Crestwood, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

6,356

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

2.56% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.12%

42.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$108,046

6.89% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$338,200

7.33% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Crestwood, KY is home to a population of 6.36k people, from which 96.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.82% of Crestwood, KY residents were born outside of the country (243 people).

In 2024, there were 27.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.68k people) in Crestwood, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 209 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 168 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%

2024 Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Crestwood, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Crestwood, KY was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Crestwood, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.68k ± 260
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
209 ± 196
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
168 ± 116

4.66%

Hispanic Population

296 people

4.66% of the people in Crestwood, KY are hispanic (296 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Crestwood, 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

3.82%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

243 people

4.72%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

296 people

As of 2024, 3.82% of Crestwood, KY residents (243 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 Crestwood, KY was 4.72%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
94 ± 67
Gulf War (2001-)
49 ± 55
Vietnam
26 ± 40

Crestwood, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.92 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Crestwood, KY employs 3.54k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Crestwood, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (780 people), Manufacturing (453 people), and Educational Services (380 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($190,690), Transportation & Warehousing ($153,056), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($153,056).

Employment

Occupations

3.54k

2024 Value

± 461

3.96%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crestwood, KY grew at a rate of 3.96%, from 3.41k employees to 3.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Crestwood, KY, are Management Occupations (518 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (393 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (359 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Crestwood, 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

3.54k

2024 Value

± 461

3.96%

1 Year growth

± 18%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crestwood, KY grew at a rate of 3.96%, from 3.41k employees to 3.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Crestwood, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (780 people), Manufacturing (453 people), and Educational Services (380 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Crestwood, KY, though some of these residents may live in Crestwood, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$92,344

Median earning men ± $22,089

$50,706

Median earning women ± $14,860

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($203,526), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($153,553).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,327), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,192), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,496).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Crestwood, KY was $338,200 in 2024, which is 1.02 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $315,100 to $338,200, a 7.33% increase. The homeownership rate in Crestwood, KY is 77.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Crestwood, KY have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Crestwood, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$338,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$58,449

$1,887

Median Property Taxes

±$343

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 Crestwood, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.1%

Homeownership

2024

64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.1% of the housing units in Crestwood, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Crestwood, 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.

$108,046

Median Household Income

± $19,543

2.45k

Number of Households

± 364

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.45k households in Crestwood, KY grew to $108,046 from the previous year's value of $101,086.

The following chart displays the households in Crestwood, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Crestwood, 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 (76.4%)
Worked At Home (13.8%)
Carpooled (9.49%)

In 2024, 76.4% of workers in Crestwood, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.8%) and those who carpooled to work (9.49%).

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

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Crestwood, KY have a longer commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.723% of the workforce in Crestwood, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Crestwood, KY (515 out of 6.34k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Crestwood, KY is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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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