Emlyn vs Rockholds

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

Emlyn and Rockholds 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 192 in Rockholds). Emlyn has the higher median household income ($59,911 vs $28,158 in Rockholds). Emlyn has the higher median home value ($152,700 vs $55,900 in Rockholds).

Population, income & housing

	Emlyn	Rockholds
Population	527	192
Median age	31.2 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$59,911	$28,158
Median home value	$152,700	$55,900
Median gross rent	$730	—
Housing units	214	174
Homeownership rate	58.3%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.6%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	18.7%	17.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emlyn	Rockholds
Population	558 → 527 (-5.6%)	297 → 192 (-35.4%)
Median household income	$66,289 → $59,911 (-9.6%)	$42,063 → $28,158 (-33.1%)
Median home value	$74,900 → $152,700 (+103.9%)	$57,900 → $55,900 (-3.5%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $730 (+7.7%)	—

Emlyn

Population

558527

Median household income

$66,289$59,911

Median home value

$74,900$152,700

Median gross rent

$678$730

Rockholds

Population

297192

Median household income

$42,063$28,158

Median home value

$57,900$55,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emlyn	Rockholds
Under 5	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	31.9%	11.5%
18 to 24	12.0%	17.7%
25 to 34	4.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	19.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.5%	25.0%
55 to 64	20.3%	4.2%
65 to 74	2.5%	7.8%
75 and over	0.0%	33.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emlyn	Rockholds
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emlyn	Rockholds
No high school diploma	2.5%	58.8%
High school graduate	42.0%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	14.9%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.6%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emlyn	Rockholds
Drove alone	87.9%	29.4%
Carpooled	5.5%	70.6%
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	Rockholds
1-unit, detached	81.3%	29.9%
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%	70.1%

Poverty & households

	Emlyn	Rockholds
Poverty rate	19.2%	37.0%
Average household size	3.66	1.68
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1986	1998