Cumberland vs South Wallins

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

Cumberland and South Wallins 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 948 in South Wallins). Cumberland has the higher median household income ($35,309 vs $29,153 in South Wallins). Cumberland has the higher median home value ($61,600 vs $58,200 in South Wallins).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland	South Wallins
Population	2,234	948
Median age	31.1 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$35,309	$29,153
Median home value	$61,600	$58,200
Median gross rent	$618	—
Housing units	1,035	457
Homeownership rate	54.4%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	2.8%
Unemployment rate	34.6%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland	South Wallins
Population	1,724 → 2,234 (+29.6%)	849 → 948 (+11.7%)
Median household income	$19,250 → $35,309 (+83.4%)	$50,329 → $29,153 (-42.1%)
Median home value	$47,100 → $61,600 (+30.8%)	$52,800 → $58,200 (+10.2%)
Median gross rent	$413 → $618 (+49.6%)	$663 → $784 (+18.3%)

Cumberland

Population

1,7242,234

Median household income

$19,250$35,309

Median home value

$47,100$61,600

Median gross rent

$413$618

South Wallins

Population

849948

Median household income

$50,329$29,153

Median home value

$52,800$58,200

Median gross rent

$663$784

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland	South Wallins
Under 5	15.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	32.3%
18 to 24	4.3%	4.3%
25 to 34	15.6%	10.4%
35 to 44	7.6%	9.7%
45 to 54	4.5%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	8.9%
65 to 74	9.3%	15.1%
75 and over	11.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland	South Wallins
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland	South Wallins
No high school diploma	25.6%	20.7%
High school graduate	26.9%	47.3%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	2.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland	South Wallins
Drove alone	52.9%	75.9%
Carpooled	24.3%	24.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	9.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	0.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland	South Wallins
1-unit, detached	60.7%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
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%	26.9%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland	South Wallins
Poverty rate	57.0%	23.2%
Average household size	2.78	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1968	1979