Eddyville vs Kuttawa

A side-by-side comparison of Eddyville and Kuttawa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eddyville has the higher population (2,945 vs 594 in Kuttawa). Kuttawa has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $58,527 in Eddyville). Kuttawa has the higher median home value ($268,900 vs $188,500 in Eddyville).

Population, income & housing

	Eddyville	Kuttawa
Population	2,945	594
Median age	36.0 yrs	65.4 yrs
Median household income	$58,527	$63,750
Median home value	$188,500	$268,900
Median gross rent	$745	—
Housing units	1,047	390
Homeownership rate	57.6%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eddyville	Kuttawa
Population	2,548 → 2,945 (+15.6%)	582 → 594 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$34,205 → $58,527 (+71.1%)	$49,375 → $63,750 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$119,500 → $188,500 (+57.7%)	$205,100 → $268,900 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$524 → $745 (+42.2%)	$548 → $656 (+19.7%)

Eddyville

Population

2,5482,945

Median household income

$34,205$58,527

Median home value

$119,500$188,500

Median gross rent

$524$745

Kuttawa

Population

582594

Median household income

$49,375$63,750

Median home value

$205,100$268,900

Median gross rent

$548$656

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eddyville	Kuttawa
Under 5	7.6%	0.5%
5 to 17	6.1%	6.1%
18 to 24	8.2%	2.2%
25 to 34	25.8%	3.2%
35 to 44	13.8%	6.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	7.6%
55 to 64	9.9%	21.5%
65 to 74	8.0%	23.2%
75 and over	7.7%	29.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eddyville	Kuttawa
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	90.7%
Black or African American	12.8%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eddyville	Kuttawa
No high school diploma	10.8%	8.7%
High school graduate	55.4%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	19.6%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eddyville	Kuttawa
Drove alone	86.2%	81.5%
Carpooled	5.2%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	10.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	2.5%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eddyville	Kuttawa
1-unit, detached	68.8%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	13.6%
20 or more units	0.9%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Eddyville	Kuttawa
Poverty rate	11.3%	11.5%
Average household size	2.31	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1983	1987