Eminence

Population: 2,710
Median household income: $44,655
Median home value: $171,300

Eminence, a community in Henry County, Kentucky, has 2,710 residents. Its median household income of $44,655 runs below the Henry County figure of $60,736.

Between 2019 and 2023, Eminence's population grew 6.1% from 2,553 to 2,710, while its median home value rose 71.1% from $100,100 to $171,300.

74.1% of workers drive to work alone. 71.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,710
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $44,655
Median home value: $171,300
Median gross rent: $792
Housing units: 1,148
Homeownership rate: 58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5532,710

Median household income

$41,856$44,655

Median home value

$100,100$171,300

Median gross rent

$771$792

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,553	$41,856	$100,100	$771
2020	2,560	$42,663	$120,500	$816
2021	2,691	$39,594	$132,100	$722
2022	2,705	$48,793	$158,700	$778
2023	2,710	$44,655	$171,300	$792

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	132	4.9%
5 to 17	497	18.3%
18 to 24	284	10.5%
25 to 34	274	10.1%
35 to 44	339	12.5%
45 to 54	486	17.9%
55 to 64	301	11.1%
65 to 74	248	9.2%
75 and over	149	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,109	77.8%
Black or African American	176	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	152	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	266	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.3%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	310	17.3%
High school graduate	766	42.6%
Some college or associate's	541	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	126	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	54	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled17.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	894	74.1%
Carpooled	212	17.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	73	6.1%
Other means	11	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	238	21.0%
15 to 29 min	398	35.1%
30 to 44 min	215	19.0%
45 to 59 min	228	20.1%
60+ min	54	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 20.6% (555 of 2,698)

	Count	Share
Family households	660	59.5%
Nonfamily households	450	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,110	96.7%
Vacant	38	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	646	58.2%
Renter-occupied	464	41.8%

1-unit, detached71.9%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	825	71.9%
1-unit, attached	8	0.7%
2 to 4 units	165	14.4%
5 to 19 units	57	5.0%
20 or more units	57	5.0%
Mobile home & other	36	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2124904
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 38.3637, -85.1769