Emlyn vs Pleasant View

A side-by-side comparison of Emlyn and Pleasant View: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Emlyn has the higher population (527 vs 281 in Pleasant View). Emlyn has the higher median household income ($59,911 vs $46,250 in Pleasant View). Emlyn has the higher median home value ($152,700 vs $101,800 in Pleasant View).

Population, income & housing

	Emlyn	Pleasant View
Population	527	281
Median age	31.2 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,911	$46,250
Median home value	$152,700	$101,800
Median gross rent	$730	$925
Housing units	214	139
Homeownership rate	58.3%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.6%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	18.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emlyn	Pleasant View
Population	558 → 527 (-5.6%)	483 → 281 (-41.8%)
Median household income	$66,289 → $59,911 (-9.6%)	$37,400 → $46,250 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$74,900 → $152,700 (+103.9%)	$67,300 → $101,800 (+51.3%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $730 (+7.7%)	$507 → $925 (+82.4%)

Emlyn

Population

558527

Median household income

$66,289$59,911

Median home value

$74,900$152,700

Median gross rent

$678$730

Pleasant View

Population

483281

Median household income

$37,400$46,250

Median home value

$67,300$101,800

Median gross rent

$507$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emlyn	Pleasant View
Under 5	2.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	31.9%	22.1%
18 to 24	12.0%	10.0%
25 to 34	4.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	19.2%	12.5%
45 to 54	6.5%	6.8%
55 to 64	20.3%	25.3%
65 to 74	2.5%	2.5%
75 and over	0.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emlyn	Pleasant View
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	80.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	16.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emlyn	Pleasant View
No high school diploma	2.5%	27.6%
High school graduate	42.0%	32.6%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emlyn	Pleasant View
Drove alone	87.9%	87.3%
Carpooled	5.5%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emlyn	Pleasant View
1-unit, detached	81.3%	28.1%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	71.9%

Poverty & households

	Emlyn	Pleasant View
Poverty rate	19.2%	28.8%
Average household size	3.66	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	14	23
Median year structure built	1986	1980