Wilmore

Population: 6,031
Median household income: $64,245
Median home value: $210,700

Wilmore is a community in Jessamine County, Kentucky, home to 6,031 residents. Its median household income of $64,245 runs below the Jessamine County figure of $74,886.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilmore's population declined 4.8% from 6,335 to 6,031, while its median home value rose 23.4% from $170,800 to $210,700.

The median gross rent is $855. 45.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,031
Median age: 29.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,245
Median home value: $210,700
Median gross rent: $855
Housing units: 2,079
Homeownership rate: 52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3356,031

Median household income

$50,662$64,245

Median home value

$170,800$210,700

Median gross rent

$718$855

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,335	$50,662	$170,800	$718
2020	6,339	$65,964	$164,000	$832
2021	6,025	$54,423	$175,600	$839
2022	6,017	$59,848	$200,500	$857
2023	6,031	$64,245	$210,700	$855

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2420.4%

25 to 3422.3%

35 to 448.0%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	297	4.9%
5 to 17	954	15.8%
18 to 24	1,229	20.4%
25 to 34	1,344	22.3%
35 to 44	484	8.0%
45 to 54	440	7.3%
55 to 64	454	7.5%
65 to 74	350	5.8%
75 and over	479	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,377	89.2%
Black or African American	170	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	110	1.8%
Two or more races	262	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	98	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree22.8%

Graduate or professional degree22.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	134	3.8%
High school graduate	934	26.3%
Some college or associate's	875	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	809	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	799	22.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone58.9%

Carpooled17.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,752	58.9%
Carpooled	521	17.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	334	11.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	354	11.9%
Other means	16	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	855	32.6%
15 to 29 min	968	36.9%
30 to 44 min	576	22.0%
45 to 59 min	101	3.9%
60+ min	123	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 11.8% (572 of 4,858)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,240	67.9%
Nonfamily households	587	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,827	87.9%
Vacant	252	12.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	952	52.1%
Renter-occupied	875	47.9%

1-unit, detached64.0%

1-unit, attached16.2%

2 to 4 units13.4%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,330	64.0%
1-unit, attached	337	16.2%
2 to 4 units	279	13.4%
5 to 19 units	64	3.1%
20 or more units	30	1.4%
Mobile home & other	39	1.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2183550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 37.8778, -84.6639