Summer Shade, KY

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2024 Population
532
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
32.6
3.16% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
55.8%
9.79% 1-year increase
2019 Median Household Income
$23,828
13.7% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$113,400
2024 Employed Population
232
96.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Summer Shade, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Summer Shade, KY are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Summer Shade, KY was $113,400, and the homeownership rate was 76.8%.

Most people in Summer Shade, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 56 minutes. The average car ownership in Summer Shade, KY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Summer Shade, KY is home to a population of 532 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Summer Shade, KY residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (532 people) in Summer Shade, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Summer Shade, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Summer Shade, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Summer Shade, KY
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    532 ± 271
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 13
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 13

In 2024, there were NaNy times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (532 people) in Summer Shade, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 0 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Summer Shade, KY as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    34,417 ± 4,537 people
  2. Cuba
    21,613 ± 3,601 people
  3. 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.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
8 ± 23

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Economy

The economy of Summer Shade, KY employs 232 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Summer Shade, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (84 people), Retail Trade (56 people), and Construction (40 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($47,569).

Employment

Occupations

232
2024 Value
± 152
96.6%
1 Year growth
± 61.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Summer Shade, KY grew at a rate of 96.6%, from 118 employees to 232 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Summer Shade, KY, are Healthcare Support Occupations (84 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (83 people), and Production Occupations (27 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Summer Shade, KY.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

232
2024 Value
± 152
96.6%
1 Year growth
± 61.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Summer Shade, KY grew at a rate of 96.6%, from 118 employees to 232 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Summer Shade, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (84 people), Retail Trade (56 people), and Construction (40 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Summer Shade, KY, though some of these residents may live in Summer Shade, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.51%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Summer Shade, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.
Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

People in Summer Shade, KY have an average commute time of 56 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Summer Shade, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$113,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$44,843
$169
Median Property Taxes
±$111

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

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

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Rent vs Own

76.8%
Homeownership
2024
67.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.8% of the housing units in Summer Shade, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$23,828
Median Household Income
± $15,065
220
Number of Households
± 132

In 2019, the median household income of the 220 households in Summer Shade, KY declined from $23,828 from the previous year's value of $27,614.

The following chart displays the households in Summer Shade, 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 $10k - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Summer Shade, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (92.7%)
  2. Carpooled (7.33%)

In 2024, 92.7% of workers in Summer Shade, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.33%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

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Commute Time

56 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Summer Shade, KY have a longer commute time (56 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 17.2% of the workforce in Summer Shade, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

55.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Summer Shade, KY (297 out of 532 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 Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Summer Shade, 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.

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Health

100% of the population of Summer Shade, KY has health coverage, with 24.1% on employee plans, 70.5% on Medicaid, 1.5% on Medicare, 3.95% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1,601 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,601 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1502 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.5% were men and 63.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 28.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.46% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.5% were men and 63.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

0%
Uninsured
24.1%
Employer Coverage
70.5%
Medicaid
1.5%
Medicare
3.95%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Summer Shade, KY declined by 100% from 7.46% to 0%.

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