Poole, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

256

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

54.3

0.184% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.95%

86.7% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$93,125

2024 Median Property Value

$175,800

2.33% 1-year decline

Economy

The economy of Poole, KY employs 203 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Poole, KY were Manufacturing (60 people), Construction (39 people), and Retail Trade (39 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($77,813), Transportation & Warehousing ($70,568), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,568).

Employment

Occupations

203

2024 Value

± 122

35.3%

1 Year growth

± 72%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Poole, KY grew at a rate of 35.3%, from 150 employees to 203 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Poole, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (48 people), Management Occupations (39 people), and Production Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Poole, 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

203

2024 Value

± 122

35.3%

1 Year growth

± 72%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Poole, KY grew at a rate of 35.3%, from 150 employees to 203 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Poole, KY, are Manufacturing (60 people), Construction (39 people), and Retail Trade (39 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Poole, KY, though some of these residents may live in Poole, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,518

Median earning men ± $71,426

$41,983

Median earning women ± $77,636

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,568), Manufacturing ($14,741), and Construction ($13,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Poole, KY was $175,800 in 2024, which is 0.528 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $180,000 to $175,800, a 2.33% decrease. The homeownership rate in Poole, KY is 91.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Poole, KY have an average commute time of 34.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Poole, KY is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$175,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$137,730

$91

Median Property Taxes

±$68

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

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

Rent vs Own

91.9%

Homeownership

2024

100%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.9% of the housing units in Poole, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 92.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Poole, 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.

$93,125

Median Household Income

± $88,317

Number of Households

± 76

The following chart displays the households in Poole, 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 $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Poole, 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 (79.4%)
Worked At Home (13.3%)
Motorcycle (4.44%)

In 2024, 79.4% of workers in Poole, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who used a motorcycle to get to work (4.44%).

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

34.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Poole, KY have a longer commute time (34.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.21% of the workforce in Poole, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Poole, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Poole, KY have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.95% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Poole, KY (5 out of 256 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

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