Bourbon County, KY Population

Overview

20,281

Total Population

41.4

Median age

50.49%

Female population %

98.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

60.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,439

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bourbon County is 41.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bourbon County's population under 18 was 22.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bourbon County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.62% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bourbon County, 19.11% were under the age of 15, 17.50% aged 15 to 29, 44.77% aged 30 to 64, 17.12% aged 65 to 84, and 1.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 197 more females than males in Bourbon County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.49% females and 49.51% males in Bourbon County, KY.
The Bourbon County, KY gender ratio is 98.1:100 i.e. 98.1 men to 100 women (0.981).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 883.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 811.

Bourbon County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bourbon County population: 87.55% are White, 5.11% are Black or African American, 0.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian, 1.16% are some other race and 5.65% are multiracial.
Bourbon County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,439 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,842 (92.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bourbon County is White with a population of 17,756 (87.55% of the total population).

Bourbon County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 20,290 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Bourbon County's population increased by 613 (3.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bourbon County's population increased by 325 (1.63%), 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, Bourbon County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 19,352.