Cold Spring is a city of 6,341 people in Kentucky. The median age is 52.0, about 13 years above the US median. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 2,535 people. 89% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 4%. About 43% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,000, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 52.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cold Spring
What changed most since 1990
Population2,880 → 6,341(+120%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age35.9 → 52.0(+16.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.1% → 94.2%(−4.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Cold Spring's population equals 6.8% of Campbell County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.8% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 12% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.2%(48)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.4%(116)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.7%(129)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.6%(26)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.8%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 395 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cold Spring, decade by decade
Cold Spring population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,880
$109,570
$228,247
23.9%
2.2
2000
3,806
$107,235
$248,292
28.5%
4.7
2010
5,912
$97,440
$251,031
36.0%
9.4
2020
6,216
$88,183
$230,287
43.3%
18.1
2024
6,341
$75,000
$253,600
42.6%
13.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
