Crofton vs Pembroke

A side-by-side comparison of Crofton and Pembroke: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pembroke has the higher population (817 vs 690 in Crofton). Pembroke has the higher median household income ($69,196 vs $43,889 in Crofton). Pembroke has the higher median home value ($190,600 vs $81,300 in Crofton).

Population, income & housing

	Crofton	Pembroke
Population	690	817
Median age	42.7 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,889	$69,196
Median home value	$81,300	$190,600
Median gross rent	$748	$909
Housing units	348	401
Homeownership rate	59.4%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crofton	Pembroke
Population	450 → 690 (+53.3%)	862 → 817 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$37,250 → $43,889 (+17.8%)	$53,603 → $69,196 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$56,800 → $81,300 (+43.1%)	$137,500 → $190,600 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$526 → $748 (+42.2%)	$543 → $909 (+67.4%)

Crofton

Population

450690

Median household income

$37,250$43,889

Median home value

$56,800$81,300

Median gross rent

$526$748

Pembroke

Population

862817

Median household income

$53,603$69,196

Median home value

$137,500$190,600

Median gross rent

$543$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crofton	Pembroke
Under 5	6.8%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	13.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	9.4%	14.6%
45 to 54	15.9%	8.9%
55 to 64	19.0%	19.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	9.3%
75 and over	3.8%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crofton	Pembroke
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	70.0%
Black or African American	10.1%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crofton	Pembroke
No high school diploma	11.6%	12.8%
High school graduate	47.3%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crofton	Pembroke
Drove alone	84.6%	71.5%
Carpooled	13.0%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crofton	Pembroke
1-unit, detached	65.2%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	9.5%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Crofton	Pembroke
Poverty rate	30.6%	11.2%
Average household size	2.40	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1976	1985