Barbourville is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,145 people and five associated neighborhoods, Barbourville is the 128th largest community in Kentucky.Barbourville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Barbourville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Barbourville who work in office and administrative support (21.18%), healthcare (19.15%), and art, media, and design (6.38%). Of important note, Barbourville is also a city of artists. Barbourville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Barbourville’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.46% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The education level of Barbourville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.36% of adults in Barbourville have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Barbourville in 2022 was $19,044, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,176 for a family of four. However, Barbourville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Barbourville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 48.91% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Barbourville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Barbourville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Barbourville include Irish, English, German, Eastern European, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Barbourville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
