Total Population

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
	Labor Market Area	1,845,326	1,863,611	1,869,845	1,891,451	1,919,177
	South Central Kentucky Region	261,407	264,468	264,960	269,215	271,915
	Bowling Green	50,600	51,329	52,272	53,176	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, 2007

		South Central Kentucky Region		Labor Market Area
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent
	Under 15	51,004	18.8	386,017	20.1
	15-24	38,777	14.3	259,646	13.5
	25-34	39,405	14.5	273,110	14.2
	35-44	37,214	13.7	283,692	14.8
	45-54	38,397	14.1	277,037	14.4
	55-64	30,634	11.3	208,480	10.9
	65-74	20,134	7.4	128,215	6.7
	75 and older	16,350	6.0	102,980	5.4
	Median Age	36.8		36.4

Source: Applied Geographic Solutions, Simi Valley, CA

	Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2007

		South Central Kentucky Region		Labor Market Area
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent
	White	250,536	92.1	1,568,084	81.7
	Black	14,614	5.4	263,659	13.7
	Am. Indian & Alaska Native	1,202	0.4	6,268	0.3
	Asian	2,355	0.9	33,569	1.7
	Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander	292	0.1	2,074	0.1
	Other/Multirace	2,916	1.1	45,508	2.4
	Hispanic Origin	5,975	2.2	80,107	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

		2012
	Labor Market Area	1,996,362

		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

		2001	2006	Pct. Change
	South Central Kentucky Region	$21,402	$25,649	19.8 %
	Kentucky	$24,914	$29,729	19.3 %
	U.S.	$30,575	$36,714	20.1 %
	Labor Market Area Range	$16,189- $35,183	$18,714- $42,092

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

	Households

		2007		2007
		Number of Households	Persons Per Household	Median Household Income
	Monroe County	4,882	2.36	$26,711
	Metcalfe County	4,154	2.44	$28,260
	Hart County	6,908	2.63	$29,933
	Edmonson County	4,836	2.46	$30,275
	Butler County	5,204	2.57	$34,992
	Allen County	7,162	2.63	$37,404
	Barren County	15,607	2.55	$37,488
	Logan County	10,590	2.56	$39,680
	Warren County	40,798	2.36	$43,958
	Simpson County	7,047	2.40	$43,969

Source: Applied Geographic Solutions, Simi Valley, CA