Horse Cave, KY Housing Market & City Data

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2,425
Population Estimate
$82,844
Median Home Value
92.0%
Employment Rate
12.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$126
Median Listing Price$199,950
Median Days on Market60
Active Listings27
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)33
Avg Listing Price$248,998
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY22%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.96
Family Dual Income44.1
Median Household Income$33,750
Median Individual Income$19,811
Home Ownership56.2%
Home Value$82,844
Median Rent$393
Rent Burden29.4%
Poverty29.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED26.8%
  • Highschool Education33.0%
  • Some College28.0%
  • Bachelors Degree6.5%
  • Graduate Degree5.6%
  • Total College or Above12.1%
  • Stem Degree27.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.0%
  • Female53.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married35.7%
  • Divorced24.8%
  • Never Married28.3%
  • Widowed11.1%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHorse Cave
State IDKY
Population2,425

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1828.6%
19–2910.2%
30–398.2%
40–4912.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.4%
60–6910.4%
70–799.8%
80+5.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation53.4%
Unemployment Rate8.0%
Disabled25.1%

ETHNICITY

White81.5%
Black12.4%
Asian0.5%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple5.3%

OTHER

Hispanic6.0%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured5.3%
Veteran7.3%

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