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Burgin, KY

993 Population
1.3 square miles 790.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.5 ±10.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Mercer County: 42.9 ±0.9
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,554 ±$5,012 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mercer County: $33,683 ±$2,024
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$77,585 ±$10,641 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Mercer County: $64,824 ±$5,652
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.6% ±9.7% (85  ±99) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mercer County: 10.7% † 2,424 (±3.1% / ±707)
  • about half the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.1 minutes ±4.4 (11,765  ±4,698) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mercer County: 27.2 251,840 (±1.5 / ±20,769)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

356 ±87 Number of households
  • Mercer County: 9,181 ±258
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.1 (993  ±248) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mercer County: 2.5 22,808 (±0.1 / ±8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4% ±4.6% (10  ±12) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Mercer County: 7.6% † 358 (±3.2% / ±151)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

431 ±104 Number of housing units
  • Mercer County: 10,472 ±32
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$193,000 ±$32,134 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Mercer County: $202,300 ±$16,526
  • a little less than the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.7% ±10% (116  ±102.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mercer County: 10.8% † 2,455 (±2.4% / ±552.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.5% ±27.9% (596  ±122.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mercer County: 92% 14,786 (±5.8% / ±933.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.6% ±6.3% (138  ±56.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mercer County: 24.9% † 4,001 (±3.2% / ±507.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.1% ±0.3% (1  ±3) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Mercer County: 2.9% 660
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.4% ±4.4% (40  ±34) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Mercer County: 7.3% † 1,311 (±1.5% / ±270)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
40 Total veterans ±34 31 Male ±30 9 Female ±15

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