Taylorsville

Population: 1,566
Median household income: $41,917
Median home value: $148,500

Located in Spencer County, Kentucky, Taylorsville is a community with a population of 1,566. At $41,917, its median household income sits below Spencer County's $98,333.

Between 2019 and 2023, Taylorsville's population declined 3.2% from 1,618 to 1,566, while its median home value fell 16.4% from $177,600 to $148,500.

22.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.60 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,566
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $41,917
Median home value: $148,500
Median gross rent: $804
Housing units: 603
Homeownership rate: 25.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6181,566

Median household income

$33,793$41,917

Median home value

$177,600$148,500

Median gross rent

$609$804

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,618	$33,793	$177,600	$609
2020	1,671	$42,083	$182,900	$634
2021	1,665	$42,188	$185,900	$693
2022	1,718	$45,060	$162,500	$789
2023	1,566	$41,917	$148,500	$804

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

Age distribution

Under 513.3%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	209	13.3%
5 to 17	247	15.8%
18 to 24	157	10.0%
25 to 34	154	9.8%
35 to 44	116	7.4%
45 to 54	170	10.9%
55 to 64	208	13.3%
65 to 74	139	8.9%
75 and over	166	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,374	87.7%
Black or African American	17	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	37	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	69	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.3%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree4.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	184	19.3%
High school graduate	344	36.1%
Some college or associate's	321	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	44	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	60	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	401	78.3%
Carpooled	9	1.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	5.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	75	14.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	184	42.1%
15 to 29 min	88	20.1%
30 to 44 min	105	24.0%
45 to 59 min	44	10.1%
60+ min	16	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 22.3% (327 of 1,466)

	Count	Share
Family households	360	63.9%
Nonfamily households	203	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	563	93.4%
Vacant	40	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	145	25.8%
Renter-occupied	418	74.2%

1-unit, detached46.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units19.6%

5 to 19 units25.4%

20 or more units7.8%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	278	46.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	118	19.6%
5 to 19 units	153	25.4%
20 or more units	47	7.8%
Mobile home & other	7	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2175810
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.0323, -85.3495

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