Shively

Population: 15,556
Median household income: $46,522
Median home value: $139,200

Shively is a community in Jefferson County, Kentucky, home to 15,556 residents. At $46,522, its median household income sits below Jefferson County's $67,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, Shively's population declined 1.1% from 15,726 to 15,556, while its median home value rose 30.1% from $107,000 to $139,200.

The median resident is 46.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,556
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $46,522
Median home value: $139,200
Median gross rent: $847
Housing units: 7,245
Homeownership rate: 58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,72615,556

Median household income

$39,048$46,522

Median home value

$107,000$139,200

Median gross rent

$697$847

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,726	$39,048	$107,000	$697
2020	15,723	$41,455	$109,300	$756
2021	15,638	$41,104	$114,800	$755
2022	15,595	$45,953	$133,400	$824
2023	15,556	$46,522	$139,200	$847

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	514	3.3%
5 to 17	2,641	17.0%
18 to 24	1,228	7.9%
25 to 34	1,336	8.6%
35 to 44	1,937	12.5%
45 to 54	1,984	12.8%
55 to 64	2,577	16.6%
65 to 74	2,478	15.9%
75 and over	861	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,531	35.6%
Black or African American	8,989	57.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	51	0.3%
Two or more races	561	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	418	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,360	12.2%
High school graduate	4,518	40.4%
Some college or associate's	3,877	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,074	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	344	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit2.2%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,040	74.9%
Carpooled	583	8.7%
Public transit	146	2.2%
Walked	11	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	791	11.8%
Other means	157	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,214	20.4%
15 to 29 min	3,007	50.6%
30 to 44 min	1,264	21.3%
45 to 59 min	304	5.1%
60+ min	148	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 17.6% (2,672 of 15,210)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,720	52.9%
Nonfamily households	3,315	47.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,035	97.1%
Vacant	210	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,078	58.0%
Renter-occupied	2,957	42.0%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units14.9%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,046	69.6%
1-unit, attached	17	0.2%
2 to 4 units	724	10.0%
5 to 19 units	1,079	14.9%
20 or more units	305	4.2%
Mobile home & other	74	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2170284
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.1988, -85.8139