Bardstown.
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Kentucky·Nelson County
6 tracts·10K people·$204K median·861/mi²
White 78 · Black 14 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 0 · Other 0
Married couple 42 · Living alone 32 · Other 26
Manufacturing 28 · Retail 25 · Health 22 · Professional 11 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 3 · Other 1
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Service 24 · Production · transport 23 · Sales · office 15 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 5 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bardstown is $203,500 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Bardstown has 13,804 residents across 2 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.1; the population is 78.0% White, 13.8% Black, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Multiracial, 0.3% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 26.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.7% (Census ACS).
Bardstown Elementary School (48%) and Foster Heights Elementary School (36%) lead the elementary schools; Bardstown Middle School (42%) and Old Kentucky Home Middle School (31%) lead the middle schools; Nelson County High School (42%), Thomas Nelson High School (42%) and Bardstown High School (41%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $977/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bardstown is $51,381 a year, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bardstown, median rent is $977/month and the median home value is $203,500 (Census ACS).
Bardstown reported 1.2 violent crimes and 22.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 53 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bardstown are lightning (96), strong wind (94) and winter weather (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bardstown, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).