COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cold Spring vs Newburgh
PLACE A
Cold Spring, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Newburgh, Indiana
Cold Spring is 93% larger than Newburgh. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
COLD SPRINGNEWBURGHDIFFERENCE
Total population6,6403,442+93% vs Newburgh
Population density1,3992,307−908
Population growth5.1%0.6%+4.6 pts
Median age52.050.8+1.2
Male44.9%52.3%−7.4 pts
Female55.1%47.7%+7.4 pts
Foreign-born3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%95.3%−1.1 pts
Black2.2%0.4%+1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%3.6%−2.4 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other1.6%0.7%+1.0 pts
Median household income$75,000$75,135−$135
Per capita income$53,092$52,449+$643
Poverty rate9.9%6.2%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.469−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher42.6%35.1%+7.5 pts
Graduate degree18.3%16.0%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%2.1%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation56.0%58.0%−2.1 pts
Median home value$253,600$237,600+$16,000
Median gross rent$1,191$942+$249
Owner-occupied89.1%74.6%+14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.5%10.0%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%21.5%+42.8 pts
Average commute21.620.1+1.4
Worked from home22.9%11.4%+11.5 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured3.8%2.7%+1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025