Philpot vs Thruston

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

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

Thruston has the higher population (2,675 vs 1,098 in Philpot). Philpot has the higher median household income ($85,833 vs $83,707 in Thruston). Philpot has the higher median home value ($242,100 vs $160,300 in Thruston).

Population, income & housing

	Philpot	Thruston
Population	1,098	2,675
Median age	41.1 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$85,833	$83,707
Median home value	$242,100	$160,300
Median gross rent	—	$764
Housing units	429	823
Homeownership rate	80.4%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.6%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Philpot	Thruston
Population	968 → 1,098 (+13.4%)	2,104 → 2,675 (+27.1%)
Median household income	$90,795 → $85,833 (-5.5%)	$70,262 → $83,707 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$184,800 → $242,100 (+31.0%)	$117,800 → $160,300 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$717 → $764 (+6.6%)

Philpot

Population

9681,098

Median household income

$90,795$85,833

Median home value

$184,800$242,100

Thruston

Population

2,1042,675

Median household income

$70,262$83,707

Median home value

$117,800$160,300

Median gross rent

$717$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Philpot	Thruston
Under 5	7.4%	13.3%
5 to 17	19.7%	15.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	4.7%
25 to 34	6.6%	26.8%
35 to 44	12.8%	5.2%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	15.4%	16.8%
65 to 74	9.3%	5.7%
75 and over	9.2%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Philpot	Thruston
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Philpot	Thruston
No high school diploma	3.1%	26.9%
High school graduate	29.8%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Philpot	Thruston
Drove alone	69.4%	81.3%
Carpooled	7.6%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Philpot	Thruston
1-unit, detached	87.2%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	39.2%

Poverty & households

	Philpot	Thruston
Poverty rate	8.8%	18.2%
Average household size	2.65	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1976	1990