Sonora is home to 653 people in Kentucky. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 303 people. People stay put here: 66% were in the same home a year ago. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 1% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Sonora
What changed most since 1990
White share92.1% → 100.0%(+7.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population254 → 653(+157%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age42.7 → 34.4(−8.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)61.1%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.2%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.7%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 18 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
Sonora, decade by decade
Sonora 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
254
$38,668
$76,562
9.1%
18.3
2000
350
$49,842
$109,299
10.3%
12.4
2010
513
$59,161
$135,226
11.4%
11.9
2020
565
$59,860
$171,261
12.6%
10.4
2024
653
$51,250
$185,400
16.5%
0.0
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.
