Caneyville vs Clarkson

A side-by-side comparison of Caneyville and Clarkson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clarkson has the higher population (1,133 vs 541 in Caneyville). Clarkson has the higher median household income ($28,393 vs $25,938 in Caneyville). Clarkson has the higher median home value ($121,900 vs $112,500 in Caneyville).

Population, income & housing

	Caneyville	Clarkson
Population	541	1,133
Median age	37.4 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$25,938	$28,393
Median home value	$112,500	$121,900
Median gross rent	$661	$575
Housing units	283	447
Homeownership rate	62.7%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caneyville	Clarkson
Population	698 → 541 (-22.5%)	1,104 → 1,133 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$32,431 → $25,938 (-20.0%)	$25,676 → $28,393 (+10.6%)
Median home value	$96,400 → $112,500 (+16.7%)	$84,200 → $121,900 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $661 (+17.4%)	$532 → $575 (+8.1%)

Caneyville

Population

698541

Median household income

$32,431$25,938

Median home value

$96,400$112,500

Median gross rent

$563$661

Clarkson

Population

1,1041,133

Median household income

$25,676$28,393

Median home value

$84,200$121,900

Median gross rent

$532$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caneyville	Clarkson
Under 5	5.0%	14.8%
5 to 17	16.8%	18.4%
18 to 24	9.6%	3.6%
25 to 34	11.1%	17.8%
35 to 44	22.6%	18.7%
45 to 54	7.8%	4.4%
55 to 64	10.2%	7.2%
65 to 74	10.2%	6.5%
75 and over	6.8%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caneyville	Clarkson
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	83.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caneyville	Clarkson
No high school diploma	12.9%	22.8%
High school graduate	40.7%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caneyville	Clarkson
Drove alone	70.2%	86.1%
Carpooled	23.5%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caneyville	Clarkson
1-unit, detached	64.7%	41.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	26.8%

Poverty & households

	Caneyville	Clarkson
Poverty rate	22.4%	39.6%
Average household size	2.24	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1972	1990