Philpot vs Sorgho

A side-by-side comparison of Philpot and Sorgho: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sorgho has the higher population (2,928 vs 1,098 in Philpot). Sorgho has the higher median household income ($118,688 vs $85,833 in Philpot). Sorgho has the higher median home value ($252,800 vs $242,100 in Philpot).

Population, income & housing

	Philpot	Sorgho
Population	1,098	2,928
Median age	41.1 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$85,833	$118,688
Median home value	$242,100	$252,800
Housing units	429	857
Homeownership rate	80.4%	95.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.6%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Philpot	Sorgho
Population	968 → 1,098 (+13.4%)	2,208 → 2,928 (+32.6%)
Median household income	$90,795 → $85,833 (-5.5%)	$107,427 → $118,688 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$184,800 → $242,100 (+31.0%)	$223,400 → $252,800 (+13.2%)

Philpot

Population

9681,098

Median household income

$90,795$85,833

Median home value

$184,800$242,100

Sorgho

Population

2,2082,928

Median household income

$107,427$118,688

Median home value

$223,400$252,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Philpot	Sorgho
Under 5	7.4%	12.6%
5 to 17	19.7%	25.1%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.2%
25 to 34	6.6%	8.7%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	14.2%	14.2%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.3%	4.5%
75 and over	9.2%	1.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Philpot	Sorgho
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Philpot	Sorgho
No high school diploma	3.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.8%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Philpot	Sorgho
Drove alone	69.4%	82.5%
Carpooled	7.6%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Philpot	Sorgho
1-unit, detached	87.2%	98.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Philpot	Sorgho
Poverty rate	8.8%	6.4%
Average household size	2.65	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1976	2011