Moving to Harrodsburg, Kentucky

About Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Harrodsburg

Harrodsburg is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 9,064 at the 2020 census.

Although Harrodsburg was formally established by the Virginia House of Burgesses after Boonesborough and was not incorporated by the Kentucky legislature until 1836, it was honored by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the oldest permanent American settlement west of the Appalachians.

Gender
Gender Harrodsburg Kentucky Country
Female 50.4% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 49.6% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Harrodsburg Kentucky Country
Less than $10,000 7.7% 8.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 8.1% 5.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.2% 10.4% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 15.5% 10.4% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 21.5% 18% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8.1% 12.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 11.8% 13% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 0.7% 4.5% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 0.4% 4.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Harrodsburg Kentucky Country
< 9th Grade 12% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 7% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 31% 33% 27.0%
Other College 24% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 10% 15% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Harrodsburg Kentucky Country
White 83.8% 84.1% 60.1%
African American 6.5% 8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 1.6% 1.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.2% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 3.7% 3.8% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity