Moving to Drakesboro, Kentucky

Population: 627. Estimated population in July 2024: 625 (-0.3% change)
Males: 290 (46.3%), Females: 337 (53.7%)

Muhlenberg County

Zip code: 42337

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $17,875
Median house value: $36,800

Population by Race

Races in Drakesboro:

• White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
• Black (9.7%)

Ancestries: United States (34.0%), Irish (7.3%), English (5.7%), German (3.2%), Dutch (1.4%), French (1.1%).

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Drakesboro

• High school or higher: 61.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
• Unemployed: 7.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Drakesboro city

• Never married: 21.0%
• Now married: 48.3%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 15.2%
• Divorced: 13.6%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +65 (+11.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Drakesboro:

• MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GREENVILLE, KY)
• OHIO CO HOSP (about 21 miles; HARTFORD, KY)
• LOGAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Drakesboro:

• OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 37 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; Abbreviation: OWB)
• BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 48 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Abbreviation: BWG)
• CAMPBELL AAF (about 49 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Drakesboro:

• MUHLENBERG COUNTY (about 7 miles; GREENVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: M21)
• OHIO COUNTY (about 22 miles; HARTFORD, KY; Abbreviation: 7K4)
• MADISONVILLE MUNI (about 25 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: 2I0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Drakesboro:

• WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
• AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
• TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
• UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 62 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 66 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
• VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; GALLATIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,215)
• VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)

Public primary/middle school in Drakesboro:

• DRAKESBORO CONSOLIDATED ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 325 CARDINAL DR; Grades: PK – 05)