Poole vs Providence

A side-by-side comparison of Poole and Providence: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Providence has the higher population (2,861 vs 163 in Poole). Poole has the higher median home value ($180,000 vs $66,800 in Providence). Since 2019, Poole's population has grown faster (+71.6% vs -5.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Poole	Providence
Population	163	2,861
Median age	54.2 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,208
Median home value	$180,000	$66,800
Median gross rent	—	$623
Housing units	163	1,520
Homeownership rate	92.3%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Poole	Providence
Population	95 → 163 (+71.6%)	3,027 → 2,861 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$56,750 → $93,125 (+64.1%)	$26,129 → $53,208 (+103.6%)
Median home value	$81,700 → $180,000 (+120.3%)	$50,800 → $66,800 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$613 → $623 (+1.6%)

Poole

Population

95163

Median household income

$56,750$93,125

Median home value

$81,700$180,000

Providence

Population

3,0272,861

Median household income

$26,129$53,208

Median home value

$50,800$66,800

Median gross rent

$613$623

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Poole	Providence
Under 5	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.5%
18 to 24	3.1%	7.4%
25 to 34	8.6%	10.6%
35 to 44	30.1%	10.2%
45 to 54	15.3%	16.1%
55 to 64	42.9%	19.4%
65 to 74	0.0%	13.1%
75 and over	0.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Poole	Providence
White (non-Hispanic)	72.4%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	14.5%
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	27.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Poole	Providence
No high school diploma	6.3%	11.8%
High school graduate	44.9%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Poole	Providence
Drove alone	63.3%	68.0%
Carpooled	16.0%	26.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	1.4%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Poole	Providence
1-unit, detached	80.4%	63.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Poole	Providence
Poverty rate	14.7%	17.8%
Average household size	2.09	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	45	32
Median year structure built	1968	1967