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

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Horse Cave	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$30,714	$37,499	$44,883
Median household income	$59,714	$66,989	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$68,898	$85,266	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$24,914	$40,176	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,179	$47,734	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,162	$33,481	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	34.6%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Horse Cave is 32% 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

$39,805 $59,714 $119,428

City

$44,654 $66,989 $133,978

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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	669	$60,327	25.8%
Glasgow, KY	14,955	$56,407	30.6%
Cave City, KY	2,626	$41,129	49.4%
Bonnieville, KY	273	$38,273	52.9%
Munfordville, KY	1,715	$35,958	55.8%
Horse Cave, KY	2,470	$59,714	26.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
White Island Shores, MA	2,470	$138,392	70.2%
Brooke-Alvinston, ON	2,469	n/a
Weatogue, CT	2,471	$193,145	137.5%
Liberty, PA	2,471	$91,949	13.1%
White Pine, TN	2,471	$73,220	10.0%
Horse Cave, KY	2,470	$59,714	26.6%

Source: The Horse Cave, KY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.