Barren County, KY Population

Overview

44,277

Total Population

40.3

Median age

51.36%

Female population %

94.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

59.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,554

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Barren County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Barren County is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Barren County's population under 18 was 23.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Barren County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Barren County, 19.64% were under the age of 15, 17.68% aged 15 to 29, 45.08% aged 30 to 64, 15.55% aged 65 to 84, and 2.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,203 more females than males in Barren County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.36% females and 48.64% males in Barren County, KY.
The Barren County, KY gender ratio is 94.7:100 i.e. 94.7 men to 100 women (0.947).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,671.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,637.

Barren County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Barren County population: 91.01% are White, 3.53% are Black or African American, 0.40% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.81% are Asian, 0.74% are some other race and 3.51% are multiracial.
Barren County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,554 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 42,723 (96.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Barren County is White with a population of 40,297 (91.01% of the total population).

Barren County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 44,854 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Barren County's population increased by 4,005 (10.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Barren County's population increased by 2,385 (5.66%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Barren County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 38,112.