Tompkinsville, KY

Census Place

2024 Population

2,613

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

1.88% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

27.3%

19.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$38,628

3.27% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$99,000

15% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Tompkinsville, KY is home to a population of 2.61k people, from which 98.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.3% of Tompkinsville, KY residents were born outside of the country (34 people).

In 2024, there were 9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.94k people) in Tompkinsville, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 216 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 201 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Tompkinsville, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tompkinsville, KY was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tompkinsville, KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.94k ± 327
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
216 ± 133
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
201 ± 119

12.3%

Hispanic Population

322 people

12.3% of the people in Tompkinsville, KY are hispanic (322 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tompkinsville, 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

1.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

34 people

0.225%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

As of 2024, 1.3% of Tompkinsville, KY residents (34 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 Tompkinsville, KY was 0.225%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
31 ± 39
Gulf War (2001-)
4 ± 19
Gulf War (1990s)
3 ± 14

Tompkinsville, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 7.75 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Tompkinsville, KY employs 1.13k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tompkinsville, KY were Manufacturing (188 people), Retail Trade (164 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (129 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,519), Construction ($48,534), and Wholesale Trade ($48,370).

Employment

Occupations

1.13k

2024 Value

± 237

−1.74%

1 Year decline

± 30.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tompkinsville, KY declined at a rate of −1.74%, from 1.15k employees to 1.13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tompkinsville, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (189 people), Production Occupations (174 people), and Material Moving Occupations (125 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tompkinsville, 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

1.13k

2024 Value

± 237

−1.74%

1 Year decline

± 30.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tompkinsville, KY declined at a rate of −1.74%, from 1.15k employees to 1.13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tompkinsville, KY, are Manufacturing (188 people), Retail Trade (164 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (129 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tompkinsville, KY, though some of these residents may live in Tompkinsville, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$33,833

Median earning men ± $7,511

$30,827

Median earning women ± $13,563

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($96,477), Other Services Except Public Administration ($60,536), and Construction ($48,448).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($47,647), Manufacturing ($30,590), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,134).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tompkinsville, KY was $99,000 in 2024, which is 0.298 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $86,100 to $99,000, a 15% increase. The homeownership rate in Tompkinsville, KY is 52.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tompkinsville, KY have an average commute time of 14.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tompkinsville, KY is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$99,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$32,555

$608

Median Property Taxes

±$157

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

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

Rent vs Own

52.4%

Homeownership

2024

64.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 52.4% of the housing units in Tompkinsville, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tompkinsville, 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.

$38,628

Median Household Income

± $5,387

1.16k

Number of Households

± 221

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.16k households in Tompkinsville, KY grew to $38,628 from the previous year's value of $37,405.

The following chart displays the households in Tompkinsville, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tompkinsville, 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 (77.1%)
Carpooled (9.14%)
Walked (5.76%)

In 2024, 77.1% of workers in Tompkinsville, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.14%) and those who walked to work (5.76%).

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

14.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tompkinsville, KY have a shorter commute time (14.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.288% of the workforce in Tompkinsville, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tompkinsville, KY (682 out of 2.5k 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 Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tompkinsville, KY is White, followed by Black 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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