Pryorsburg vs Water Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Pryorsburg and Water Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pryorsburg has the higher population (199 vs 112 in Water Valley). Since 2019, Pryorsburg's population has grown faster (-26.8% vs -40.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Pryorsburg	Water Valley
Population	199	112
Median age	58.1 yrs	28.8 yrs
Housing units	111	41
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pryorsburg	Water Valley
Population	272 → 199 (-26.8%)	187 → 112 (-40.1%)
Median household income	$33,125 → $22,024 (-33.5%)	$49,896 → $80,385 (+61.1%)
Median home value	$48,300 → $44,500 (-7.9%)	$69,400 → $128,800 (+85.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$638 → $1,063 (+66.6%)

Pryorsburg

Population

272199

Median household income

$33,125$22,024

Median home value

$48,300$44,500

Water Valley

Population

187112

Median household income

$49,896$80,385

Median home value

$69,400$128,800

Median gross rent

$638$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pryorsburg	Water Valley
Under 5	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.1%	25.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	28.6%
35 to 44	6.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	35.2%	37.5%
65 to 74	5.5%	0.0%
75 and over	15.6%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pryorsburg	Water Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pryorsburg	Water Valley
No high school diploma	15.8%	11.9%
High school graduate	54.8%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	13.0%	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pryorsburg	Water Valley
Drove alone	79.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	20.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pryorsburg	Water Valley
1-unit, detached	81.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pryorsburg	Water Valley
Poverty rate	38.7%	0.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.73
Median year structure built	1964	1974