Jenkins vs McRoberts

A side-by-side comparison of Jenkins and McRoberts: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jenkins has the higher population (1,569 vs 303 in McRoberts). Since 2019, Jenkins's population has grown faster (-30.1% vs -66.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Jenkins	McRoberts
Population	1,569	303
Median age	40.1 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$34,400	—
Median home value	$65,600	—
Median gross rent	$535	—
Housing units	946	371
Homeownership rate	61.2%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jenkins	McRoberts
Population	2,245 → 1,569 (-30.1%)	898 → 303 (-66.3%)
Median household income	$27,763 → $34,400 (+23.9%)	$28,239 → $29,250 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$55,200 → $65,600 (+18.8%)	$53,700 → $56,800 (+5.8%)
Median gross rent	$430 → $535 (+24.4%)	—

Jenkins

Population

2,2451,569

Median household income

$27,763$34,400

Median home value

$55,200$65,600

Median gross rent

$430$535

McRoberts

Population

898303

Median household income

$28,239$29,250

Median home value

$53,700$56,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jenkins	McRoberts
Under 5	3.3%	10.2%
5 to 17	15.2%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.2%	1.7%
25 to 34	18.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	16.1%	24.4%
45 to 54	5.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.5%
65 to 74	13.3%	22.1%
75 and over	6.1%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jenkins	McRoberts
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jenkins	McRoberts
No high school diploma	12.7%	28.1%
High school graduate	41.1%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jenkins	McRoberts
Drove alone	61.2%	59.1%
Carpooled	17.9%	28.4%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.2%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jenkins	McRoberts
1-unit, detached	69.1%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	25.9%

Poverty & households

	Jenkins	McRoberts
Poverty rate	23.4%	47.1%
Average household size	2.25	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1961	1938