COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brandenburg vs Shively
PLACE A
Brandenburg, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Shively, Kentucky
Brandenburg is 81% smaller than Shively. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Brandenburg has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 2%).
BRANDENBURGSHIVELYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,00315,895−81% vs Shively
Population density7013,477−2,776
Population growth9.5%2.4%+7.1 pts
Median age38.447.5−9.1
Male47.5%48.8%−1.4 pts
Female52.5%51.2%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born4.8%2.8%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.5%34.6%+47.9 pts
Black2.7%58.2%−55.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.3%2.7%+4.6 pts
Asian3.7%0.1%+3.6 pts
Other3.9%4.5%−0.6 pts
Median household income$49,844$50,221−$377
Per capita income$27,856$31,765−$3,909
Poverty rate24.8%14.7%+10.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.464+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%13.9%+6.0 pts
Graduate degree7.9%2.9%+5.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%6.9%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation59.4%55.2%+4.2 pts
Median home value$214,700$154,700+$60,000
Median gross rent$748$899−$151
Owner-occupied46.7%61.8%−15.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.0%5.2%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households50.6%47.6%+2.9 pts
Average commute30.325.7+4.6
Worked from home11.5%14.3%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.6%4.0%−3.4 pts
Uninsured2.7%3.5%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025