Crescent Springs vs Ludlow

A side-by-side comparison of Crescent Springs and Ludlow: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Crescent Springs has the higher population (4,402 vs 4,378 in Ludlow). Crescent Springs has the higher median household income ($76,530 vs $58,295 in Ludlow). Crescent Springs has the higher median home value ($289,300 vs $154,700 in Ludlow).

Population, income & housing

	Crescent Springs	Ludlow
Population	4,402	4,378
Median age	40.3 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$76,530	$58,295
Median home value	$289,300	$154,700
Median gross rent	$885	$1,115
Housing units	1,940	2,240
Homeownership rate	58.1%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.6%	34.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crescent Springs	Ludlow
Population	4,036 → 4,402 (+9.1%)	4,530 → 4,378 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$70,414 → $76,530 (+8.7%)	$56,393 → $58,295 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$220,500 → $289,300 (+31.2%)	$112,000 → $154,700 (+38.1%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $885 (+21.4%)	$931 → $1,115 (+19.8%)

Crescent Springs

Population

4,0364,402

Median household income

$70,414$76,530

Median home value

$220,500$289,300

Median gross rent

$729$885

Ludlow

Population

4,5304,378

Median household income

$56,393$58,295

Median home value

$112,000$154,700

Median gross rent

$931$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crescent Springs	Ludlow
Under 5	7.1%	7.2%
5 to 17	16.6%	18.6%
18 to 24	4.9%	6.7%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.0%
35 to 44	14.2%	18.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	7.2%
55 to 64	16.0%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	5.6%
75 and over	7.4%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crescent Springs	Ludlow
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	77.1%
Black or African American	7.2%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crescent Springs	Ludlow
No high school diploma	3.8%	5.6%
High school graduate	29.2%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.6%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crescent Springs	Ludlow
Drove alone	76.1%	79.7%
Carpooled	8.2%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crescent Springs	Ludlow
1-unit, detached	39.7%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	15.7%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	14.4%
5 to 19 units	42.2%	8.3%
20 or more units	4.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Crescent Springs	Ludlow
Poverty rate	2.4%	25.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1991	1938