Hurstbourne vs Shively

A side-by-side comparison of Hurstbourne and Shively: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shively has the higher population (15,556 vs 4,669 in Hurstbourne). Hurstbourne has the higher median household income ($113,906 vs $46,522 in Shively). Hurstbourne has the higher median home value ($495,100 vs $139,200 in Shively).

Population, income & housing

	Hurstbourne	Shively
Population	4,669	15,556
Median age	37.8 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$113,906	$46,522
Median home value	$495,100	$139,200
Median gross rent	$1,676	$847
Housing units	1,858	7,245
Homeownership rate	53.4%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.0%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hurstbourne	Shively
Population	4,394 → 4,669 (+6.3%)	15,726 → 15,556 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$123,521 → $113,906 (-7.8%)	$39,048 → $46,522 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$421,000 → $495,100 (+17.6%)	$107,000 → $139,200 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,288 → $1,676 (+30.1%)	$697 → $847 (+21.5%)

Hurstbourne

Population

4,3944,669

Median household income

$123,521$113,906

Median home value

$421,000$495,100

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,676

Shively

Population

15,72615,556

Median household income

$39,048$46,522

Median home value

$107,000$139,200

Median gross rent

$697$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hurstbourne	Shively
Under 5	7.7%	3.3%
5 to 17	20.7%	17.0%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.4%	8.6%
35 to 44	17.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	8.6%	16.6%
65 to 74	7.6%	15.9%
75 and over	9.8%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hurstbourne	Shively
White (non-Hispanic)	56.1%	35.6%
Black or African American	5.4%	57.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	25.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	11.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hurstbourne	Shively
No high school diploma	4.3%	12.2%
High school graduate	14.2%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	11.6%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.9%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	36.1%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hurstbourne	Shively
Drove alone	66.3%	74.9%
Carpooled	12.3%	8.7%
Public transit	0.9%	2.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	11.8%
Other means	0.8%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hurstbourne	Shively
1-unit, detached	51.4%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	21.6%	14.9%
20 or more units	18.2%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Hurstbourne	Shively
Poverty rate	4.4%	17.6%
Average household size	2.54	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1977	1958