Population 442 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Browder
Household size in Browder
| Period | Browder | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.27 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.55 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.39 | 2.52 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.48 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.21 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
The average household in Browder has 2.48 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Kentucky. Household size has climbed from 2.27 in 2006–10, 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 Browder
| Period | Browder | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 46.0 | 38.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 45.3 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 49.9 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.6 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −6.3 | +1.5 | +2.3 |
At 39.6, the median age in Browder 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 Browder
| Period | Browder | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.2% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.0% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 6.6% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.0% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +0.8 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in twelve households in Browder (9.0%), 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 Browder
Renters in Browder
| Period | Browder | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.6% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 22.9% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 7.2% | 32.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 13.3% | 31.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +6.8 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Browder is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 13.3% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About three-quarters of owners (75.4%) have paid off their mortgages, well 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 Browder
| Period | Browder | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.3% | 12.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 24.4% | 12.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.8% | 10.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.5 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
More homes sit empty in Browder than nationally: 12.8%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
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 Browder
| Period | Browder | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1971 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1981 | 1980 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1978 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +5 | +6 |
Homes in Browder are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1978, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are older than in Kentucky as a whole, where the median home dates to 1982.
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 Browder
| Period | Browder | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $513 | $657 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $636 | $728 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $708 | $814 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $867 | $1,024 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$354 | +$367 | +$606 |
Rent in Browder runs $867 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 27.0% 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 Browder
Bachelor's degrees in Browder
| Period | Browder | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.1% | 21.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 2.1% | 22.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 5.0% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.1% | 27.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | −6.0 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Browder have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 8.1%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Browder
| Period | Browder | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 82.6% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 66.5% | 83.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.0% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 84.5% | 88.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | +7.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in seven adults in Browder never finished high school, more than nationally: 84.5% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
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 Browder
| Period | Browder | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.7% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.0% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.1% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.2% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −8.6 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Browder has been strong: just 0.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).
Browder compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browder | 2.48 | 39.6 | 9.0% | 13.3% | 12.8% | 1978 | $867 | 8.1% | 84.5% | 0.2% |
| Drakesboro | 2.54 | 46.0 | 11.1% | 14.8% | 10.6% | 1980 | $698 | 5.3% | 80.1% | 3.8% |
| Beechmont | 2.58 | 40.9 | 8.5% | 19.9% | 12.4% | 1977 | $875 | 11.1% | 81.8% | 0.5% |
| Beech Creek | 2.63 | 43.8 | 8.7% | 15.6% | 10.2% | 1978 | $861 | 9.2% | 84.5% | 3.7% |
| Belton | 2.46 | 46.1 | 8.0% | 10.6% | 14.1% | 1979 | $770 | 19.3% | 90.1% | 2.9% |
| Ebenezer | 2.88 | 38.2 | 4.9% | 10.4% | 7.9% | 1989 | $634 | 28.6% | 92.7% | 2.1% |
| Cleaton | 2.25 | 52.1 | 6.9% | 24.7% | 17.9% | 1978 | $679 | 4.6% | 59.0% | 5.0% |
| Penrod | 2.53 | 45.4 | 7.6% | 10.7% | 11.7% | 1980 | $718 | 19.3% | 89.9% | 3.2% |
| Huntsville | 2.42 | 50.9 | 5.2% | 5.9% | 22.8% | 1990 | $771 | 10.3% | 87.2% | 2.1% |
| Powderly | 2.60 | 45.9 | 9.6% | 16.0% | 28.0% | 1979 | $620 | 11.8% | 80.9% | 3.2% |
| Dunmor | 2.46 | 45.3 | 6.7% | 13.8% | 19.7% | 1979 | $815 | 23.1% | 87.1% | 4.5% |
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 Browder. 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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