Cumberland vs Lynch

A side-by-side comparison of Cumberland and Lynch: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cumberland has the higher population (2,234 vs 727 in Lynch). Cumberland has the higher median household income ($35,309 vs $28,958 in Lynch). Cumberland has the higher median home value ($61,600 vs $55,700 in Lynch).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland	Lynch
Population	2,234	727
Median age	31.1 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$35,309	$28,958
Median home value	$61,600	$55,700
Median gross rent	$618	$873
Housing units	1,035	417
Homeownership rate	54.4%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	34.6%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland	Lynch
Population	1,724 → 2,234 (+29.6%)	553 → 727 (+31.5%)
Median household income	$19,250 → $35,309 (+83.4%)	$38,462 → $28,958 (-24.7%)
Median home value	$47,100 → $61,600 (+30.8%)	$53,000 → $55,700 (+5.1%)
Median gross rent	$413 → $618 (+49.6%)	$708 → $873 (+23.3%)

Cumberland

Population

1,7242,234

Median household income

$19,250$35,309

Median home value

$47,100$61,600

Median gross rent

$413$618

Lynch

Population

553727

Median household income

$38,462$28,958

Median home value

$53,000$55,700

Median gross rent

$708$873

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland	Lynch
Under 5	15.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	20.3%	17.1%
18 to 24	4.3%	5.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	8.9%
35 to 44	7.6%	14.3%
45 to 54	4.5%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.5%	19.1%
65 to 74	9.3%	13.2%
75 and over	11.6%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland	Lynch
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	86.7%
Black or African American	2.3%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland	Lynch
No high school diploma	25.6%	14.9%
High school graduate	26.9%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland	Lynch
Drove alone	52.9%	73.1%
Carpooled	24.3%	16.9%
Public transit	0.6%	5.5%
Walked	9.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	0.9%
Other means	2.1%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland	Lynch
1-unit, detached	60.7%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	13.9%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.8%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland	Lynch
Poverty rate	57.0%	38.4%
Average household size	2.78	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	14	32
Median year structure built	1968	1938