Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety76#3,705/15,637
Economy7#14,460/15,631
Housing84#2,375/14,977
Health9#14,210/15,609
Healthcare33#10,414/15,650
Environment68#4,961/15,453
Education44#8,752/15,649
Infrastructure25#11,698/15,650
Community40#9,395/15,651
Leisure & amenities31#10,744/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Campbellsville, Kentucky ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Taylor County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Pharmacies · high3.7 /10k
99/100Kentucky 2.4 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsTaylor County value
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
94/100Kentucky 5.5 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataTaylor County value
Average commute time · low16.6 min
94/100Kentucky 24.0 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Child care cost burden · low20.7%
93/100Kentucky 25.2%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteTaylor County value
Social associations · high14.8 /10k
90/100Kentucky 10.3 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteTaylor County value
Rent as share of income · low24.9%
88/100Kentucky 28.1%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071

Weaknesses

Job growth · low-3.7%
5/100Kentucky -0.4%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataTaylor County value
Average weekly wage · low$897
5/100Kentucky $1,202United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsTaylor County value
Life expectancy · low71.8 yrs
7/100Kentucky 73.6 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteTaylor County value
Distance to an Amtrak station · high124 mi
7/100Kentucky 78 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauTaylor County value
Dentists · low27 /100k
8/100Kentucky 67 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteTaylor County value
Primary care shortage · high17.0
9/100Kentucky 10.2United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationTaylor County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Broadband subscriptionsImproving
69.2% (2015-2019) → 85.6% (2020-2024)
+16 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
53.4% (2015-2019) → 41.4% (2020-2024)
−12 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Median household incomeImproving
$31,107 (2015-2019) → $49,644 (2020-2024)
+60%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Rent as share of incomeImproving
31.1% (2015-2019) → 24.9% (2020-2024)
−6.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Income inequality (Gini index)Improving
0.564 (2015-2019) → 0.450 (2020-2024)
−20%5 yearsCensus table B19083US 0.482 → 0.483
Average commute timeWorsening
14.0 min (2015-2019) → 16.6 min (2020-2024)
+19%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Campbellsville, Kentucky improved on 4 of 15 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 11 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved4

Inequality−0.1150.564 → 0.450
Household income+60%$31,107 → $49,644
Rent / income−6.2 points31.1% → 24.9%
Broadband+16 points69.2% → 85.6%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 15 measures

Change of every measure of Campbellsville, Kentucky between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	14.0 min2015-2019	16.6 min2020-2024	+2.6 min	Within the margin of error	23%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%2015-2019	24.7%2020-2024	+2.5 points	Within the margin of error	47%
Broadband subscriptions	69.2%2015-2019	85.6%2020-2024	+16 points	Improved	83%
Child poverty rate	32.9%2015-2019	31.7%2020-2024	−1.2 points	Within the margin of error	52%
Effective property tax rate	0.85%2015-2019	0.78%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	28%
High school diploma or higher	85.0%2015-2019	84.1%2020-2024	−0.9 points	Within the margin of error	23%
Home price to income ratio	3.4×2015-2019	3.3×2020-2024	−0.1×	Within the margin of error	84%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5642015-2019	0.4502020-2024	−0.115	Improved	97%
Median household income	$31,1072015-2019	$49,6442020-2024	+60%	Improved	90%
Poverty rate	25.5%2015-2019	23.4%2020-2024	−2.1 points	Within the margin of error	63%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	31.1%2015-2019	24.9%2020-2024	−6.2 points	Improved	86%
Rent-burdened households	53.4%2015-2019	41.4%2020-2024	−12 points	Within the margin of error	86%
Unemployment rate	6.1%2015-2019	7.4%2020-2024	+1.3 points	Within the margin of error	25%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	6.3%2015-2019	6.2%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	49%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Campbellsville, Kentucky five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Campbellsville, Kentucky in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Campbellsville, Kentucky itself moved +13.1 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

11,622 residents (±28)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29
10–19
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 60–69 men (+4.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

11,622 residents (±28)

Campbellsville, Kentucky
Kentucky share

White81%9,430
Black9.7%1,127
Hispanic or Latino2.9%†340
Asian0.9%†106
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%†4
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races5.3%†615

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Asian (−0.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

7,366 residents (±366)

Campbellsville, Kentucky
Kentucky share

No high school diploma16%†1,172
High school or GED31%2,262
Some college22%1,645
Associate degree6.4%†471
Bachelor's degree17%†1,255
Graduate degree7.6%†561

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

4,863 households (±309)

Campbellsville, Kentucky
Kentucky share

Under $25k27%1,336
$25k–50k23%1,115
$50k–75k23%1,117
$75k–100k11%†538
$100k–150k6.7%†325
$150k–200k7.5%†364
$200k or more1.4%†68

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−14.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

4,863 households (±309)

Campbellsville, Kentucky
Kentucky share

Own49%2,363
Rent51%2,500

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

2,424 households (±380)

Campbellsville, Kentucky
Kentucky share

Under $75060%1,463
$750–1,00031%†762
$1,000–1,5008.1%†197

Home values

2,363 homes (±333)

Campbellsville, Kentucky
Kentucky share

Under $150k40%942
$150k–250k40%†941
$250k–400k16%†373

Age of homes

5,057 homes (±294)

Campbellsville, Kentucky
Kentucky share

2010 or later1.9%†97
2000–20099.8%†495
1980–199926%1,293

Size of homes

5,057 homes (±294)

Campbellsville, Kentucky
Kentucky share

Studio2.0%†99
1 bedroom7.5%†379
2 bedrooms27%1,381

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

4,613 workers (±494)

Campbellsville, Kentucky
Kentucky share

Drive alone68%3,125
Carpool11%†503
Public transit0.0%0
Walk4.0%†185
Bike0.0%0
Work from home15%†689
Other2.4%†111

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+13.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

3,924 workers (±476)

Campbellsville, Kentucky
Kentucky share

Under 15 min67%2,613
15–29 min15%†589
30–44 min7.3%†285

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Campbellsville, KY

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Taylor County, the county holding most of Campbellsville's residents.

Taylor County has 631 employer establishments, 237 for every 10,000 residents (0.96× the US rate of 248; 1.14× Kentucky's), with 9,968 paid employees at an average annual pay of $40,021. The Census Bureau also counts 1,996 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 631; 1,996 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 237; US 248 · Kentucky 207
Paid employees: 9,968
Average annual pay: $40,021; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Taylor County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	66	24.8	1.19×About typical	547	$50,912	62
Religious organizations	39	14.7	2.65×More than typical	166	$18,241	—
Specialty trade contractors	39	14.7	0.95×About typical	248	$44,036	231
Restaurants and other eating places	37	13.9	0.76×Fewer than typical	823	$17,546	6
Limited-service restaurants	24	9	1.13×About typical	571	$16,555	—
Building equipment contractors	21	7.9	1.31×More than typical	104	$38,923	43
Lessors of real estate	20	7.5	0.61×Fewer than typical	29	$38,276	168
Offices of physicians	20	7.5	1.16×About typical	52	$76,308	14
Legal services	17	6.4	1.19×About typical	35	$44,343	7
Offices of other health practitioners	17	6.4	1.05×About typical	157	$41,414	35
Gasoline stations	16	6	1.86×More than typical	106	$24,811	—
Personal care services	15	5.6	1.18×About typical	47	$22,830	116

Rank places for an industry Open Taylor County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 26,574 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $6,130 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Campbellsville, Kentucky: $0.53 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $6,130; −64% vs FY2025
Per resident: $0.53; US $1,995
Sole-source: 13%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$6,130100%

Top recipients

GREEN THUMB LAWN & LANDSCAPE LLC$5,31287%
COUNTY OF TAYLOR$81813%

Spending by fiscal year

279.9KFY2017
285.6KFY2018
370.7KFY2019
260.3KFY2020
365.8KFY2021
-23.1KFY2022
27.9KFY2023
-351.3FY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$5,31287%
Investigation and security services · 5616$81813%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Campbellsville, Kentucky, so they do not add up across cities.

Campbellsville, Kentucky's figures are part of those of Taylor County, KY ($161.1K in FY2026), never added to them: 3.8% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Campbellsville is mostly in Taylor County.

See federal money in Taylor County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Campbellsville, Kentucky is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

James ComerR-KY-1 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 2.4%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Taylor County47100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Campbellsville, KY38

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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