Drakesboro vs South Carrollton

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

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

Drakesboro has the higher population (586 vs 180 in South Carrollton). Drakesboro has the higher median household income ($41,500 vs $40,192 in South Carrollton). South Carrollton has the higher median home value ($115,200 vs $76,900 in Drakesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Drakesboro	South Carrollton
Population	586	180
Median age	42.2 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	$41,500	$40,192
Median home value	$76,900	$115,200
Median gross rent	$931	—
Housing units	217	91
Homeownership rate	87.9%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Drakesboro	South Carrollton
Population	584 → 586 (+0.3%)	231 → 180 (-22.1%)
Median household income	$51,000 → $41,500 (-18.6%)	$34,444 → $40,192 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$66,900 → $76,900 (+14.9%)	$75,800 → $115,200 (+52.0%)
Median gross rent	$463 → $931 (+101.1%)	—

Drakesboro

Population

584586

Median household income

$51,000$41,500

Median home value

$66,900$76,900

Median gross rent

$463$931

South Carrollton

Population

231180

Median household income

$34,444$40,192

Median home value

$75,800$115,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Drakesboro	South Carrollton
Under 5	8.0%	11.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	9.4%
18 to 24	11.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.3%	19.4%
35 to 44	10.6%	1.7%
45 to 54	20.5%	6.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	22.2%
65 to 74	8.5%	25.6%
75 and over	3.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Drakesboro	South Carrollton
White (non-Hispanic)	77.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	7.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	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	0.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	13.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Drakesboro	South Carrollton
No high school diploma	18.6%	17.6%
High school graduate	53.3%	66.9%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	9.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.7%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Drakesboro	South Carrollton
Drove alone	83.6%	67.2%
Carpooled	11.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	32.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Drakesboro	South Carrollton
1-unit, detached	75.1%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Drakesboro	South Carrollton
Poverty rate	37.2%	18.9%
Average household size	3.22	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1969	1979