CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Plum Springs

Kentucky · 396 residents · 0.53 sq mi

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Plum Springs is a city of 396 people in Kentucky. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $43,600. The average commute runs 16 minutes. There are 51 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

396

−11%vs 2000

vs 447 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024405

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(33)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(25)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(25)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.9%(43)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(62)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(59)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.4%(53)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(27)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.3%(21)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(14)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,500

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,014 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,983

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,250 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.8%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,600

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$434

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $581 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.8%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.2% in 2000

18.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85%(380)

Black12.8%(57)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.9%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(378)

Black4.5%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.7%(19)

Central American4.2%(17)

Salvadoran4.2%(17)

Asian origin

Burmese1%(4)

Ancestry

American13.6%(55)

English7.9%(32)

Irish7.4%(30)

German4.2%(17)

French2.5%(10)

Scottish2%(8)

Dutch0.7%(3)

Welsh0.7%(3)

British0.5%(2)

French Canadian0.5%(2)

Norwegian0.5%(2)

Polish0.5%(2)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(2)

Serbian0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.2%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

+48%vs 2000

vs 10.7 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 married31.8%(54)

Married58.2%(99)

Widowed1.2%(2)

Divorced8.8%(15)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(43)

Married46.3%(81)

Widowed10.9%(19)

Divorced18.3%(32)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−10.6 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.2%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.9%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.2%

+10.4 ptssince 2020

from 30.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.3%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.0%

+8.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.0% 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)15%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55%(11)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 20 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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