Fordsville

Population: 488
Median household income: $33,750
Median home value: $50,000

Fordsville, a community in Ohio County, Kentucky, has 488 residents. At $33,750, its median household income sits below Ohio County's $54,369.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fordsville's population declined 11.6% from 552 to 488, while its median home value fell 13.6% from $57,900 to $50,000.

The median gross rent is $438. 7.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 488
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $33,750
Median home value: $50,000
Median gross rent: $438
Housing units: 196
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

552488

Median household income

$33,625$33,750

Median home value

$57,900$50,000

Median gross rent

$528$438

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	552	$33,625	$57,900	$528
2020	640	$33,750	$53,800	$615
2021	584	$36,136	$59,300	$652
2022	546	$43,281	—	$608
2023	488	$33,750	$50,000	$438

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 176.4%

18 to 2432.2%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	2.7%
5 to 17	31	6.4%
18 to 24	157	32.2%
25 to 34	43	8.8%
35 to 44	34	7.0%
45 to 54	43	8.8%
55 to 64	56	11.5%
65 to 74	73	15.0%
75 and over	38	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	330	67.6%
Black or African American	151	30.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.4%
Two or more races	2	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate43.9%

Some college or associate's28.9%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	20.2%
High school graduate	126	43.9%
Some college or associate's	83	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	16	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	216	89.3%
Carpooled	20	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19	7.9%
15 to 29 min	26	10.7%
30 to 44 min	175	72.3%
45 to 59 min	18	7.4%
60+ min	4	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.16
Poverty rate: 20.3% (86 of 424)

	Count	Share
Family households	69	51.1%
Nonfamily households	66	48.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	135	68.9%
Vacant	61	31.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	88	65.2%
Renter-occupied	47	34.8%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	131	66.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6	3.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59	30.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2128270
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6348, -86.7183