Poplar Hills, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

602

2024 Median Age

28.9

22.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

56.6%

45.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$21,480

10.3% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

279

13.6% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Poplar Hills, KY is home to a population of 602 people, from which 60.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 58.1% of Poplar Hills, KY residents were born outside of the country (350 people).

In 2024, there were 1.53 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (264 people) in Poplar Hills, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 172 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 66 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

60.8%

2024 Citizenship

51.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 60.8% of Poplar Hills, KY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Poplar Hills, KY was 51.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Poplar Hills, KY

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
264 ± 170
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
172 ± 167
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
66 ± 102

62.5%

Hispanic Population

376 people

62.5% of the people in Poplar Hills, KY are hispanic (376 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Poplar Hills, 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

58.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

350 people

62.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

390 people

As of 2024, 58.1% of Poplar Hills, KY residents (350 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 Poplar Hills, KY was 62.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

2 ± 19

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

Economy

The economy of Poplar Hills, KY employs 279 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Poplar Hills, KY were Educational Services (68 people), Accommodation & Food Services (58 people), and Retail Trade (49 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($37,273), Accommodation & Food Services ($37,273), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($31,094).

Employment

Occupations

279

2024 Value

± 167

−13.6%

1 Year decline

± 91.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Poplar Hills, KY declined at a rate of −13.6%, from 323 employees to 279 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Poplar Hills, KY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (68 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (58 people), and Production Occupations (49 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Poplar Hills, 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

279

2024 Value

± 167

−13.6%

1 Year decline

± 91.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Poplar Hills, KY declined at a rate of −13.6%, from 323 employees to 279 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Poplar Hills, KY, are Educational Services (68 people), Accommodation & Food Services (58 people), and Retail Trade (49 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Poplar Hills, KY, though some of these residents may live in Poplar Hills, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$22,077

Median earning men ± $6,367

$27,961

Median earning women ± $10,432

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($37,902).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($14,167).

Housing & Living

People in Poplar Hills, KY have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Poplar Hills, KY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Equity

Household Income

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

$21,480

Median Household Income

± $5,685

356

Number of Households

± 161

In 2024, the median household income of the 356 households in Poplar Hills, KY declined from $21,480 from the previous year's value of $23,958.

The following chart displays the households in Poplar Hills, 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 $20k - $25k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Poplar Hills, 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 (62.9%)
Worked At Home (25%)
Carpooled (7.2%)

In 2024, 62.9% of workers in Poplar Hills, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25%) and those who carpooled to work (7.2%).

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

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Poplar Hills, KY have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Poplar Hills, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

56.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Poplar Hills, KY (341 out of 602 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Poplar Hills, KY is Hispanic, 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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