Bardwell, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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42%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bardwell	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$26,219	$37,499	$44,883
Median household income	$60,532	$66,989	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$81,690	$85,266	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$40,176	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,421	$47,734	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,023	$33,481	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	29.0%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bardwell is 42% lower than the national average
The median household income in Bardwell is 26% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bardwell is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bardwell is 92% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,350 $60,532 $121,064

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Bardwell median earnings by income bracket

Bardwell employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.4%	21.4%
Manufacturing sector	8.7%	8.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	18.4%	18.4%
Public administration	3.9%	3.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.8%	5.8%
Education, health & social services	14.6%	14.6%
Other	27.2%	27.2%

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Blandville, KY	90	$90,222	10.9%
Cunningham, KY	306	$77,821	4.3%
Kevil, KY	789	$65,054	20.0%
Barlow, KY	561	$62,661	23.0%
Mound City, IL	803	$61,845	24.0%
Bardwell, KY	727	$60,532	25.6%

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Traver, CA	727	$69,599	14.4%
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Franklin, ID	727	$63,562	21.8%
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Medaryville, IN	727	$51,070	37.2%
Bardwell, KY	727	$60,532	25.6%

Source: The Bardwell, 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.