Hodgenville vs Magnolia

A side-by-side comparison of Hodgenville and Magnolia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hodgenville has the higher population (3,262 vs 637 in Magnolia). Hodgenville has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $45,083 in Magnolia). Hodgenville has the higher median home value ($137,100 vs $95,700 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Hodgenville	Magnolia
Population	3,262	637
Median age	33.2 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$45,083
Median home value	$137,100	$95,700
Median gross rent	$907	$1,167
Housing units	1,273	273
Homeownership rate	50.3%	73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hodgenville	Magnolia
Population	3,212 → 3,262 (+1.6%)	616 → 637 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$31,314 → $58,750 (+87.6%)	$48,264 → $45,083 (-6.6%)
Median home value	$90,400 → $137,100 (+51.7%)	$87,300 → $95,700 (+9.6%)
Median gross rent	$580 → $907 (+56.4%)	—

Hodgenville

Population

3,2123,262

Median household income

$31,314$58,750

Median home value

$90,400$137,100

Median gross rent

$580$907

Magnolia

Population

616637

Median household income

$48,264$45,083

Median home value

$87,300$95,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hodgenville	Magnolia
Under 5	10.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	7.8%
18 to 24	9.7%	6.0%
25 to 34	14.2%	22.3%
35 to 44	14.9%	8.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	10.6%	18.2%
65 to 74	7.0%	10.2%
75 and over	6.0%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hodgenville	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	75.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	24.3%
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	4.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hodgenville	Magnolia
No high school diploma	13.1%	24.8%
High school graduate	27.6%	18.1%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hodgenville	Magnolia
Drove alone	79.8%	95.4%
Carpooled	12.8%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hodgenville	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	79.1%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Hodgenville	Magnolia
Poverty rate	22.3%	31.9%
Average household size	2.74	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1968	1975