Moving to Brodhead, Kentucky
Population: 1,193. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,194 (+0.1% change)
Males: 550 (46.1%), Females: 643 (53.9%)
Rockcastle County
Zip code: 40409
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $17,500
Median house value: $52,400
Population by Race
Races in Brodhead:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (31.4%), Irish (7.7%), German (5.4%), English (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).
Elevation: 940 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Brodhead
- High school or higher: 48.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Brodhead city
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 13.1%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+4.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Brodhead:
- ROCKCASTLE HOSP (about 7 miles; MOUNT VERNON, KY)
- BEREA HOSP (about 16 miles; BEREA, KY)
- FORT LOGAN HOSP (about 20 miles; STANFORD, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brodhead:
- BLUE GRASS (about 46 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
- LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 106 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: SDF)
- CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 114 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; Abbreviation: CVG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brodhead:
- MADISON (about 17 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Abbreviation: I39)
- STUART POWELL FIELD (about 27 miles; DANVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: DVK)
- SOMERSET-PULASKI COUNTY-J.T. WILSON FIELD (about 28 miles; SOMERSET, KY; Abbreviation: SME)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brodhead:
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 44 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
- LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,437)
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,490)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 102 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,196)
Public primary/middle school in Brodhead:
- BRODHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 384; Location: 27 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: PK – 05)