%
2010 22,087 19,595 2,492 11.3% 10.3%
2011 21,859 19,543 2,316 10.6% 9.4%
2012 21,909 20,086 1,823 8.3% 8.2%
2013 21,688 20,066 1,622 7.5% 7.9%
2014 21,313 20,016 1,297 6.1% 6.4%
2015 21,016 19,963 1,053 5.0% 5.2%
2016 21,706 20,731 975 4.5% 5.0%
2017 22,248 21,291 957 4.3% 4.8%
2018 22,670 21,720 950 4.2% 4.2%
2019 23,254 22,232 1,022 4.4% 4.1%
2020 22,755 21,185 1,570 6.9% 6.6%
2021 23,070 22,114 956 4.1% 4.4%
2022 23,678 22,784 894 3.8% 3.9%
2023 23,669 22,821 848 3.6% 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com