Cave City

Population: 2,545
Median household income: $33,672
Median home value: $108,100

Cave City is a community in Barren County, Kentucky, home to 2,545 residents. At $33,672, its median household income sits below Barren County's $49,171.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cave City's population held roughly steady from 2,566 to 2,545, while its median home value rose 26.0% from $85,800 to $108,100.

The median gross rent is $679. 5.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,545
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $33,672
Median home value: $108,100
Median gross rent: $679
Housing units: 1,297
Homeownership rate: 38.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5662,545

Median household income

$30,833$33,672

Median home value

$85,800$108,100

Median gross rent

$576$679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,566	$30,833	$85,800	$576
2020	2,573	$27,354	$79,400	$570
2021	2,782	$32,399	$79,000	$613
2022	2,707	$37,431	$94,000	$651
2023	2,545	$33,672	$108,100	$679

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	214	8.4%
5 to 17	278	10.9%
18 to 24	299	11.7%
25 to 34	309	12.1%
35 to 44	395	15.5%
45 to 54	320	12.6%
55 to 64	261	10.3%
65 to 74	242	9.5%
75 and over	227	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,189	86.0%
Black or African American	117	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	25	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	43	1.7%
Two or more races	88	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	83	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.7%

High school graduate45.0%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	311	17.7%
High school graduate	789	45.0%
Some college or associate's	551	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	79	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	24	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	795	80.8%
Carpooled	68	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	66	6.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	499	53.7%
15 to 29 min	215	23.1%
30 to 44 min	120	12.9%
45 to 59 min	28	3.0%
60+ min	67	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 28.4% (714 of 2,515)

	Count	Share
Family households	604	51.8%
Nonfamily households	563	48.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,167	90.0%
Vacant	130	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	452	38.7%
Renter-occupied	715	61.3%

1-unit, detached52.0%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units32.5%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	674	52.0%
1-unit, attached	4	0.3%
2 to 4 units	422	32.5%
5 to 19 units	118	9.1%
20 or more units	12	0.9%
Mobile home & other	67	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2113492
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.42 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.1395, -85.9644