What is the population of South Shore city?

South Shore city has 1,561 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #201 of 554 in Kentucky.

What is the median household income in South Shore city?

Median household income in South Shore city is $29,000 a year, 63.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Shore city?

Median gross rent is $638 a month and the median home value is $85,900, so rent absorbs about 26.4% of median household income.

Is South Shore city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South Shore city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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South Shore, KY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of South Shore, Kentucky (South Shore, KY — Census place “South Shore city”) is 1,561 residents, ranking #201 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $29,000, the median home is worth $85,900 and median gross rent runs $638 a month. Looking for the South Shore Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve South Shore, KY: 41175.

Population: 1,561South Shore city residents
Median household income: $29,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $85,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $638Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 41.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 50.7%Owner-occupied households

South Shore ZIP codes (Kentucky)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps South Shore.

The South Shore KY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

41175

What the numbers mean in South Shore city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the South Shore city median would spend about 26.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.9% of residents and 50.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

South Shore city, KY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

South Shore city is a small town in Kentucky, with 1,561 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #201 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 63% of them. The median age here is 41.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in South Shore city earn a median of $29,000 a year, 63.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 48% below the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 20.9% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in South Shore city is valued at $85,900, 71.7% below the national figure and 45% below the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $638 a month, 54.6% below the national figure, or roughly $7,656 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 50.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of South Shore city?: South Shore city has 1,561 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #201 of 554 in Kentucky.
What is the median household income in South Shore city?: Median household income in South Shore city is $29,000 a year, 63.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Shore city?: Median gross rent is $638 a month and the median home value is $85,900, so rent absorbs about 26.4% of median household income.
Is South Shore city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South Shore city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this South Shore city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.