RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Largest senior population, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 1990. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 1,099.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS –

01Owensboro, KYKY60,8928,034–

02Covington, KYKY41,8476,235–

03Paducah, KYKY26,7306,041–

04Bowling Green, KYKY78,5055,346–

05Ashland, KYKY20,9964,738–

06Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4114,517–

07Henderson, KYKY27,8223,975–

08Frankfort, KYKY28,6573,699–

09Shively, KYKY15,8953,182–

10St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683,119–

11Madisonville, KYKY19,4282,909–

12Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,807–

13Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4482,662–

14Glasgow, KYKY15,3022,517–

15Murray, KYKY18,9642,405–

16Newport, KYKY13,9982,396–

17Mayfield, KYKY9,8512,394–

18Richmond, KYKY40,6632,376–

19Winchester, KYKY19,5142,306–

20Somerset, KYKY12,6952,230–

21Danville, KYKY17,7362,116–

22Florence, KYKY34,0182,049–

23Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1931,931–

24Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,788–

25Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,597–

26Princeton, KYKY6,1681,594–

27Corbin, KYKY7,9111,558–

28Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,519–

29Maysville, KYKY8,6881,487–

30Franklin, KYKY10,7591,460–

31Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,451–

32Paris, KYKY10,1301,449–

33Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,429–

34Erlanger, KYKY20,1581,373–

35Russellville, KYKY7,4541,313–

36Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571,289–

37Berea, KYKY16,6621,207–

38Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,139–

39Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,126–

40Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511,106–

41London, KYKY7,6371,099–

42Lebanon, KYKY6,6991,051–

43Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,048–

44Versailles, KYKY10,7341,046–

45Bellevue, KYKY5,8471,031–

46Monticello, KYKY5,7211,018–

47Central City, KYKY5,7931,007–

48Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,005–

49Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,003–

50Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329977–

51Flatwoods, KYKY7,439945–

52Pikeville, KYKY7,270898–

53Leitchfield, KYKY7,015863–

54Williamsburg, KYKY5,371810–

55Morehead, KYKY6,776757–

56Dayton, KYKY5,974733–

57Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144695–

58Lyndon, KYKY11,301693–

59Independence, KYKY30,198658–

60Highland Heights, KYKY6,341649–

61Edgewood, KYKY8,503586–

62Villa Hills, KYKY7,797571–

63Reidland, KYKY5,277559–

64Middletown, KYKY9,944554–

65Elsmere, KYKY9,521543–

66Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931522–

67Alexandria, KYKY10,994498–

68La Grange, KYKY10,669497–

69Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575482–

70Mount Washington, KYKY18,989378–

71Vine Grove, KYKY7,018364–

72Cold Spring, KYKY6,640329–

73Wilmore, KYKY6,380301–

74Walton, KYKY5,868252–

75Burlington, KYKY18,008248–

76Hillview, KYKY9,020210–

77Crestwood, KYKY6,582160–

78Oakbrook, KYKY10,211154–

79Oak Grove, KYKY7,83057–

80Union, KYKY7,93741–

81Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35633–

82Fort Knox, KYKY8,83626–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS