34.0% of Barlow, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 51.6% greater than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 21.1% of high school graduates and 27.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 28.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 86.4%. For comparison, it was 20.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Barlow, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Barlow:
34.0%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Barlow:
28.7%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Barlow:
28.9%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.4% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Barlow:
13.0%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
86.4%
Residents above poverty level:
20.0%
Poverty by age in Barlow, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Barlow,KY (percentage below poverty level)
68.0%Under 5 years
57.0%5 years
26.0%6 to 11 years
100.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
100.0%16 and 17 years
18.0%18 to 24 years
43.0%25 to 34 years
18.0%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
0.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
37.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Barlow,KY (percentage below poverty level)
87.0%Under 5 years
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
46.0%18 to 24 years
28.0%25 to 34 years
30.0%35 to 44 years
23.0%45 to 54 years
24.0%55 to 64 years
16.0%65 to 74 years
17.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Barlow,KY (% below half of poverty level)
76.7%Under 6 years
21.4%6 to 11 years
23.8%12 to 17 years
39.2%18 to 24 years
32.2%25 to 34 years
11.9%35 to 44 years
15.8%45 to 54 years
5.2%55 to 64 years
8.0%65 to 74 years
19.5%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Barlow, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Barlow, KY (%)
29.0%White
100.0%Black
61.0%2+ races
100.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Barlow, KY (absolute numbers)
147White
33Black
92+ races
3Hispanic
34.9%Below poverty level
65.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Barlow, KY
Children below poverty level:
Barlow, Kentucky:
63.4%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Barlow:
21.1%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Barlow:
27.3%
Kentucky:
33.5%
44.4%Married-couple family
6.7%Male, no wife present
48.9%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
48.6%Worked part-time
51.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
77.8%One part-time, other didn't work
22.2%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
11.5%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
19.2%1970 to 1979
15.4%1960 to 1969
23.1%1950 to 1959
7.7%1940 to 1949
23.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
8.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
8.0%1980 to 1989
18.1%1970 to 1979
9.6%1960 to 1969
26.1%1950 to 1959
13.3%1940 to 1949
17.0%1939 or earlier
Discuss Barlow, Kentucky (KY) on our hugely popular Kentucky forum.