Cave City, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

2,730

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.8

18.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

29.9%

5.15% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$27,589

18.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$116,700

7.96% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Cave City, KY is home to a population of 2.73k people, from which 94.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.26% of Cave City, KY residents were born outside of the country (171 people).

In 2024, there were 22.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.28k people) in Cave City, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 100 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 71 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.4%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.4% of Cave City, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cave City, KY was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cave City, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cave City, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.28k ± 465
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
100 ± 90
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
71 ± 108

6.85%

Hispanic Population

187 people

6.85% of the people in Cave City, KY are hispanic (187 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cave City, KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

6.26%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

171 people

1.85%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

47 people

As of 2024, 6.26% of Cave City, KY residents (171 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cave City, KY was 1.85%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cave City, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
43 ± 48
Vietnam
20 ± 24
Gulf War (1990s)
16 ± 29

Cave City, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.15 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cave City, KY.

Economy

The economy of Cave City, KY employs 1.1k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cave City, KY were Manufacturing (270 people), Retail Trade (234 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (132 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($68,125), Transportation & Warehousing ($56,667), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,972).

Employment

Occupations

1.1k

2024 Value

± 231

8.36%

1 Year growth

± 27.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cave City, KY grew at a rate of 8.36%, from 1.02k employees to 1.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cave City, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (232 people), Production Occupations (183 people), and Management Occupations (84 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cave City, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.1k

2024 Value

± 231

8.36%

1 Year growth

± 27.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cave City, KY grew at a rate of 8.36%, from 1.02k employees to 1.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cave City, KY, are Manufacturing (270 people), Retail Trade (234 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (132 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cave City, KY, though some of these residents may live in Cave City, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,021

Median earning men ± $9,801

$28,291

Median earning women ± $8,522

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,583), Manufacturing ($41,196), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($34,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($35,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,656), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($9,643).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cave City, KY was $116,700 in 2024, which is 0.351 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $108,100 to $116,700, a 7.96% increase. The homeownership rate in Cave City, KY is 36.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cave City, KY have an average commute time of 18.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cave City, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$116,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,627

$450

Median Property Taxes

±$121

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cave City, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cave City, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

36.7%

Homeownership

2024

41.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 36.7% of the housing units in Cave City, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 38.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cave City, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$27,589

Median Household Income

± $11,686

1.23k

Number of Households

± 232

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.23k households in Cave City, KY declined from $27,589 from the previous year's value of $33,672.

The following chart displays the households in Cave City, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cave City, KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.2%)
Carpooled (8.64%)
Worked At Home (5.2%)

In 2024, 82.2% of workers in Cave City, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.64%) and those who worked at home (5.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

18.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cave City, KY have a shorter commute time (18.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.57% of the workforce in Cave City, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cave City, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cave City, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cave City, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

29.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cave City, KY (806 out of 2.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cave City, KY is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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