South Shore vs Wurtland

A side-by-side comparison of South Shore and Wurtland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Shore has the higher population (1,561 vs 1,257 in Wurtland). Wurtland has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $29,000 in South Shore). South Shore has the higher median home value ($85,900 vs $84,100 in Wurtland).

Population, income & housing

	South Shore	Wurtland
Population	1,561	1,257
Median age	41.1 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$29,000	$56,250
Median home value	$85,900	$84,100
Median gross rent	$638	$746
Housing units	656	534
Homeownership rate	50.7%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	23.8%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Shore	Wurtland
Population	1,009 → 1,561 (+54.7%)	1,271 → 1,257 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$25,592 → $29,000 (+13.3%)	$42,143 → $56,250 (+33.5%)
Median home value	$64,100 → $85,900 (+34.0%)	$75,300 → $84,100 (+11.7%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $638 (-1.8%)	$554 → $746 (+34.7%)

South Shore

Population

1,0091,561

Median household income

$25,592$29,000

Median home value

$64,100$85,900

Median gross rent

$650$638

Wurtland

Population

1,2711,257

Median household income

$42,143$56,250

Median home value

$75,300$84,100

Median gross rent

$554$746

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Shore	Wurtland
Under 5	4.7%	1.8%
5 to 17	13.4%	26.1%
18 to 24	14.6%	4.0%
25 to 34	14.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	19.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	5.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	7.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	11.1%	7.4%
75 and over	9.4%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Shore	Wurtland
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Shore	Wurtland
No high school diploma	14.3%	8.5%
High school graduate	44.2%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Shore	Wurtland
Drove alone	79.4%	87.8%
Carpooled	5.4%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.2%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Shore	Wurtland
1-unit, detached	65.9%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	South Shore	Wurtland
Poverty rate	20.9%	28.5%
Average household size	2.48	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	16	27
Median year structure built	1970	1965