Carlisle County, Kentucky

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Carlisle County is a county located in Kentucky, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 5351. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 5162, It is the fourth least populous county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It has total area of 199.02 mi˛ (515.46 square kilometre), of which, 192.49 square miles (498.55 square kilometre) of it is land and 6.54 square miles (16.94 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 18th smallest by total area in Kentucky.


As of the census of 2000, there were 5351 people, 2208 households, and 1575 families residing in the county. The population density was 27.8 people per square mile (10.73/km˛), making it the sixth least densely populated county in Kentucky. There were 2490 housing units at an average density of 12.9 per square mile (4.98/km˛). It has an average household size was 2.4 persons, and the average family size was 2.88 persons. In the county the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 5162, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 96.98% White, 1.67% Black or African American, 0.48% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.77% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30087, it is 63rd wealthiest county by median household income in Kentucky. The median income for a family in the county was $33433, it would be the 73rd highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The per capita income for the county was $16276, making it the 51st highest county by per capita income in Kentucky.

In 2000, 1185 pupils and students, of which 50.38% are male and 49.62% are female, 22.15% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 4.14% nursery or pri school, 6.84% kindergarten, 50.04% elementary school, 23.8% high school and 15.19% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Arlington City	Carlisle County	0.4	0.4	0	395	989.1	13561	17813
2	Bardwell City	Carlisle County	0.6	0.6	0	799	1335.8	14976	21406

Year	Population
April 2000 census	5351
April 2000 Estimate	5351
July 2000 Estimate	5342
July 2001 Estimate	5319
July 2002 Estimate	5319
July 2003 Estimate	5277
July 2004 Estimate	5292
July 2005 Estimate	5252
July 2006 Estimate	5249
July 2007 Estimate	5151
July 2008 Estimate	5162

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	15	34	49
Kindergarten	31	50	81
Elementary school	350	243	593
High school	127	155	282
College or graduate school	74	106	180

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Carlisle County, Kentucky	$30087	$33433	$16276
Kentucky, United States	$33672	$40939	$18093
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587