Shively, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

15,638

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

47.5

2.59% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

14.7%

16.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$50,221

7.95% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$154,700

11.1% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Shively, KY is home to a population of 15.6k people, from which 98.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.79% of Shively, KY residents were born outside of the country (436 people).

In 2024, there were 1.69 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.11k people) in Shively, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.4k White (Non-Hispanic) and 646 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Shively, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Shively, KY was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shively, KY

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
9.11k ± 778
White (Non-Hispanic)
5.4k ± 839
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
646 ± 356

2.67%

Hispanic Population

417 people

2.67% of the people in Shively, KY are hispanic (417 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Shively, 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

2.79%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

436 people

3.15%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

490 people

As of 2024, 2.79% of Shively, KY residents (436 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 Shively, KY was 3.15%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
414 ± 187
Vietnam
392 ± 203
Gulf War (2001-)
49 ± 52

Shively, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Shively, KY employs 6.76k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shively, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,270 people), Manufacturing (1,142 people), and Retail Trade (722 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($62,375), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($56,597), and Public Administration ($49,452).

Employment

Occupations

6.76k

2024 Value

± 774

−1.85%

1 Year decline

± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shively, KY declined at a rate of −1.85%, from 6.88k employees to 6.76k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shively, KY, are Production Occupations (901 people), Material Moving Occupations (772 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (702 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shively, 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

6.76k

2024 Value

± 774

−1.85%

1 Year decline

± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shively, KY declined at a rate of −1.85%, from 6.88k employees to 6.76k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shively, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,270 people), Manufacturing (1,142 people), and Retail Trade (722 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shively, KY, though some of these residents may live in Shively, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,056

Median earning men ± $6,972

$39,784

Median earning women ± $6,344

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($83,077), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($72,746), and Construction ($71,538).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,250), Public Administration ($48,890), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,676).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Shively, KY was $154,700 in 2024, which is 0.465 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $139,200 to $154,700, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Shively, KY is 61.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shively, KY have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shively, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$154,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,586

$4,194

Median Property Taxes

±$570

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 Shively, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

61.8%

Homeownership

2024

67.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.8% of the housing units in Shively, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Shively, 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.

$50,221

Median Household Income

± $4,288

6.79k

Number of Households

± 740

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.79k households in Shively, KY grew to $50,221 from the previous year's value of $46,522.

The following chart displays the households in Shively, 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 Shively, 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 (74.8%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)
Carpooled (5.93%)

In 2024, 74.8% of workers in Shively, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (5.93%).

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

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shively, KY have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.71% of the workforce in Shively, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shively, KY (2.25k out of 15.3k 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 Males 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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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