Beechmont vs Drakesboro

A side-by-side comparison of Beechmont and Drakesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Beechmont has the higher population (940 vs 586 in Drakesboro). Beechmont has the higher median household income ($54,400 vs $41,500 in Drakesboro). Beechmont has the higher median home value ($162,200 vs $76,900 in Drakesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Beechmont	Drakesboro
Population	940	586
Median age	29.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,400	$41,500
Median home value	$162,200	$76,900
Median gross rent	—	$931
Housing units	271	217
Homeownership rate	82.0%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.2%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beechmont	Drakesboro
Population	559 → 940 (+68.2%)	584 → 586 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$45,577 → $54,400 (+19.4%)	$51,000 → $41,500 (-18.6%)
Median home value	$84,200 → $162,200 (+92.6%)	$66,900 → $76,900 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$463 → $931 (+101.1%)

Beechmont

Population

559940

Median household income

$45,577$54,400

Median home value

$84,200$162,200

Drakesboro

Population

584586

Median household income

$51,000$41,500

Median home value

$66,900$76,900

Median gross rent

$463$931

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beechmont	Drakesboro
Under 5	12.2%	8.0%
5 to 17	23.1%	16.4%
18 to 24	11.9%	11.3%
25 to 34	9.7%	6.3%
35 to 44	7.6%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	20.5%
55 to 64	11.5%	14.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	8.5%
75 and over	4.4%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beechmont	Drakesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	77.1%
Black or African American	2.3%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beechmont	Drakesboro
No high school diploma	20.2%	18.6%
High school graduate	39.1%	53.3%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beechmont	Drakesboro
Drove alone	94.3%	83.6%
Carpooled	5.7%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beechmont	Drakesboro
1-unit, detached	87.8%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Beechmont	Drakesboro
Poverty rate	13.8%	37.2%
Average household size	3.85	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1980	1969