New Haven, KY

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2023 Population

798

1.14% 1-year growth

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

40.7

0.494% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

12.3%

17.2% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$68,977

0.33% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$143,100

7.35% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

386

11.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, New Haven, KY had a population of 798 people with a median age of 40.7 and a median household income of $68,977. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of New Haven, KY grew from 789 to 798, a 1.14% increase and its median household income grew from $68,750 to $68,977, a 0.33% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in New Haven, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (96%), White (Hispanic) (1.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.13%), Asian (Hispanic) (1%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.376%).

None of the households in New Haven, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99% of the residents in New Haven, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in New Haven, KY was $143,100, and the homeownership rate was 67.7%.

Most people in New Haven, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in New Haven, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

New Haven, KY is home to a population of 798 people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2023, 1% of New Haven, KY residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2023, there were 63.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (766 people) in New Haven, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12 White (Hispanic) and 9 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99% of New Haven, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in New Haven, KY was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in New Haven, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
766 ± 181
White (Hispanic)
12 ± 13
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9 ± 14

2.51%

Hispanic Population

20 people

2.51% of the people in New Haven, KY are hispanic (20 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in New Haven, 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
28,651 ± 4,142 people
Cuba
14,970 ± 2,999 people
India
12,312 ± 2,720 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 28,651 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 14,970 and India with 12,312.

Foreign-Born Population

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

0.76%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

As of 2023, 1% of New Haven, KY residents (8 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in New Haven, KY was 0.76%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
29 ± 39
Gulf War (2001-)
10 ± 21
Gulf War (1990s)
9 ± 15

New Haven, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.9 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of New Haven, KY employs 386 people. The largest industries in New Haven, KY are Manufacturing (144 people), Retail Trade (60 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (36 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,750), Transportation & Warehousing ($73,409), and Manufacturing ($53,529).

Males in Kentucky have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,220. The income inequality in Kentucky (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

386

2023 Value

± 94

11.6%

1 Year growth

± 30.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in New Haven, KY grew at a rate of 11.6%, from 346 employees to 386 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in New Haven, KY, are Production Occupations (91 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (70 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (34 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of New Haven, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

386

2023 Value

± 94

11.6%

1 Year growth

± 30.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in New Haven, KY grew at a rate of 11.6%, from 346 employees to 386 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in New Haven, KY, are Manufacturing (144 people), Retail Trade (60 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (36 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of New Haven, KY, though some of these residents may live in New Haven, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,018

Median earning men ± $5,373

$24,766

Median earning women ± $4,454

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,500), Manufacturing ($56,667), and Construction ($51,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,583), Manufacturing ($33,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($25,000).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for New Haven, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.821% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.756% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (766k), and Secondary Education (551k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in New Haven, KY was $143,100 in 2023, which is 0.472 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $133,300 to $143,100, a 7.35% increase. The homeownership rate in New Haven, KY is 67.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in New Haven, KY have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in New Haven, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$143,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$42,112

$228

Median Property Taxes

±$70

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 New Haven, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

67.7%

Homeownership

2023

68.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 67.7% of the housing units in New Haven, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9307

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in New Haven, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$68,977

Median Household Income

± $9,884

337

Number of Households

± 82

In 2023, the median household income of the 337 households in New Haven, KY grew to $68,977 from the previous year's value of $68,750.

The following chart displays the households in New Haven, 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 New Haven, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (73.6%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Walked (6.25%)

In 2023, 73.6% of workers in New Haven, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who walked to work (6.25%).

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

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in New Haven, KY have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.563% of the workforce in New Haven, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in New Haven, KY (98 out of 796 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in New Haven, 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

93.5% of the population of New Haven, KY has health coverage, with 47.1% on employee plans, 20.9% on Medicaid, 16% on Medicare, 7.64% on non-group plans, and 1.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nelson County, KY see 1787 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.35% decrease from the previous year (1849 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1744 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 683 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Nelson County, KY.

1,787 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nelson County, KY

Primary care physicians in Nelson County, KY see an average of 1,787 patients per year. This represents a 3.35% decrease from the previous year (1,849 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Nelson County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.7% under 18 years, 25.7% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42% were men and 58% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.52%

Uninsured

47.1%

Employer Coverage

20.9%

Medicaid

16%

Medicare

7.64%

Non-Group

1.75%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in New Haven, KY grew by 71.4% from 3.8% to 6.52%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in New Haven, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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