Horse Cave, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Horse Cave	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$20,790	$24,802	$29,829
Median household income	$40,283	$44,811	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$47,143	$56,922	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$16,914	$26,529	$35,192
Median earnings male	$38,269	$32,723	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,000	$23,082	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	34.6%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Horse Cave is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Horse Cave is 27% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Horse Cave is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Horse Cave is 129% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,852 $40,283 $80,566

City

$29,871 $44,811 $89,622

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Horse Cave median earnings by income bracket

Horse Cave employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	1.9%	1.9%
Manufacturing sector	51.9%	51.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.1%	6.1%
Public administration	1.2%	1.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.6%	13.6%
Education, health & social services	2.3%	2.3%
Other	23.0%	23.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Park City, KY	643	$41,250	25.4%
Glasgow, KY	14,394	$37,479	32.3%
Cave City, KY	2,573	$27,354	50.6%
Bonnieville, KY	267	$26,131	52.8%
Munfordville, KY	1,659	$24,097	56.4%
Horse Cave, KY	2,387	$40,283	27.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Warson Woods, MO	2,387	$166,042	200.1%
Westby, WI	2,387	$57,988	4.8%
Sylvania, AL	2,386	$43,526	21.3%
Antlers, OK	2,386	$24,044	56.5%
Richland, MO	2,388	$39,846	28.0%
Horse Cave, KY	2,387	$40,283	27.2%

Source: The Horse Cave, KY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).