Latest news about poverty in Bardstown, KY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
12.4% of Bardstown, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 32.8% less than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 9.0% of high school graduates and 28.7% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.1% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 70.1%. For comparison, it was 38.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bardstown, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bardstown:
12.4%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bardstown:
6.2%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bardstown:
29.1%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bardstown:
37.0%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
70.1%
Residents above poverty level:
38.4%
Poverty by age in Bardstown, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bardstown,KY (percentage below poverty level)
7.2%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
10.1%6 to 11 years
5.1%12 to 14 years
4.2%15 years
11.5%16 and 17 years
13.1%18 to 24 years
14.3%25 to 34 years
7.2%35 to 44 years
16.1%45 to 54 years
31.9%55 to 64 years
3.8%65 to 74 years
3.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bardstown,KY (percentage below poverty level)
29.9%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
28.0%6 to 11 years
12.2%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
15.6%16 and 17 years
20.4%18 to 24 years
15.2%25 to 34 years
8.9%35 to 44 years
7.4%45 to 54 years
9.8%55 to 64 years
6.7%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bardstown,KY (% below half of poverty level)
9.4%Under 6 years
9.2%6 to 11 years
8.1%12 to 17 years
6.0%18 to 24 years
11.4%25 to 34 years
4.4%35 to 44 years
5.4%45 to 54 years
3.5%55 to 64 years
0.6%65 to 74 years
1.9%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bardstown, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bardstown, KY (%)
13.7%White
5.8%Black
62.0%American Indian
34.5%Asian
2.0%Other race
10.8%2+ races
11.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bardstown, KY (absolute numbers)
1,390White
95Black
13American Indian
27Asian
5Other race
952+ races
78Hispanic
13.0%Below poverty level
87.0%Above poverty level
6.9%Below poverty level
93.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bardstown, KY
Children below poverty level:
Bardstown, Kentucky:
13.9%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bardstown:
9.0%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bardstown:
28.7%
Kentucky:
33.5%
8.6%Married-couple family
40.5%Male, no wife present
50.9%Female, no husband present
7.1%Worked full-time, year-round
34.0%Worked part-time
59.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
22.2%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
37.0%One part-time, other didn't work
40.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.0%1995 to 1998
15.5%1990 to 1994
10.2%1980 to 1989
32.7%1970 to 1979
9.7%1960 to 1969
15.5%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
12.4%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
3.3%1999 to 2000
15.7%1995 to 1998
10.0%1990 to 1994
14.3%1980 to 1989
13.6%1970 to 1979
13.4%1960 to 1969
14.1%1950 to 1959
4.6%1940 to 1949
10.9%1939 or earlier
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