Campbellsville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 11,653 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Campbellsville is the 37th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Campbellsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Campbellsville is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Campbellsville who work in teaching (10.50%), management occupations (9.87%), and sales jobs (9.54%). Of important note, Campbellsville is also a city of artists. Campbellsville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Campbellsville’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.90% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Campbellsville is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Campbellsville enrolled in college, Campbellsville has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Campbellsville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.24 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small city, Campbellsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Campbellsville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.77% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Campbellsville in 2022 was $28,899, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,596 for a family of four. However, Campbellsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Campbellsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Campbellsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Campbellsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Campbellsville include English, Irish, German, Iranian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Campbellsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
