Elkhorn City vs South Williamson

A side-by-side comparison of Elkhorn City and South Williamson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elkhorn City has the higher population (911 vs 301 in South Williamson). South Williamson has the higher median household income ($116,027 vs $58,021 in Elkhorn City). South Williamson has the higher median home value ($167,400 vs $105,100 in Elkhorn City).

Population, income & housing

	Elkhorn City	South Williamson
Population	911	301
Median age	50.8 yrs	55.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,021	$116,027
Median home value	$105,100	$167,400
Median gross rent	$588	—
Housing units	485	199
Homeownership rate	70.7%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkhorn City	South Williamson
Population	1,097 → 911 (-17.0%)	569 → 301 (-47.1%)
Median household income	$24,338 → $58,021 (+138.4%)	$37,656 → $116,027 (+208.1%)
Median home value	$74,000 → $105,100 (+42.0%)	$220,600 → $167,400 (-24.1%)
Median gross rent	$526 → $588 (+11.8%)	—

Elkhorn City

Population

1,097911

Median household income

$24,338$58,021

Median home value

$74,000$105,100

Median gross rent

$526$588

South Williamson

Population

569301

Median household income

$37,656$116,027

Median home value

$220,600$167,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkhorn City	South Williamson
Under 5	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	6.3%
18 to 24	11.1%	3.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.3%	4.7%
45 to 54	15.6%	25.9%
55 to 64	14.2%	35.5%
65 to 74	17.1%	18.6%
75 and over	10.5%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkhorn City	South Williamson
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	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%	5.3%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkhorn City	South Williamson
No high school diploma	17.5%	11.4%
High school graduate	33.0%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkhorn City	South Williamson
Drove alone	74.3%	88.3%
Carpooled	21.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.7%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkhorn City	South Williamson
1-unit, detached	61.4%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	12.6%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Elkhorn City	South Williamson
Poverty rate	13.2%	26.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	23	14
Median year structure built	1976	1963