Campbellsville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 11,653 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Campbellsville is the 37th largest community in Kentucky.
Of important note, Campbellsville is also a city of artists. Campbellsville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Campbellsville’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Campbellsville is a college town. There are a lot of students in Campbellsville attending college, and as a result Campbellsville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Campbellsville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.24 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Campbellsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Campbellsville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.77% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Campbellsville in 2022 was $28,899, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,596 for a family of four. However, Campbellsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Campbellsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Campbellsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Campbellsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Campbellsville include English, Irish, German, Iranian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Campbellsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.