Demographics of Bracken County, Kentucky

Bracken County, Kentucky had 8,511 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +112 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bracken County, in four figures

8,511
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.3%
Change since July 2020: +112 people.; 42.0 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,319 ±$9,305
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bracken County, Kentucky's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bracken County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bracken County, Kentucky's population grew 1.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bracken County, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,399	100.0	100.0
2021	8,441	100.5	100.2
2022	8,425	100.3	100.7
2023	8,416	100.2	101.6
2024	8,462	100.8	102.5
2025	8,511	101.3	103.1

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Population of Bracken County, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	8,399	−1	+7	0	−9
2021	8,441	+42	−27	0	+63
2022	8,425	−16	−51	+5	+36
2023	8,416	−9	−25	+10	+8
2024	8,462	+46	−29	+7	+68
2025	8,511	+49	−26	+6	+70

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±0.8: for men 42.1 ±1.2 and for women 41.8 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bracken County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	475 ±25	5.6% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,475 ±162	17.5% ±1.9	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	610 ±151	7.2% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,996 ±141	23.6% ±1.7	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,355 ±172	27.9% ±2.0	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,533 ±174	18.2% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,319 ±$9,305, and income per person $33,389 ±$3,034, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bracken County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	570 ±116	16.9% ±3.4	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	772 ±166	22.9% ±4.8	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	502 ±133	14.9% ±3.9	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	409 ±117	12.2% ±3.4	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	545 ±129	16.2% ±3.8	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	330 ±110	9.8% ±3.2	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	236 ±113	7.0% ±3.3	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bracken County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	1,631 ±372	19.5% ±4.5	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	624 ±146	33.0% ±6.6	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	794 ±209	18.5% ±4.7	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	213 ±74	9.8% ±3.3	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bracken County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bracken County	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	3,860 ±41	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.2% ±3.6	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.8% ±3.7	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.5% ±3.7	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.5% ±4.3	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$125,000 ±$21,882	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$756 ±$80	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±5	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bracken County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	125 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,982 ±111	94.5% ±1.3	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6 to 102	0.1% to 1.2%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 161	0.1% to 1.9%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	81 to 303	1.0% to 3.6%	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bracken County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	6,702 ±250	79.4% ±3.0	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,660 ±249	19.7% ±2.9	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4 to 58	< 0.1% to 0.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12 to 90	0.1% to 1.1%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 40	0% to 0.5%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1 to 67	< 0.1% to 0.8%	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bracken County among the counties of Kentucky

108th of 120 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Counties of Kentucky near Bracken County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hancock County	9,050	−0.6%
Livingston County	8,863	−0.1%
Gallatin County	8,840	+1.9%
Crittenden County	8,807	−2.2%
Trimble County	8,701	+2.8%
Bracken County	8,511	+1.3%
Nicholas County	7,949	+5.4%
Ballard County	7,594	−1.5%
Lee County	7,297	−0.9%
Elliott County	7,265	−0.9%
Menifee County	6,430	+4.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026