Hillview vs Shepherdsville

A side-by-side comparison of Hillview and Shepherdsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Hillview and Shepherdsville are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shepherdsville has the higher population (14,351 vs 8,735 in Hillview). Shepherdsville has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $65,732 in Hillview). Shepherdsville has the higher median home value ($202,300 vs $180,300 in Hillview).

Population, income & housing

	Hillview	Shepherdsville
Population	8,735	14,351
Median age	35.9 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,732	$71,250
Median home value	$180,300	$202,300
Median gross rent	$1,314	$898
Housing units	3,249	5,913
Homeownership rate	77.2%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hillview	Shepherdsville
Population	9,071 → 8,735 (-3.7%)	12,218 → 14,351 (+17.5%)
Median household income	$62,654 → $65,732 (+4.9%)	$52,448 → $71,250 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$127,200 → $180,300 (+41.7%)	$144,200 → $202,300 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,092 → $1,314 (+20.3%)	$781 → $898 (+15.0%)

Hillview

Population

9,0718,735

Median household income

$62,654$65,732

Median home value

$127,200$180,300

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,314

Shepherdsville

Population

12,21814,351

Median household income

$52,448$71,250

Median home value

$144,200$202,300

Median gross rent

$781$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hillview	Shepherdsville
Under 5	4.6%	7.1%
5 to 17	16.3%	19.9%
18 to 24	8.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	18.9%	14.4%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.4%
45 to 54	16.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	6.2%	8.1%
75 and over	4.5%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hillview	Shepherdsville
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	92.2%
Black or African American	4.9%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hillview	Shepherdsville
No high school diploma	17.2%	12.0%
High school graduate	31.3%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hillview	Shepherdsville
Drove alone	74.6%	79.0%
Carpooled	14.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.0%
Other means	0.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hillview	Shepherdsville
1-unit, detached	89.6%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	9.4%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Hillview	Shepherdsville
Poverty rate	11.2%	20.6%
Average household size	2.79	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1981	1995