Thruston

Population: 2,675
Median household income: $83,707
Median home value: $160,300

Thruston, a community in Daviess County, Kentucky, has 2,675 residents. At $83,707, its median household income sits above Daviess County's $65,323.

Between 2020 and 2023, Thruston's population grew 27.1% from 2,104 to 2,675, while its median home value rose 36.1% from $117,800 to $160,300.

18.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.25 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,675
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $83,707
Median home value: $160,300
Median gross rent: $764
Housing units: 823
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1042,675

Median household income

$70,262$83,707

Median home value

$117,800$160,300

Median gross rent

$717$764

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	2,104	$70,262	$117,800	$717
2021	2,344	$73,568	$127,100	$644
2022	2,388	$79,409	$139,200	$675
2023	2,675	$83,707	$160,300	$764

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

Age distribution

Under 513.3%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3426.8%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over0.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	355	13.3%
5 to 17	424	15.9%
18 to 24	125	4.7%
25 to 34	718	26.8%
35 to 44	139	5.2%
45 to 54	290	10.8%
55 to 64	450	16.8%
65 to 74	153	5.7%
75 and over	21	0.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,624	98.1%
Black or African American	51	1.9%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.9%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	476	26.9%
High school graduate	538	30.4%
Some college or associate's	512	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	114	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	131	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,015	81.3%
Carpooled	149	11.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	6.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	316	27.1%
15 to 29 min	517	44.4%
30 to 44 min	309	26.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	22	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.25
Poverty rate: 18.2% (487 of 2,675)

	Count	Share
Family households	746	90.6%
Nonfamily households	77	9.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	823	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	637	77.4%
Renter-occupied	186	22.6%

1-unit, detached59.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other39.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	487	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	323	39.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2176620
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.76 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.7930, -87.0206