Barlow, Kentucky
Encyclopedia
Barlow is a city in Ballard County
, Kentucky
, United States
. The population was 715 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah
, KY-IL
Micropolitan Statistical Area
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 715 people, 334 households, and 189 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,401.6 people per square mile (541.3/km²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 739.0 per square mile (285.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.59% White, 4.76% African American, and 2.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.
There were 334 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples
living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,333, and the median income for a family was $28,214. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $16,731 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $15,564. About 15.2% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
Ballard County, Kentucky
Ballard County is a county located in west of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was created by the Kentucky State Legislature in 1842, and is named for Captain Bland Ballard, a soldier, statesman, and member of the Kentucky General Assembly. He was one of the few Kentucky volunteers to survive the...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 715 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky's Jackson Purchase Region and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River, halfway between the metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Missouri, to the west and Nashville,...
, KY-IL
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Paducah micropolitan area
The Paducah Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties – three in the Jackson Purchase region of Kentucky and one in southern Illinois – anchored by the city of Paducah, Kentucky....
.
Geography
Barlow is located at 37°3′7"N 89°2′41"W (37.052050, -89.044828).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 715 people, 334 households, and 189 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,401.6 people per square mile (541.3/km²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 739.0 per square mile (285.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.59% White, 4.76% African American, and 2.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.
There were 334 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,333, and the median income for a family was $28,214. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $16,731 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $15,564. About 15.2% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.