Breckinridge, KY Demographics

Population 580 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Breckinridge

Household size in Breckinridge

Household size, people per household
PeriodBreckinridgeKentuckyU.S.
2006–102.422.512.68
2010–142.612.532.73
2015–192.802.522.71
2020–242.992.512.65
Change+0.56−0.00−0.03
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Breckinridge is a place of big households: 2.99 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.42, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Breckinridge

Median age, years
PeriodBreckinridgeKentuckyU.S.
2006–1045.238.537.7
2010–1443.739.338.6
2015–1938.940.039.6
2020–2439.439.940.1
Change−5.7+1.5+2.3
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At 39.4, the median age in Breckinridge is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Breckinridge

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodBreckinridgeKentuckyU.S.
2006–105.8%11.7%12.3%
2010–148.9%11.9%12.3%
2015–1910.3%11.8%11.6%
2020–242.9%11.9%11.6%
Change−2.9 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 2.9% of households in Breckinridge, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Breckinridge

Renters in Breckinridge

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodBreckinridgeKentuckyU.S.
2006–1018.7%30.1%33.3%
2010–1431.2%32.3%35.6%
2015–1921.0%32.8%36.0%
2020–2421.2%31.7%34.8%
Change+2.5 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 21.2% of households in Breckinridge rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 45.3% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Breckinridge

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodBreckinridgeKentuckyU.S.
2006–107.6%12.2%11.4%
2010–1416.5%11.9%11.4%
2015–1916.8%12.3%11.1%
2020–249.1%10.6%9.6%
Change+1.5 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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About as many homes sit empty in Breckinridge as nationally: 9.1%, against 9.6%.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Breckinridge

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodBreckinridgeKentuckyU.S.
2006–10197719771974
2010–14197919791975
2015–19198419801977
2020–24198319821980
Change+5+5+6
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Homes in Breckinridge are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1983, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Breckinridge

Rent, per month
PeriodBreckinridgeKentuckyU.S.
2006–10$591$657$965
2010–14$579$728$1,040
2015–19$650$814$1,213
2020–24$691$1,024$1,571
Change+$100+$367+$606
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The median renter in Breckinridge pays $691 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 23.6% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Breckinridge

Bachelor's degrees in Breckinridge

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodBreckinridgeKentuckyU.S.
2006–1010.3%21.3%28.4%
2010–1411.6%22.5%29.6%
2015–1918.0%24.5%32.1%
2020–2425.3%27.6%35.6%
Change+15.0 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Breckinridge have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 25.3%, against 35.6% nationally. Kentucky as a whole looks much the same.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Breckinridge

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodBreckinridgeKentuckyU.S.
2006–1083.1%81.7%84.9%
2010–1482.8%83.9%86.1%
2015–1990.5%86.4%87.7%
2020–2494.0%88.8%89.3%
Change+10.9 pts+7.2 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion in Breckinridge is above the national rate: 94.0% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Breckinridge

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodBreckinridgeKentuckyU.S.
2006–108.7%8.4%8.1%
2010–145.7%9.5%9.4%
2015–194.1%5.8%5.6%
2020–244.8%5.1%5.4%
Change−3.9 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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At 4.8%, unemployment in Breckinridge is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Breckinridge compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Breckinridge2.9939.42.9%21.2%9.1%1983$69125.3%94.0%4.8%
Poindexter2.9339.93.1%23.5%7.8%1979$67624.3%94.1%4.1%
Locust Grove3.0038.84.2%18.2%6.7%1985$75722.7%92.2%6.0%
Rutland2.0455.44.8%11.0%23.7%1990$63516.1%86.5%3.1%
Renaker3.1239.94.1%7.2%6.9%1992$7704.8%87.2%8.3%
Robinson2.9043.35.0%10.1%6.8%1989$7515.2%86.7%6.8%
Cynthiana2.7340.615.9%34.8%13.6%1977$76421.2%90.6%2.4%
Connersville2.9034.96.8%10.5%9.5%1989$75129.4%93.4%3.7%
Stonewall2.6946.511.9%14.4%10.4%1991$85216.2%89.5%3.6%
Lees Lick2.3648.45.8%22.1%8.0%1997$1,00041.4%96.2%5.5%
Colemansville3.1239.94.1%7.2%6.9%1992$7704.8%87.2%8.3%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Breckinridge. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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