Bullitt County, Kentucky

Bullitt County has a population of 84,027 and has grown 5.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $247,200, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $80,558.

Home price
$247,200
Income
$80,558
Population
84,027
Unemployment
4.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$247,200county
Median gross rent$987county
Median year homes here were built1993county
Share of homes built before 198032.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,513county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,272county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,047county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,625county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$80,558county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate9.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.0%county
Unemployment rate4.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.4%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.7%county
Economic output per resident$45,512county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.83%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time28.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service11 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2343305county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station96 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.0%county
Traffic deaths22.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.1%county
Public schools in the county24county
Public school enrollment13007county
Students per full-time teacher17.6county
Free lunch eligible49.7%county
Elementary schools13county
Middle schools6county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution13 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians18county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population84,027county
Land area in square miles297county
People per square mile of land283.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store32.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract21.5%county
Population change since 2020+5.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.4%county
Share of households that are one person20.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.4%county
Second languages3.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents113county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in2,716county
Households that moved away2,375county
Average income of arriving households$56,730county
Average income of departing households$55,508county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes20county
Housing units authorised in the latest year654county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings63.0%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.8 incounty
Annual snowfall29.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.11 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F38 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing88 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days197 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 15county
Average first fall frostOct 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.1¢county
Household electricity use1,119 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity49.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas43.2%county
Homes heated by propane5.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband92.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk74.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk17.2county
Landslide risk30.4county
Hail risk40.7county
Earthquake risk70.6county
Tornado risk88.6county
Tropical cyclone risk13.4county
Extreme heat risk51.7county
Winter weather risk70.8county
Strong wind risk92.2county
Wildfire risk26.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bullitt County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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