Powderly vs South Carrollton

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

Powderly and South Carrollton 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 180 in South Carrollton). Powderly has the higher median household income ($49,653 vs $40,192 in South Carrollton). South Carrollton has the higher median home value ($115,200 vs $99,400 in Powderly).

Population, income & housing

	Powderly	South Carrollton
Population	999	180
Median age	38.3 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,653	$40,192
Median home value	$99,400	$115,200
Median gross rent	$764	—
Housing units	474	91
Homeownership rate	83.9%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Powderly	South Carrollton
Population	873 → 999 (+14.4%)	231 → 180 (-22.1%)
Median household income	$38,355 → $49,653 (+29.5%)	$34,444 → $40,192 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$85,100 → $99,400 (+16.8%)	$75,800 → $115,200 (+52.0%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $764 (+15.1%)	—

Powderly

Population

873999

Median household income

$38,355$49,653

Median home value

$85,100$99,400

Median gross rent

$664$764

South Carrollton

Population

231180

Median household income

$34,444$40,192

Median home value

$75,800$115,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Powderly	South Carrollton
Under 5	4.7%	11.7%
5 to 17	27.8%	9.4%
18 to 24	3.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.9%	19.4%
35 to 44	14.0%	1.7%
45 to 54	10.6%	6.7%
55 to 64	11.8%	22.2%
65 to 74	12.5%	25.6%
75 and over	8.6%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Powderly	South Carrollton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	4.6%	0.0%
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	1.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Powderly	South Carrollton
No high school diploma	18.0%	17.6%
High school graduate	48.4%	66.9%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	9.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Powderly	South Carrollton
Drove alone	71.1%	67.2%
Carpooled	10.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	32.8%
Other means	11.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Powderly	South Carrollton
1-unit, detached	70.3%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.3%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Powderly	South Carrollton
Poverty rate	15.2%	18.9%
Average household size	2.93	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1975	1979