Moving to Barlow, Kentucky

Population: 715. Estimated population in July 2024: 713 (-0.3% change)
Males: 338 (47.3%), Females: 377 (52.7%)

Ballard County

Zip code: 42024

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $23,333
Median house value: $38,000

Population by Race

Races in Barlow:

• White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
• Black (4.8%)
• Two or more races (2.7%)
• American Indian (1.7%)
• Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (20.4%), Irish (15.8%), German (11.2%), English (10.3%), Italian (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%).

Elevation: 378 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Barlow

• High school or higher: 71.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
• Unemployed: 6.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barlow city

• Never married: 14.9%
• Now married: 52.8%
• Separated: 2.9%
• Widowed: 13.3%
• Divorced: 16.1%

1.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+1.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Barlow:

• MASSAC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; METROPOLIS, IL)
• LOURDES HOSP (about 27 miles; PADUCAH, KY)
• WESTERN BAPTIST HOSP (about 27 miles; PADUCAH, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Barlow:

• BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 20 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
• CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 38 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)
• WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 49 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Barlow:

• CAIRO RGNL (about 12 miles; CAIRO, IL; Abbreviation: CIR)
• METROPOLIS MUNI (about 23 miles; METROPOLIS, IL; Abbreviation: M30)
• MISSISSIPPI COUNTY (about 26 miles; CHARLESTON, MO; Abbreviation: CHQ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barlow:

• SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
• SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 47 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
• JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 50 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
• THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 57 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
• MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
• UNION UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
• JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)

Schools

Public high school in Barlow:

• BALLARD MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 428; Location: 3561 PADUCAH RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Barlow:

• BALLARD COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 619; Location: 3383 PADUCAH RD; Grades: KG – 05)
• BALLARD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 323; Location: 3561 PADUCAH RD; Grades: 06 – 08)