CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Douglass Hills

Kentucky · 5,543 residents · 1.33 sq mi

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Douglass Hills is home to 5,543 people in Kentucky. Households here earn about 114% more than in Kentucky as a whole. 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. The median household earns $48,203, about 60% above the national median. The poverty rate is 1.5%, under the national 13.2%. At a median age of 36.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

45% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,543

−3%vs 2000

vs 5,718 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.33 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(345)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(437)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(306)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(330)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(271)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(901)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.6%(1,085)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5415.3%(850)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(536)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(334)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.4%(133)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(15)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$48,203

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,021 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,602

−29%vs 2000

vs $31,994 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.5%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$113,900

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $162,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$497

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $663 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.2%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

34.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.7%(5,015)

Black6.9%(397)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(166)

Asian1.8%(101)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.1%(5,104)

Black4.2%(235)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(79)

Asian3.4%(188)

Other0.3%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American0.4%(21)

Mexican0.3%(18)

Peruvian0.2%(12)

Cuban0.2%(11)

Argentine0.2%(9)

Puerto Rican0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1%(55)

Vietnamese1%(53)

Filipino0.4%(23)

Japanese0.4%(21)

Ancestry

German31.4%(1,719)

English14.2%(780)

Irish11.5%(631)

American10%(550)

French3.4%(184)

Italian2.7%(146)

Subsaharan African2.4%(130)

Scottish2%(112)

Swedish1.8%(98)

West Indian1.2%(68)

Haitian1.2%(68)

Norwegian1%(53)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian0.9%(49)

Polish0.9%(49)

Welsh0.8%(43)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(37)

Ethiopian0.5%(30)

Dutch0.5%(26)

Swiss0.4%(24)

Russian0.4%(22)

Ukrainian0.3%(18)

Romanian0.3%(17)

Arab0.3%(16)

Greek0.3%(14)

British0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

44.9%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 95.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

17.1%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+64%vs 2000

vs 13.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.2%(559)

Married65.3%(1,395)

Widowed3.3%(70)

Divorced5.2%(112)

Women 15+

Never married17.7%(459)

Married53.5%(1,385)

Widowed11.2%(289)

Divorced17.7%(458)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.2%

−18.6 ptssince 2020

from 76.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.5%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.7%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.6%

−12.8 ptssince 2020

from 90.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.4%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)13.9%(47)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(67)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.7%(77)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.4%(32)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.8%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 339 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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