Shepherdsville

Population: 14,351
Median household income: $71,250
Median home value: $202,300

Shepherdsville, a community in Bullitt County, Kentucky, has 14,351 residents. The median household income of $71,250 is below the Bullitt County median ($77,640).

Between 2019 and 2023, Shepherdsville's population grew 17.5% from 12,218 to 14,351, while its median home value rose 40.3% from $144,200 to $202,300.

The median gross rent is $898. 17.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,351
Median age: 35.2 yrs
Median household income: $71,250
Median home value: $202,300
Median gross rent: $898
Housing units: 5,913
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,21814,351

Median household income

$52,448$71,250

Median home value

$144,200$202,300

Median gross rent

$781$898

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,218	$52,448	$144,200	$781
2020	13,757	$64,798	$155,000	$784
2021	13,918	$62,055	$162,600	$784
2022	14,136	$71,875	$189,300	$878
2023	14,351	$71,250	$202,300	$898

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,021	7.1%
5 to 17	2,861	19.9%
18 to 24	1,156	8.1%
25 to 34	2,062	14.4%
35 to 44	2,065	14.4%
45 to 54	1,602	11.2%
55 to 64	1,933	13.5%
65 to 74	1,163	8.1%
75 and over	488	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,238	92.2%
Black or African American	282	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	443	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	388	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate44.0%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,114	12.0%
High school graduate	4,094	44.0%
Some college or associate's	2,501	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,217	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	387	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,525	79.0%
Carpooled	592	8.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	109	1.6%
Bicycle	60	0.9%
Worked from home	632	9.0%
Other means	80	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,070	32.5%
15 to 29 min	1,837	28.9%
30 to 44 min	1,729	27.2%
45 to 59 min	538	8.5%
60+ min	192	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 20.6% (2,907 of 14,104)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,807	69.5%
Nonfamily households	1,669	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,476	92.6%
Vacant	437	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,021	73.4%
Renter-occupied	1,455	26.6%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,123	69.7%
1-unit, attached	304	5.1%
2 to 4 units	473	8.0%
5 to 19 units	554	9.4%
20 or more units	115	1.9%
Mobile home & other	344	5.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2170086
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.29 sq mi
Center point: 37.9814, -85.7020