Demographics of Wilmore city, Kentucky

Wilmore city, Kentucky had 6,380 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +364 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wilmore city, in four figures

6,380
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,057 ±33.; +6.1%
Change since July 2020: +364 people.; 29.2 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,665 ±$16,821
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.

Wilmore city, Kentucky's population grew 6.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wilmore 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

Wilmore city, Kentucky's population grew 6.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wilmore 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	6,016	100.0	100.0
2021	5,987	99.5	100.2
2022	5,994	99.6	100.7
2023	6,110	101.6	101.6
2024	6,275	104.3	102.5
2025	6,380	106.1	103.1

Population of Wilmore city, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,016	—
2021	5,987	−29
2022	5,994	+7
2023	6,110	+116
2024	6,275	+165
2025	6,380	+105

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 29.2 ±0.9: for men 29.3 ±1.2 and for women 29.1 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wilmore city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	387 ±143	6.4% ±2.4	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	924 ±251	15.3% ±4.1	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,187 ±175	19.6% ±2.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,888 ±319	31.2% ±5.3	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	830 ±216	13.7% ±3.6	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	841 ±163	13.9% ±2.7	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,665 ±$16,821, and income per person $26,491 ±$2,729, 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 Wilmore city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	227 ±91	12.8% ±4.9	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	352 ±135	19.9% ±7.3	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	291 ±130	16.5% ±7.1	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	398 ±134	22.5% ±7.2	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	357 ±135	20.2% ±7.3	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	31 to 143	1.8% to 8.0%	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6 to 104	0.4% to 5.9%	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 Wilmore city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	616 ±264	12.5% ±5.3	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	229 ±110	17.9% ±7.3	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	312 ±148	11.2% ±5.1	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	22 to 128	2.9% to 14.4%	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wilmore city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wilmore city	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	1,908 ±232	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.6% ±15.3	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.2% to 13.6%	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.7% ±7.9	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.3% ±6.2	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$248,900 ±$24,240	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$975 ±$189	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±5	1982 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Wilmore city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	18 to 156	0.3% to 2.6%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,335 ±294	88.1% ±4.8	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11 to 309	0.2% to 5.1%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 254	0% to 4.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	126 to 558	2.1% to 9.2%	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 Wilmore city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	3,266 ±370	53.9% ±6.1	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,371 ±344	39.1% ±5.7	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	39 to 153	0.6% to 2.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	160 to 488	2.6% to 8.1%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6 to 52	0.1% to 0.9%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	129 to 461	2.1% to 7.6%	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%.

Wilmore city among the places of Kentucky

76th 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 Wilmore city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lebanon city	6,430 ±18
Hebron CDP	6,407 ±1,148
Crestwood city	6,356 ±23
Cold Spring city	6,341 ±40
Princeton city	6,241 ±18
Wilmore city	6,057 ±33
Fort Wright city	5,887 ±36
Monticello city	5,753 ±32
Dayton city	5,743 ±22
Walton city	5,730 ±324
Central City city	5,707 ±16

Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Places in Kentucky by median household income
No. 12 Places in Kentucky by median home value
No. 17 Places in Kentucky by median rent
No. 20 Places in Kentucky by poverty rate
No. 32 Places in Kentucky by homeownership rate
No. 45 Places in Kentucky by per capita 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

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