CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Shively

Kentucky · 15,545 residents · 4.57 sq mi

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Shively is home to 15,545 people in Kentucky. At a median age of 39.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $47,900. Median rent is $324 a month. Owners hold 70% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,545

+3%vs 2000

vs 15,157 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.57 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(887)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(856)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(865)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(898)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(807)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(2,543)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(2,021)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(1,409)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.4%(2,077)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.2%(2,046)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(822)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(314)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,966

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,422 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,121

−31%vs 2000

vs $17,574 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,900

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$324

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $425 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.5%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.6% in 2000

30.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic66.8%(10,121)

Black30.2%(4,573)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(211)

Asian0.4%(63)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.7%(13,164)

Black14.7%(2,292)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(31)

Asian0.4%(67)

Other0.1%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American1.6%(250)

Honduran1.5%(227)

Mexican0.5%(73)

Cuban0.4%(55)

Puerto Rican0.2%(39)

Guatemalan0.1%(23)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(10)

Ancestry

German9.8%(1,526)

Irish7.4%(1,158)

American7.3%(1,138)

English6.9%(1,079)

Subsaharan African5.3%(832)

Scottish0.7%(106)

Italian0.6%(89)

French0.5%(81)

Polish0.5%(75)

Dutch0.3%(47)

Swiss0.3%(40)

Norwegian0.2%(39)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(34)

Danish0.2%(27)

Arab0.2%(26)

Ukrainian0.1%(18)

Russian0.1%(12)

Palestinian0.1%(9)

British0%(7)

Scotch-Irish0%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.0%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+44%vs 2000

vs 12.2 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 married43.7%(2,775)

Married33%(2,095)

Widowed4.8%(307)

Divorced18.5%(1,172)

Women 15+

Never married39.8%(2,747)

Married30.2%(2,084)

Widowed11.8%(815)

Divorced18.1%(1,250)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−12.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.2%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.1%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 58.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.5%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% 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)3.9%(49)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.5%(435)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.4%(421)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.1%(89)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.1%(27)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,262 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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