Pioneer Village, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

2,723

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

47.9

11% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.6%

16.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$84,167

5.78% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$240,500

3.04% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Pioneer Village, KY is home to a population of 2.72k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.845% of Pioneer Village, KY residents were born outside of the country (23 people).

In 2024, there were 13.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.43k people) in Pioneer Village, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 174 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 35 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Pioneer Village, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pioneer Village, KY was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pioneer Village, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.43k ± 181
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
174 ± 126
White (Hispanic)
35 ± 36

2.75%

Hispanic Population

75 people

2.75% of the people in Pioneer Village, KY are hispanic (75 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pioneer Village, 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

0.845%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

23 people

1.08%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

29 people

As of 2024, 0.845% of Pioneer Village, KY residents (23 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 Pioneer Village, KY was 1.08%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
92 ± 51
Gulf War (2001-)
41 ± 33
Gulf War (1990s)
36 ± 42

Pioneer Village, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.24 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Pioneer Village, KY employs 1.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pioneer Village, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (245 people), Educational Services (212 people), and Manufacturing (165 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($131,000), Public Administration ($96,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($93,333).

Employment

Occupations

1.3k

2024 Value

± 263

3.26%

1 Year growth

± 27.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pioneer Village, KY grew at a rate of 3.26%, from 1.26k employees to 1.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pioneer Village, KY, are Management Occupations (205 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (171 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (157 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pioneer Village, 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

1.3k

2024 Value

± 263

3.26%

1 Year growth

± 27.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pioneer Village, KY grew at a rate of 3.26%, from 1.26k employees to 1.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pioneer Village, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (245 people), Educational Services (212 people), and Manufacturing (165 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pioneer Village, KY, though some of these residents may live in Pioneer Village, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,206

Median earning men ± $9,097

$39,375

Median earning women ± $15,430

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($208,333), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($91,667), and Public Administration ($78,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($116,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,406), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,500).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pioneer Village, KY was $240,500 in 2024, which is 0.723 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $233,400 to $240,500, a 3.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Pioneer Village, KY is 92.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pioneer Village, KY have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pioneer Village, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$240,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,445

$890

Median Property Taxes

±$139

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 Pioneer Village, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

92.9%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.9% of the housing units in Pioneer Village, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 94.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pioneer Village, 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.

$84,167

Median Household Income

± $13,775

958

Number of Households

± 153

In 2024, the median household income of the 958 households in Pioneer Village, KY grew to $84,167 from the previous year's value of $79,566.

The following chart displays the households in Pioneer Village, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pioneer Village, 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 (87.4%)
Worked At Home (7.96%)
Carpooled (3.18%)

In 2024, 87.4% of workers in Pioneer Village, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.96%) and those who carpooled to work (3.18%).

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

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pioneer Village, KY have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.273% of the workforce in Pioneer Village, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pioneer Village, KY (316 out of 2.72k 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 Males < 5, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pioneer Village, KY is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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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