Pineville, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

2,064

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.1

1.41% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

34%

6.03% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$24,547

3.3% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$98,700

0.303% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Pineville, KY is home to a population of 2.06k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.0484% of Pineville, KY residents were born outside of the country (1 people).

In 2024, there were 24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.87k people) in Pineville, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 78 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 62 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Pineville, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pineville, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pineville, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.87k ± 346
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
78 ± 74
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
62 ± 56

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pineville, 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

0.0484%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1 people

0.0525%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1 people

As of 2024, 0.0484% of Pineville, KY residents (1 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 Pineville, KY was 0.0525%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
24 ± 26
Vietnam
15 ± 24

Pineville, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.6 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Pineville, KY employs 543 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pineville, KY were Other Services, Except Public Administration (89 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (72 people), and Manufacturing (69 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($62,813), Public Administration ($48,750), and Educational Services ($38,603).

Employment

Occupations

543

2024 Value

± 148

11.7%

1 Year growth

± 34.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pineville, KY grew at a rate of 11.7%, from 486 employees to 543 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pineville, KY, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (62 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (60 people), and Production Occupations (60 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pineville, 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

543

2024 Value

± 148

11.7%

1 Year growth

± 34.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pineville, KY grew at a rate of 11.7%, from 486 employees to 543 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pineville, KY, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (89 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (72 people), and Manufacturing (69 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pineville, KY, though some of these residents may live in Pineville, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,403

Median earning men ± $14,136

$34,306

Median earning women ± $8,022

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,292), Public Administration ($53,804), and Manufacturing ($39,091).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($100,104), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($37,652), and Retail Trade ($30,833).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pineville, KY was $98,700 in 2024, which is 0.297 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $99,000 to $98,700, a 0.303% decrease. The homeownership rate in Pineville, KY is 34.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pineville, KY have an average commute time of 20.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pineville, KY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$98,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,946

$316

Median Property Taxes

±$94

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 Pineville, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

34.8%

Homeownership

2024

70.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 34.8% of the housing units in Pineville, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 42.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pineville, 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.

$24,547

Median Household Income

± $3,167

909

Number of Households

± 169

In 2024, the median household income of the 909 households in Pineville, KY declined from $24,547 from the previous year's value of $25,385.

The following chart displays the households in Pineville, 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 - $15k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pineville, 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 (70.1%)
Walked (11.7%)
Carpooled (9.29%)

In 2024, 70.1% of workers in Pineville, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (11.7%) and those who carpooled to work (9.29%).

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

20.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pineville, KY have a shorter commute time (20.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.19% of the workforce in Pineville, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pineville, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pineville, KY have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pineville, KY (655 out of 1.93k 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 Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

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