Beechmont

Population: 940
Median household income: $54,400
Median home value: $162,200

Beechmont, a community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, has 940 residents. Its median household income of $54,400 runs in line with the Muhlenberg County figure of $52,672.

From 2019 to 2023, Beechmont's population grew 68.2% from 559 to 940, while its median home value rose 92.6% from $84,200 to $162,200.

1.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 940
Median age: 29.1 yrs
Median household income: $54,400
Median home value: $162,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 271
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

559940

Median household income

$45,577$54,400

Median home value

$84,200$162,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	559	$45,577	$84,200	$850
2020	592	$45,385	$87,000	—
2021	510	$66,750	—	—
2022	747	$49,760	$151,900	—
2023	940	$54,400	$162,200	—

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

Age distribution

Under 512.2%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	12.2%
5 to 17	217	23.1%
18 to 24	112	11.9%
25 to 34	91	9.7%
35 to 44	71	7.6%
45 to 54	112	11.9%
55 to 64	108	11.5%
65 to 74	73	7.8%
75 and over	41	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	872	92.8%
Black or African American	22	2.3%
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)	46	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate39.1%

Some college or associate's39.5%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	100	20.2%
High school graduate	194	39.1%
Some college or associate's	196	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone94.3%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	333	94.3%
Carpooled	20	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49	13.9%
15 to 29 min	178	50.4%
30 to 44 min	56	15.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	70	19.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.85
Poverty rate: 13.8% (122 of 887)

	Count	Share
Family households	195	79.9%
Nonfamily households	49	20.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	244	90.0%
Vacant	27	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	200	82.0%
Renter-occupied	44	18.0%

1-unit, detached87.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	238	87.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33	12.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2105014
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.1693, -87.0391