Poplar Hills

Population: 623
Median household income: $23,958

Located in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Poplar Hills is a community with a population of 623. At $23,958, its median household income sits below Jefferson County's $67,849.

From 2019 to 2023, Poplar Hills's population grew 41.9% from 439 to 623, while its median household income fell 6.3% from $25,580 to $23,958.

11.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 0.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 623
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $23,958
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $705
Housing units: 392
Homeownership rate: 0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

439623

Median household income

$25,580$23,958

Median gross rent

$681$705

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	439	$25,580	$681
2020	408	$22,563	$657
2021	534	$19,364	$656
2022	519	$21,567	$716
2023	623	$23,958	$705

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

Age distribution

Under 515.9%

5 to 176.4%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4417.7%

45 to 5424.7%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over0.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99	15.9%
5 to 17	40	6.4%
18 to 24	34	5.5%
25 to 34	82	13.2%
35 to 44	110	17.7%
45 to 54	154	24.7%
55 to 64	71	11.4%
65 to 74	31	5.0%
75 and over	2	0.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13	2.1%
Black or African American	131	21.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	479	76.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.4%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	20.4%
High school graduate	126	28.0%
Some college or associate's	182	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	44	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone54.5%

Carpooled16.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.8%

Other means7.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	165	54.5%
Carpooled	49	16.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	21.8%
Other means	23	7.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	13.1%
15 to 29 min	191	80.6%
30 to 44 min	15	6.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.71
Poverty rate: 38.8% (242 of 623)

	Count	Share
Family households	103	28.2%
Nonfamily households	262	71.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	365	93.1%
Vacant	27	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	0.0%
Renter-occupied	365	100.0%

1-unit, detached1.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units24.2%

5 to 19 units55.6%

20 or more units16.3%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7	1.8%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	95	24.2%
5 to 19 units	218	55.6%
20 or more units	64	16.3%
Mobile home & other	6	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2162370
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.1780, -85.6930