Rineyville, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

2,470

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.9

13.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.93%

25.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$84,511

3.02% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$257,100

9.45% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Rineyville, KY is home to a population of 2.47k people, from which 96.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.66% of Rineyville, KY residents were born outside of the country (115 people).

In 2024, there were 5.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.9k people) in Rineyville, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 345 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 163 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.3% of Rineyville, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rineyville, KY was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rineyville, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.9k ± 558
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
345 ± 300
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
163 ± 103

2.51%

Hispanic Population

62 people

2.51% of the people in Rineyville, KY are hispanic (62 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rineyville, 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

4.66%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

115 people

3.83%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

110 people

As of 2024, 4.66% of Rineyville, KY residents (115 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 Rineyville, KY was 3.83%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
279 ± 142
Gulf War (1990s)
45 ± 47
Vietnam
26 ± 33

Rineyville, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 6.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Rineyville, KY employs 1.04k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rineyville, KY were Retail Trade (162 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (157 people), and Manufacturing (121 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($103,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($96,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,032).

Employment

Occupations

1.04k

2024 Value

± 273

−9.58%

1 Year decline

± 39.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rineyville, KY declined at a rate of −9.58%, from 1.15k employees to 1.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rineyville, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (141 people), Management Occupations (136 people), and Production Occupations (111 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rineyville, 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

1.04k

2024 Value

± 273

−9.58%

1 Year decline

± 39.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rineyville, KY declined at a rate of −9.58%, from 1.15k employees to 1.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rineyville, KY, are Retail Trade (162 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (157 people), and Manufacturing (121 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rineyville, KY, though some of these residents may live in Rineyville, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$81,618

Median earning men ± $10,820

$35,985

Median earning women ± $12,633

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($104,609), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,032), and Retail Trade ($77,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,551), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,932), and Retail Trade ($21,974).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rineyville, KY was $257,100 in 2024, which is 0.773 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $234,900 to $257,100, a 9.45% increase. The homeownership rate in Rineyville, KY is 92.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rineyville, KY have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rineyville, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$257,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$94,262

$841

Median Property Taxes

±$238

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 Rineyville, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

92.8%

Homeownership

2024

54.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.8% of the housing units in Rineyville, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 94.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rineyville, 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.

$84,511

Median Household Income

± $6,330

906

Number of Households

± 239

In 2024, the median household income of the 906 households in Rineyville, KY grew to $84,511 from the previous year's value of $82,037.

The following chart displays the households in Rineyville, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rineyville, 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 (57%)
Worked At Home (24.4%)
Carpooled (13.9%)

In 2024, 57% of workers in Rineyville, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.4%) and those who carpooled to work (13.9%).

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

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rineyville, KY have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Rineyville, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.93% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rineyville, KY (97 out of 2.47k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rineyville, KY is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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