Drakesboro

Population: 586
Median household income: $41,500
Median home value: $76,900

Drakesboro is a community in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, home to 586 residents. At $41,500, its median household income sits below Muhlenberg County's $52,672.

Between 2019 and 2023, Drakesboro's population held roughly steady from 584 to 586, while its median home value rose 14.9% from $66,900 to $76,900.

The typical home was built around 1969. 37.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 586
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $41,500
Median home value: $76,900
Median gross rent: $931
Housing units: 217
Homeownership rate: 87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

584586

Median household income

$51,000$41,500

Median home value

$66,900$76,900

Median gross rent

$463$931

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	584	$51,000	$66,900	$463
2020	529	$51,250	$62,900	$692
2021	434	$65,156	$68,200	$1,063
2022	491	$39,659	$75,000	$830
2023	586	$41,500	$76,900	$931

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5420.5%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	8.0%
5 to 17	96	16.4%
18 to 24	66	11.3%
25 to 34	37	6.3%
35 to 44	62	10.6%
45 to 54	120	20.5%
55 to 64	87	14.8%
65 to 74	50	8.5%
75 and over	21	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	452	77.1%
Black or African American	46	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	79	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.6%

High school graduate53.3%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree2.7%

Graduate or professional degree1.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	18.6%
High school graduate	201	53.3%
Some college or associate's	90	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	10	2.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	122	83.6%
Carpooled	17	11.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	2.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32	22.5%
15 to 29 min	49	34.5%
30 to 44 min	51	35.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	10	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.22
Poverty rate: 37.2% (218 of 586)

	Count	Share
Family households	145	79.7%
Nonfamily households	37	20.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	182	83.9%
Vacant	35	16.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	160	87.9%
Renter-occupied	22	12.1%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other13.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	163	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	6.0%
5 to 19 units	7	3.2%
20 or more units	5	2.3%
Mobile home & other	29	13.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2122348
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.2173, -87.0499