Barbourville, KY Housing Market & City Data

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3,033
Population Estimate
$164,221
Median Home Value
80.3%
Employment Rate
26.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$141
Median Listing Price$299,000
Median Days on Market88
Active Listings27
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)29
Avg Listing Price$300,679
Avg Listing Price Change MoM22%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-30%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.96
Family Dual Income53
Median Household Income$48,750
Median Individual Income$15,266
Home Ownership37.8%
Home Value$164,221
Median Rent$647
Rent Burden24.1%
Poverty27.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED20.1%
  • Highschool Education29.2%
  • Some College24.0%
  • Bachelors Degree8.8%
  • Graduate Degree17.9%
  • Total College or Above26.7%
  • Stem Degree16.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.3%
  • Female53.7%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married34.0%
  • Divorced21.7%
  • Never Married36.8%
  • Widowed7.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBarbourville
State IDKY
Population3,033

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1821.9%
19–2923.6%
30–397.2%
40–4913.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–596.6%
60–6915.5%
70–794.4%
80+7.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation46.7%
Unemployment Rate19.7%
Disabled21.8%

ETHNICITY

White95.2%
Black3.1%
Asian0.2%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.2%
Multiple0.7%

OTHER

Hispanic0.9%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured11.4%
Veteran6.5%

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