Bracken County Information
Bracken in
Kentucky occupies
209 square miles and has a 2006 population of
8,655, a change from a 2000 population of
8,279 and
7,766 in 1990.
13.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.7% percent is 25-35, and
14.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1 acts of violent crime reported in
Bracken in 2004, a change from
reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
251 people:
5.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.6%.
Read more about
Bracken, Kentucky in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Bracken | |
| State | Kentucky | |
| Land Area | 209 sq. miles | Ranked 3,004 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 8,655 | Ranked 2,552 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 8,659 | |
| Population 2000 | 8,279 | Ranked 2,584 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 7,766 | Ranked 2,598 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 98.9% | |
| African American | .6% | |
| Asian American | .1% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.7% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1 | |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 5 | |
| Burglaries | 2 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 4,441 | 4,173 |
| Unemployed Population | 251 | 149 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.7% | 3.6% |
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