Beechmont vs Powderly

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

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

Powderly has the higher population (999 vs 940 in Beechmont). Beechmont has the higher median household income ($54,400 vs $49,653 in Powderly). Beechmont has the higher median home value ($162,200 vs $99,400 in Powderly).

Population, income & housing

	Beechmont	Powderly
Population	940	999
Median age	29.1 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,400	$49,653
Median home value	$162,200	$99,400
Median gross rent	—	$764
Housing units	271	474
Homeownership rate	82.0%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.2%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beechmont	Powderly
Population	559 → 940 (+68.2%)	873 → 999 (+14.4%)
Median household income	$45,577 → $54,400 (+19.4%)	$38,355 → $49,653 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$84,200 → $162,200 (+92.6%)	$85,100 → $99,400 (+16.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$664 → $764 (+15.1%)

Beechmont

Population

559940

Median household income

$45,577$54,400

Median home value

$84,200$162,200

Powderly

Population

873999

Median household income

$38,355$49,653

Median home value

$85,100$99,400

Median gross rent

$664$764

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beechmont	Powderly
Under 5	12.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	23.1%	27.8%
18 to 24	11.9%	3.0%
25 to 34	9.7%	6.9%
35 to 44	7.6%	14.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.8%	12.5%
75 and over	4.4%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beechmont	Powderly
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	86.8%
Black or African American	2.3%	4.6%
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	0.0%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beechmont	Powderly
No high school diploma	20.2%	18.0%
High school graduate	39.1%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beechmont	Powderly
Drove alone	94.3%	71.1%
Carpooled	5.7%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	11.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beechmont	Powderly
1-unit, detached	87.8%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Beechmont	Powderly
Poverty rate	13.8%	15.2%
Average household size	3.85	2.93
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1980	1975