Population: 1,917. Estimated population in July 2020: 2,030 (+5.9% change)
Males: 863 (45.0%), Females: 1,054 (55.0%)
Nicholas County
Zip code: 40311
Median resident age: 43.2 years
Median household income: $29,199
Median house value: $64,300
Races in Carlisle:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Black (2.2%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (29.6%), Irish (10.3%), English (9.3%), German (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), Dutch (1.7%).
Elevation: 879 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Carlisle
- High school or higher: 65.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Carlisle city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 50.7%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 13.2%
- Divorced: 13.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +214 (+12.6%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Carlisle:
- NICHOLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL (2323 CONCRETE ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Carlisle:
- BOURBON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PARIS, KY)
- MARY CHILES HOSP (about 19 miles; MOUNT STERLING, KY)
- HARRISON MEMORIAL HOSP (about 19 miles; CYNTHIANA, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carlisle:
- BLUE GRASS (about 44 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
- CINCINNATI MUNI AIRPORT LUNKEN FIELD (about 61 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; Abbreviation: LUK)
- CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTERNATIONAL (about 66 miles; COVINGTON/CINCINNATI, OH, KY; Abbreviation: CVG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Carlisle:
- CYNTHIANA-HARRISON COUNTY (about 18 miles; CYNTHIANA, KY; Abbreviation: 0I8)
- MOUNT STERLING-MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 19 miles; MOUNT STERLING, KY; Abbreviation: IOB)
- FLEMING-MASON (about 26 miles; FLEMINGSBURG, KY; Abbreviation: FGX)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carlisle:
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 39 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
- LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,437)
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
- NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Full-time enrollment: 9,668)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,977)
- UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE (about 67 miles; BLUE ASH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,266)
Schools
Public high school in Carlisle:
- NICHOLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 333; Location: 103 SCHOOL DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Carlisle:
- NICHOLAS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 815; Location: 316 SCHOOL DRIVE; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Carlisle:
- NICHOLAS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $86,599; Location: 223 NORTH BROADWAY STREET; 18,672 books; 335 audio materials; 29 serial subscriptions)