Demographics of Shively city, Kentucky

Shively city, Kentucky had 15,895 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +257 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Shively city, in four figures

15,895
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,638 ±48.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +257 people.; 47.5 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,221 ±$4,288
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Shively city, Kentucky's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Shively city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Shively city, Kentucky's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Shively city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,638	100.0	100.0
2021	15,535	99.3	100.2
2022	15,523	99.3	100.7
2023	15,624	99.9	101.6
2024	15,847	101.3	102.5
2025	15,895	101.6	103.1

Population of Shively city, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,638	—
2021	15,535	−103
2022	15,523	−12
2023	15,624	+101
2024	15,847	+223
2025	15,895	+48

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.5 ±3.2: for men 44.2 ±6.6 and for women 50.3 ±5.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Shively city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	548 ±210	3.5% ±1.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,424 ±500	15.5% ±3.2	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	968 ±302	6.2% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,424 ±560	21.9% ±3.6	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,659 ±574	29.8% ±3.7	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,615 ±531	23.1% ±3.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,221 ±$4,288, and income per person $31,765 ±$4,632, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Shively city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	1,523 ±364	22.4% ±5.2	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,852 ±407	27.3% ±5.7	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,259 ±340	18.6% ±4.9	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	647 ±183	9.5% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,067 ±267	15.7% ±3.8	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	128 to 382	1.9% to 5.6%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	70 to 296	1.0% to 4.4%	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Shively city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	2,250 ±605	14.7% ±4.0	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	539 ±234	19.1% ±7.3	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	816 ±288	11.0% ±3.8	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	895 ±286	17.7% ±5.3	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Shively city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Shively city	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	7,160 ±439	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.8% ±2.3	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.2% ±2.3	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.8% ±6.0	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.2% ±5.6	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$154,700 ±$6,586	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$899 ±$88	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±2	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Shively city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	102 to 732	0.7% to 4.7%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,404 ±839	34.6% ±5.4	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	9,107 ±778	58.2% ±5.0	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	14 to 94	0.1% to 0.6%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	290 to 1,002	1.9% to 6.4%	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Shively city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	12,580 ±531	80.4% ±3.4	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,509 ±436	16.0% ±2.8	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8 to 218	0.1% to 1.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	132 to 740	0.8% to 4.7%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	27 to 381	0.2% to 2.4%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	27 to 437	0.2% to 2.8%	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Shively city among the places of Kentucky

29th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Places of Kentucky near Shively city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Shelbyville city	17,668 ±42
St. Matthews city	17,577 ±39
Danville city	17,327 ±34
Fort Thomas city	17,169 ±60
Berea city	15,786 ±59
Shively city	15,638 ±48
Glasgow city	15,197 ±36
Shepherdsville city	14,533 ±37
Newport city	13,967 ±55
Bardstown city	13,804 ±26
Somerset city	12,216 ±51

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Kentucky by median age
No. 17 Places in Kentucky by poverty rate
No. 22 Places in Kentucky by homeownership rate
No. 27 Places in Kentucky by per capita income
No. 33 Places in Kentucky by median rent
No. 44 Places in Kentucky by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026