Sorgho vs Thruston

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

Sorgho and Thruston 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 2,675 in Thruston). Sorgho has the higher median household income ($118,688 vs $83,707 in Thruston). Sorgho has the higher median home value ($252,800 vs $160,300 in Thruston).

Population, income & housing

	Sorgho	Thruston
Population	2,928	2,675
Median age	32.1 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$118,688	$83,707
Median home value	$252,800	$160,300
Median gross rent	—	$764
Housing units	857	823
Homeownership rate	95.7%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sorgho	Thruston
Population	2,208 → 2,928 (+32.6%)	2,104 → 2,675 (+27.1%)
Median household income	$107,427 → $118,688 (+10.5%)	$70,262 → $83,707 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$223,400 → $252,800 (+13.2%)	$117,800 → $160,300 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$717 → $764 (+6.6%)

Sorgho

Population

2,2082,928

Median household income

$107,427$118,688

Median home value

$223,400$252,800

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)

	Sorgho	Thruston
Under 5	12.6%	13.3%
5 to 17	25.1%	15.9%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.7%
25 to 34	8.7%	26.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	5.2%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.1%	16.8%
65 to 74	4.5%	5.7%
75 and over	1.5%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sorgho	Thruston
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	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	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sorgho	Thruston
No high school diploma	0.0%	26.9%
High school graduate	21.5%	30.4%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.6%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sorgho	Thruston
Drove alone	82.5%	81.3%
Carpooled	10.3%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sorgho	Thruston
1-unit, detached	98.1%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	39.2%

Poverty & households

	Sorgho	Thruston
Poverty rate	6.4%	18.2%
Average household size	3.42	3.25
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	2011	1990