City safety & data profile

HopkinsvilleKY

Hopkinsville, KY is a 32K-resident city in Christian County with a median household income of $49,139.

Christian County, Kentucky. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Hopkinsville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Hopkinsville has a population larger than 66% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $172,100, and 3 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

32K
Population (place)
Top 34%
By size
$49,139
Median income (place)
$172,100
Median home (place)
19.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Hopkinsville

Hopkinsville posts a median household income higher than 8% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 3 hospitals serve the Hopkinsville area.

Bottom 9%
by median income, US cities
3
hospitals in & near Hopkinsville

Where Hopkinsville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$49,139 Bottom 8% higher than 8% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Hopkinsville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in KY

Population among 39 KY places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Bowling Green is the largest KY city on this list; Burlington leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in KY

Median household income among the same 39-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Burlington posts the highest place-level median income in KY; Bowling Green is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Hopkinsville, KY beyond the headline numbers

Hopkinsville sits inside Christian County, Kentucky, at roughly 36.87°N, -87.49°W. Population 32,205, $49,139 median household income. Median home value $172,100, median rent $902. Poverty rate 19.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

3 hospitals in/around Hopkinsville, 1/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

19.3% of Hopkinsville, KY residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Hopkinsville costs roughly 3.5 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 4.1% of Hopkinsville workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 42.2% in Hopkinsville, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Hopkinsville workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Hopkinsville's median age is 34.6 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Hopkinsville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
32,205
Hopkinsville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$49,139
-45% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$172,100
-58% vs avg
Median Age (place)
34.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Christian County): Hopkinsville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
72K-3%
Median Income
$55,494+43%
Median Home Value
$173,600+71%
Poverty Rate
17.1%-17%
Unemployment
5%-56%

Economics

Economics indicators for Hopkinsville, KY
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$902/mo
Poverty Rate
19.3% +56% vs avg
Unemployment 6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 23.3%
Work From Home 4.1%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 60.5%
African American 26.7%
Asian 1.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 6.7%

Health Profile 2 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
42.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 51%

Hospitals 3 total

Rating Distribution
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1
Average Rating
1/5
Total Hospitals
3
With ER
1
JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER
HOPKINSVILLE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★☆☆☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Hopkinsville?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Hopkinsville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet KY-HOPKINSVILLE · Hopkinsville

Hopkinsville: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Hopkinsville; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Kentucky state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Hopkinsville, KY? ▼
Hopkinsville, KY has a population of 32,205 people, located in Christian County, Kentucky.
What is the median household income in Hopkinsville? ▼
The median household income in Hopkinsville, KY is $49,139 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 19.3%.
What is the median home value in Hopkinsville? ▼
The median home value in Hopkinsville, KY is $172,100. Median rent is $902/month.
What are the top health concerns in Hopkinsville? ▼
The top health indicators in Hopkinsville include Short Sleep Duration (42.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Hopkinsville? ▼
Hopkinsville has 3 hospitals with an average rating of 1/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Hopkinsville? ▼
The median age in Hopkinsville, KY is 34.6 years. 23.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Hopkinsville, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside KY (19.3% here).

Columbia, MO 19.3% Dothan, AL 19.3% Dania Beach, FL 19.3% Holiday, FL 19.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside KY ($49,139 here).

Brent, FL $49,167 Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO $49,170 Niagara Falls, NY $49,101 Arvin, CA $49,183

Compare Hopkinsville with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Fort Campbell North, KY 14K Clarksville, TN 167K Madisonville, KY 20K Springfield, TN 17K Dickson, TN 15K Murray, KY 19K White House, TN 11K Goodlettsville, TN 17K
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Using Hopkinsville's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Hopkinsville area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Hopkinsville against Kentucky peers on any ranking lens. Explore Kentucky

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Christian County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.