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Tompkinsville, KY

2,613 Population
3.3 square miles 795.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±9.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Monroe County: 41.1 ±0.9
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,093 ±$3,918 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Monroe County: $27,296 ±$1,686
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$38,628 ±$5,387 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Monroe County: $51,280 ±$3,814
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

27.3% ±11.1% (682  ±294) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Monroe County: 22.1% † 2,458 (±4.4% / ±484)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.6 minutes ±2.3 (15,150  ±4,017) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in Monroe County: 28.4 † 132,690 (±5.5 / ±27,318)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,161 ±167 Number of households
  • Monroe County: 4,645 ±145
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0 (2,486  ±361) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Monroe County: 2.4 11,142 (±0.1 / ±7)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.8% ±2.2% (11  ±14) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Monroe County: 3.2% † 72 (±2.1% / ±46)
  • about one-third of the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,285 ±160 Number of housing units
  • Monroe County: 5,279 ±46
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$99,000 ±$32,555 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Monroe County: $115,900 ±$10,537
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19.1% ±7.8% (497  ±214) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Monroe County: 12.4% † 1,383 (±3.7% / ±412.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.1% ±6.5% (1,328  ±208.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Monroe County: 85.5% 6,595 (±5.5% / ±426.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
11% ±4.2% (184  ±74.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Monroe County: 16% † 1,236 (±2.6% / ±203)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.3% ±1.9% (34  ±50) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Monroe County: 1.8% 197
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.5% ±1.7% (46  ±33) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Monroe County: 4.6% † 391 (±1.4% / ±117)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
46 Total veterans ±33 46 Male ±33 N/A Female ±13

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