Shively, Kentucky demographics

Shively, KY demographics: median age 47.5; 13.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Shively city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2170284. The survey estimates a population of 15,638 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Shively is 47.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.2 years. There are 6,786 households (±447). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	47.5 ±3.2	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,638
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Under 18	2,972 ±543	19.0% ±3.5 pp	22.6%	22.0%
18–34	2,357 ±444	15.1% ±2.8 pp	22.2%	22.8%
35–64	6,694 ±733	42.8% ±4.7 pp	37.9%	38.0%
65 and older	3,615 ±531	23.1% ±3.4 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,638
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Male	7,638 ±458	48.8% ±2.9 pp	49.5%	49.5%
Female	8,000 ±461	51.2% ±2.9 pp	50.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,638
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
White alone	5,426 ±843	34.7% ±5.4 pp	82.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	9,137 ±777	58.4% ±5.0 pp	7.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	10 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	260 ±154 · low precision	1.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	805 ±413 · low precision	5.1% ±2.6 pp · low precision	6.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,638
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,221 ±316	97.3% ±2.0 pp	95.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	417 ±315 · low precision	2.7% ±2.0 pp · low precision	5.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,786
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,774 ±342	26.1% ±4.7 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	460 ±257 · low precision	6.8% ±3.8 pp · low precision	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,604 ±318	23.6% ±4.4 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,631 ±488	38.8% ±6.7 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	317 ±173 · low precision	4.7% ±2.5 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,786
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,837 ±291	27.1% ±3.9 pp	29.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,949 ±571	72.9% ±6.9 pp	70.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,786
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,631 ±488	38.8% ±6.7 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,966 ±367	29.0% ±5.1 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,137 ±241	16.8% ±3.4 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	704 ±219	10.4% ±3.2 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	295 ±158 · low precision	4.3% ±2.3 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	53 ±63 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,638
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Native	15,202 ±308	97.2% ±1.9 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	436 ±304 · low precision	2.8% ±1.9 pp · low precision	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,090
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
English only	14,474 ±407	95.9% ±2.4 pp	93.2%	77.7%
Spanish	410 ±280 · low precision	2.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	3.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	21 ±37 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	23 ±37 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	10 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	152 ±219 · low precision	1.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,698
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,572 ±341	13.4% ±2.8 pp	11.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,730 ±673	40.4% ±5.4 pp	32.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,955 ±514	25.3% ±4.2 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	812 ±256	6.9% ±2.2 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,294 ±325	11.1% ±2.7 pp	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	335 ±135	2.9% ±1.1 pp	11.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 15,528
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Same house	14,415 ±387	92.8% ±2.4 pp	87.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	837 ±301	5.4% ±1.9 pp	6.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	178 ±167 · low precision	1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	39 ±41 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	59 ±53 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.5% of Shively residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 84.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Shively	Kentucky	U.S.	Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.5% ±1.7 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.3% ±2.8 pp	88.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	10.0% ±2.5 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Shively . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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