South Shore

Population: 1,561
Median household income: $29,000
Median home value: $85,900

South Shore is a community in Greenup County, Kentucky, home to 1,561 residents. At $29,000, its median household income sits below Greenup County's $59,613.

From 2019 to 2023, South Shore's population grew 54.7% from 1,009 to 1,561, while its median home value rose 34.0% from $64,100 to $85,900.

Households average 2.48 people. The median gross rent is $638.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,561
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $29,000
Median home value: $85,900
Median gross rent: $638
Housing units: 656
Homeownership rate: 50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Unemployment rate: 23.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0091,561

Median household income

$25,592$29,000

Median home value

$64,100$85,900

Median gross rent

$650$638

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,009	$25,592	$64,100	$650
2020	1,287	$24,958	$66,300	$571
2021	1,436	$24,483	$68,400	$545
2022	1,375	$27,199	$68,900	$588
2023	1,561	$29,000	$85,900	$638

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 2414.6%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4419.0%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74	4.7%
5 to 17	209	13.4%
18 to 24	228	14.6%
25 to 34	231	14.8%
35 to 44	297	19.0%
45 to 54	85	5.4%
55 to 64	116	7.4%
65 to 74	174	11.1%
75 and over	147	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,516	97.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate44.2%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	150	14.3%
High school graduate	464	44.2%
Some college or associate's	358	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	66	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked15.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	340	79.4%
Carpooled	23	5.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	65	15.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	257	60.0%
15 to 29 min	108	25.2%
30 to 44 min	19	4.4%
45 to 59 min	8	1.9%
60+ min	36	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 20.9% (315 of 1,504)

	Count	Share
Family households	283	46.7%
Nonfamily households	323	53.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	606	92.4%
Vacant	50	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	307	50.7%
Renter-occupied	299	49.3%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units11.9%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	432	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	3.5%
5 to 19 units	87	13.3%
20 or more units	78	11.9%
Mobile home & other	36	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2172210
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 38.7219, -82.9642