Barbourville, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Barbourville	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$36,393	$37,499	$44,883
Median household income	$52,221	$66,989	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$85,266	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,418	$40,176	$52,080
Median earnings male	$32,745	$47,734	$54,343
Median earnings female	$23,757	$33,481	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	28.5%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Barbourville is 19% lower than the national average
The median household income in Barbourville is 36% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Barbourville is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Barbourville is 89% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,810 $52,221 $104,442

City

$44,654 $66,989 $133,978

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Barbourville median earnings by income bracket

Barbourville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.8%	13.8%
Manufacturing sector	2.1%	2.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	25.6%	25.6%
Public administration	6.8%	6.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	27.8%	27.8%
Other	23.9%	23.9%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Emlyn, KY	605	$105,545	29.8%
Pleasant View, KY	437	$77,570	4.6%
North Corbin, KY	1,905	$62,375	23.3%
Corbin, KY	7,722	$57,755	29.0%
Pineville, KY	1,966	$36,198	55.5%
Barbourville, KY	3,154	$52,221	35.8%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
River Bend, NC	3,154	$102,520	26.0%
Dalzell, SC	3,154	$87,053	7.0%
Erda, UT	3,154	$191,751	135.8%
Haynesville, LA	3,153	$36,728	54.8%
Mars Hill, NC	3,152	$84,538	3.9%
Barbourville, KY	3,154	$52,221	35.8%

Source: The Barbourville, KY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.