Cave City, KY Demographic Data
Cave City, KY Summary
Cave City is located in Barren County in Kentucky
- Population: 1,924
- Area: 4.40 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.38 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 437.17 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 645.67 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cave City, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,069
50%
50.8
Male
1,066
50%
49.2
Total Population
2,135
323,128,000
Cave City, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
204
9.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
81
3.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
98
4.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
131
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
268
12.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
327
15.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
245
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
236
11.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
156
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
92
4.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
179
8.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
97
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
21
1.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,686
79.0%
77.2
Female
833
49.4%
51.3
Male
853
50.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,535
71.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
354
16.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
297
13.9%
15.2
Female
146
49.2%
55.8
Male
151
50.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Cave City, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,061
96.5%
96.8
White
1,783
83.5%
72.6
Black or African American
235
11.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
24
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
12
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
12
0.6%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
19
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
74
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
65
3.0%
17.8
Mexican
65
3.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,070
97.0%
82.2
Cave City, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
97
7.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
148
10.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
632
46.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
315
23.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
70
5.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
37
2.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
54
4.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
245
18.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,108
81.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
91
6.7%
31.2
Cave City, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
622
35.5%
33.7%
Now Married
741
42.3%
47.5
Divorced
180
10.3%
11.0%
Separated
68
3.9%
2.0
Widowed
141
8.0
5.8%
Cave City, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,893
98.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
38
2.0%
21.6%
Spanish
16
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
12
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
10
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Cave City, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
211
23.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
41
4.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
119
13.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
104
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
217
24.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
106
12.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
33
3.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
36
4.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
12
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
28,542
57,617
Per capita income
17,535
31,128
Cave City, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
64
6.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
84
8.9%
9.8
Construction
32
3.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
114
12.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
12
1.3%
6.6
Information
22
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
282
29.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
24
2.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
19
2.0%
11.4
Public administration
79
8.4%
4.6
Retail trade
119
12.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
79
8.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
14
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
115
12.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
105
11.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
348
36.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
199
21.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
177
18.8%
18.1%
Cave City, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
920
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
696
75.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
137
14.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2
0.2%
5.1
Walked
49
5.3%
2.7
Other means
4
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
32
3.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.9
26.6
Cave City, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
142
16.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
391
44.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
191
21.7%
37.1
3 or more
158
17.9%
21.0
Cave City, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
882
88.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
390
44.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
492
55.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
113
11.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Cave City, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
995
1 room
55
5.5%
2.4
2 rooms
57
5.7%
2.7
3 rooms
203
20.4%
9.1
4 rooms
119
12.0%
16.5
5 rooms
202
20.3%
19.8
6 rooms
161
16.2%
17.8
7 rooms
92
9.2%
12.0
8 rooms
64
6.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
42
4.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Cave City, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
995
1-unit, detached
551
55.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
49
4.9%
5.9
2-units
40
4.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
60
6.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
126
12.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
72
7.2%
4.4
20 or more units
26
2.6%
9.0
Mobile home
71
7.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cave City, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
105
10.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
37
3.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
208
20.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
139
14.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
231
23.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
61
6.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
48
4.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
161
16.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
5
0.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Cave City, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
493
55.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
17
1.9%
4.7
Electricity
348
39.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
14
1.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
10
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Cave City, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
186
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
2.2%
7.0%
Less than $500
13
7.0%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
21
11.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
148
79.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
110
60.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
13.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
34
18.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
12
6.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Cave City, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
462
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
8
1.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
189
40.9%
41.0%
Less than $500
265
57.4%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
30
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
461
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
52
11.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
94
20.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
46
10.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
73
16.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
32
7.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
160
35.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
35
0.0%
0.0%
Cave City, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
390
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
78
20.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
193
49.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
88
22.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7
1.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
20
5.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
4
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
76,300
205,000