Ballard County Information
Ballard in
Kentucky occupies
274 square miles and has a 2006 population of
8,245, a change from a 2000 population of
8,286 and
7,902 in 1990.
12.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.9% percent is 25-35, and
13.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
8 acts of violent crime reported in
Ballard in 2004, a change from
reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
260 people:
6.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
6%.
Read more about
Ballard, Kentucky in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Ballard | |
| State | Kentucky | |
| Land Area | 274 sq. miles | Ranked 2,896 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 8,245 | Ranked 2,577 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 8,262 | |
| Population 2000 | 8,286 | Ranked 2,582 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 7,902 | Ranked 2,581 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 95.5% | |
| African American | 3.7% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.6% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.9% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 8 | |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 1 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 7 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 100 | |
| Burglaries | 23 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 66 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 11 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 4,171 | 4,203 |
| Unemployed Population | 260 | 252 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.2% | 6% |
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