Total Population

		2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
	Labor Market Area	1,863,611	1,869,845	1,891,451	1,919,177	1,949,429
	South Central Kentucky Region	264,468	264,960	269,215	271,915	275,803
	Bowling Green	51,329	52,272	53,176	54,244	N/A

Source: Applied Geographic Solutions, Simi Valley, CA (Labor Market Area and County, 2005 and later); U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (all other).

	Population by Selected Age Groups, 2008

		South Central Kentucky Region		Labor Market Area
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent
	Under 15	52,240	18.9	396,492	20.3
	15-24	39,579	14.4	264,413	13.6
	25-34	39,733	14.4	268,940	13.8
	35-44	37,083	13.4	282,622	14.5
	45-54	38,470	13.9	279,462	14.3
	55-64	31,005	11.2	217,285	11.1
	65-74	20,535	7.4	131,957	6.8
	75 and older	17,158	6.2	108,258	5.6
	Median Age	36.7		36.6

Source: Applied Geographic Solutions, Simi Valley, CA

	Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2008

		South Central Kentucky Region		Labor Market Area
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent
	White	251,446	91.2	1,584,657	81.3
	Black	16,878	6.1	276,962	14.2
	Am. Indian & Alaska Native	459	0.2	5,803	0.3
	Asian	2,606	0.9	30,576	1.6
	Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander	135	0.0	1,969	0.1
	Other/Multirace	4,279	1.6	49,462	2.5
	Hispanic Origin	6,269	2.3	82,791	4.2

Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black, etc. and be of hispanic origin. Source:  Applied Geographic Solutions, Semi Valley, CA

	Population Projections

		2013
	Labor Market Area	2,037,933

		2010	2015	2020	2025
	South Central Kentucky Region	277,729	291,306	303,389	313,831

Source:  Applied Geographic Solutions, Simi Valley, CA (Labor Market Area); Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville (Counties).

	Personal Income

		2002	2007	Pct. Change
	South Central Kentucky Region	$21,889	$26,421	20.7 %
	Kentucky	$25,777	$30,824	19.6 %
	U.S.	$30,804	$38,615	25.4 %
	Labor Market Area Range	$16,550- $36,754	$19,946- $43,394

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

	Households

		2008		2008
		Number of Households	Persons Per Household	Median Household Income
	Monroe County	4,850	2.40	$27,735
	Metcalfe County	4,125	2.50	$29,358
	Edmonson County	4,802	2.50	$31,257
	Hart County	6,871	2.71	$31,269
	Butler County	5,164	2.57	$35,871
	Allen County	7,111	2.66	$38,376
	Barren County	15,802	2.59	$38,560
	Logan County	10,494	2.60	$40,392
	Simpson County	7,034	2.44	$44,734
	Warren County	39,075	2.50	$46,061

Source: Applied Geographic Solutions, Simi Valley, CA