New Haven

Population: 798
Median household income: $68,977
Median home value: $143,100

New Haven, a community in Nelson County, Kentucky, has 798 residents. At $68,977, its median household income sits in line with Nelson County's $67,888.

From 2019 to 2023, New Haven's population grew 18.0% from 676 to 798, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $102,100 to $143,100.

10.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 67.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 798
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $68,977
Median home value: $143,100
Median gross rent: $808
Housing units: 379
Homeownership rate: 67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

676798

Median household income

$42,143$68,977

Median home value

$102,100$143,100

Median gross rent

$651$808

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	676	$42,143	$102,100	$651
2020	742	$52,917	$113,100	$730
2021	785	$60,313	$133,300	$749
2022	789	$68,750	$133,300	$878
2023	798	$68,977	$143,100	$808

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2413.0%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	2.4%
5 to 17	130	16.3%
18 to 24	104	13.0%
25 to 34	101	12.7%
35 to 44	67	8.4%
45 to 54	108	13.5%
55 to 64	100	12.5%
65 to 74	91	11.4%
75 and over	78	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	766	96.0%
Black or African American	9	1.1%
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	3	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate51.4%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	38	7.0%
High school graduate	280	51.4%
Some college or associate's	168	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	24	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	35	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit1.6%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	271	73.6%
Carpooled	47	12.8%
Public transit	6	1.6%
Walked	23	6.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	3.5%
Other means	8	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	81	22.8%
15 to 29 min	136	38.3%
30 to 44 min	69	19.4%
45 to 59 min	35	9.9%
60+ min	34	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 12.3% (98 of 796)

	Count	Share
Family households	221	65.6%
Nonfamily households	116	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	337	88.9%
Vacant	42	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	228	67.7%
Renter-occupied	109	32.3%

1-unit, detached79.9%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	303	79.9%
1-unit, attached	32	8.4%
2 to 4 units	19	5.0%
5 to 19 units	15	4.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2155758
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.58 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6592, -85.5891