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South Shore, KY

1,561 Population
0.7 square miles 2,218.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±11 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 41.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$19,716 ±$3,243 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $32,258 ±$624
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $34,960 ±$241
$29,000 ±$7,405 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $58,483 ±$1,310
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $62,417 ±$401

20.9% ±4.2% (315  ±119) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 17% 61,643 (±0.7% / ±2,612)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 707,480 (±0.2% / ±10,444)

16 minutes ±3.9 (6,865  ±3,150) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 24.1 3,424,370 (±0.6 / ±98,958)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,734,136 (±0.1 / ±320,197)

Families

606 ±167 Number of households
  • the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 150,091 ±1,218
  • Kentucky: 1,791,991 ±5,353
2.5 ±0.4 (1,504  ±482) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 2.4 364,009 (±0 / ±107)
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 2.5 4,388,482

6.9% ±3.4% (34  ±25) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 4.7% † 3,780 (±0.6% / ±449)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Kentucky: 5.3% 53,943 (±0.2% / ±1,856)

Housing

656 ±167 Number of housing units
  • the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 173,587 ±133
  • Kentucky: 2,010,655 ±372

$85,900 ±$16,009 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: $149,000 ±$3,686
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $192,300 ±$1,018

9.5% ±4.6% (146  ±83.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 10.9% 40,265 (±0.6% / ±2,276.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kentucky: 12.9% 574,533 (±0.2% / ±9,944)

Social

85.7% ±34% (900  ±241.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 89% 231,625 (±1.4% / ±3,521.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 88.5% 2,725,191 (±0.4% / ±12,155.7)
7.4% ±4.8% (78  ±55) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 23% 59,875 (±0.7% / ±1,707.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Kentucky: 27% 830,856 (±0.2% / ±6,979.9)

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

2.4% ±3.7% (37  ±59) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 1.2% 4,389
  • about half the rate in Kentucky: 4.4% 199,605

6.3% ±4.8% (81  ±66) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area: 7.4% 21,712 (±0.4% / ±1,054)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 6.8% 235,118 (±0.1% / ±3,869)
81 Total veterans ±66 78 Male ±66 3 Female ±4

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