Harrodsburg vs Salvisa

A side-by-side comparison of Harrodsburg and Salvisa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harrodsburg has the higher population (9,126 vs 151 in Salvisa). Salvisa has the higher median household income ($68,958 vs $46,821 in Harrodsburg). Harrodsburg has the higher median home value ($145,100 vs $128,800 in Salvisa).

Population, income & housing

	Harrodsburg	Salvisa
Population	9,126	151
Median age	37.6 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,821	$68,958
Median home value	$145,100	$128,800
Median gross rent	$738	—
Housing units	4,403	58
Homeownership rate	62.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrodsburg	Salvisa
Population	8,418 → 9,126 (+8.4%)	121 → 151 (+24.8%)
Median household income	$39,449 → $46,821 (+18.7%)	$58,636 → $68,958 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$100,700 → $145,100 (+44.1%)	$102,900 → $128,800 (+25.2%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $738 (+21.4%)	—

Harrodsburg

Population

8,4189,126

Median household income

$39,449$46,821

Median home value

$100,700$145,100

Median gross rent

$608$738

Salvisa

Population

121151

Median household income

$58,636$68,958

Median home value

$102,900$128,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrodsburg	Salvisa
Under 5	8.5%	9.3%
5 to 17	13.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.9%	39.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	29.1%
55 to 64	9.5%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	4.0%
75 and over	8.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrodsburg	Salvisa
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	8.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrodsburg	Salvisa
No high school diploma	10.6%	13.6%
High school graduate	32.4%	10.9%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrodsburg	Salvisa
Drove alone	76.0%	37.3%
Carpooled	14.4%	62.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	0.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrodsburg	Salvisa
1-unit, detached	71.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Harrodsburg	Salvisa
Poverty rate	15.8%	27.8%
Average household size	2.22	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1971	1977