Magnolia vs Upton

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

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

Magnolia has the higher population (637 vs 631 in Upton). Upton has the higher median household income ($45,938 vs $45,083 in Magnolia). Upton has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $95,700 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Magnolia	Upton
Population	637	631
Median age	44.7 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,083	$45,938
Median home value	$95,700	$131,300
Median gross rent	$1,167	$809
Housing units	273	329
Homeownership rate	73.3%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnolia	Upton
Population	616 → 637 (+3.4%)	700 → 631 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$48,264 → $45,083 (-6.6%)	$45,096 → $45,938 (+1.9%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $95,700 (+9.6%)	$96,300 → $131,300 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$691 → $809 (+17.1%)

Magnolia

Population

616637

Median household income

$48,264$45,083

Median home value

$87,300$95,700

Upton

Population

700631

Median household income

$45,096$45,938

Median home value

$96,300$131,300

Median gross rent

$691$809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magnolia	Upton
Under 5	6.4%	3.3%
5 to 17	7.8%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	22.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	8.5%	20.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	18.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	10.2%	10.6%
75 and over	9.4%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnolia	Upton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.7%	88.1%
Black or African American	24.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnolia	Upton
No high school diploma	24.8%	12.5%
High school graduate	18.1%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	46.7%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnolia	Upton
Drove alone	95.4%	82.6%
Carpooled	4.6%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnolia	Upton
1-unit, detached	91.6%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Magnolia	Upton
Poverty rate	31.9%	16.7%
Average household size	2.33	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1975	1963