Taylorsville, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

1,496

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

1.61% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

28.7%

28.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$43,259

3.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$164,200

10.6% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Taylorsville, KY is home to a population of 1.5k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.87% of Taylorsville, KY residents were born outside of the country (28 people).

In 2024, there were 23.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.29k people) in Taylorsville, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 55 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 41 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Taylorsville, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Taylorsville, KY was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Taylorsville, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.29k ± 332
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
55 ± 36
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
41 ± 64

4.88%

Hispanic Population

73 people

4.88% of the people in Taylorsville, KY are hispanic (73 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Taylorsville, 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

1.87%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

28 people

1.85%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

29 people

As of 2024, 1.87% of Taylorsville, KY residents (28 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 Taylorsville, KY was 1.85%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
27 ± 39
Gulf War (1990s)
24 ± 26
Korea
11 ± 22

Taylorsville, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Taylorsville, KY employs 566 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Taylorsville, KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (142 people), Construction (93 people), and Educational Services (84 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($130,625), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($130,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($63,125).

Employment

Occupations

566

2024 Value

± 171

6.19%

1 Year growth

± 39.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taylorsville, KY grew at a rate of 6.19%, from 533 employees to 566 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Taylorsville, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (121 people), Health Technologists & Technicians (77 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (74 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Taylorsville, 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

566

2024 Value

± 171

6.19%

1 Year growth

± 39.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Taylorsville, KY grew at a rate of 6.19%, from 533 employees to 566 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Taylorsville, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (142 people), Construction (93 people), and Educational Services (84 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Taylorsville, KY, though some of these residents may live in Taylorsville, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,375

Median earning men ± $25,245

$22,759

Median earning women ± $5,819

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($130,625), Manufacturing ($90,781), and Construction ($44,464).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($36,250), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($30,511), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,373).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Taylorsville, KY was $164,200 in 2024, which is 0.494 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $148,500 to $164,200, a 10.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Taylorsville, KY is 26.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Taylorsville, KY have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Taylorsville, KY is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$164,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$97,052

$143

Median Property Taxes

±$62

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 Taylorsville, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

26.4%

Homeownership

2024

59.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 26.4% of the housing units in Taylorsville, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 25.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Taylorsville, 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.

$43,259

Median Household Income

± $9,314

541

Number of Households

± 136

In 2024, the median household income of the 541 households in Taylorsville, KY grew to $43,259 from the previous year's value of $41,917.

The following chart displays the households in Taylorsville, 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 Taylorsville, 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 (78.6%)
Worked At Home (15.3%)
Walked (4.2%)

In 2024, 78.6% of workers in Taylorsville, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.3%) and those who walked to work (4.2%).

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

21.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Taylorsville, KY have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.16% of the workforce in Taylorsville, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Taylorsville, KY (403 out of 1.4k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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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