Population 92 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Confluence
Household size in Confluence
| Period | Confluence | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1.88 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.62 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.35 | 2.52 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 1.94 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.06 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Confluence are small: just 1.94 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Confluence
| Period | Confluence | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 54.0 | 38.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.3 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.5 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 41.5 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | −12.5 | +1.5 | +2.3 |
At 41.5, the median age in Confluence is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The population here is older than in Kentucky as a whole, where the median age is 39.9. Since 2006–10, the median age has dropped from 54.0, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Confluence
| Period | Confluence | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 0.4% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 2.6% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 17.3% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.0% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.7 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 8.0% of households in Confluence, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Confluence
Renters in Confluence
| Period | Confluence | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.5% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 25.1% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 27.6% | 32.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 18.4% | 31.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
Confluence is largely a place of homeowners: only 18.4% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 63.2% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Confluence
| Period | Confluence | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.0% | 12.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 31.3% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 22.2% | 12.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.8% | 10.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −6.2 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Confluence as nationally: 10.8%, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Confluence
| Period | Confluence | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1991 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1973 | 1980 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in Confluence is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across Kentucky.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Confluence
| Period | Confluence | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $523 | $657 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $447 | $728 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $488 | $814 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $592 | $1,024 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$69 | +$367 | +$606 |
The median renter in Confluence pays $592 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 34.6% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Confluence
Bachelor's degrees in Confluence
| Period | Confluence | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 0.2% | 21.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.3% | 22.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.5% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 17.9% | 27.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +17.7 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Confluence have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 17.9%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Confluence
| Period | Confluence | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 61.4% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 54.5% | 83.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 80.2% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 72.1% | 88.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +10.7 pts | +7.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly three in ten adults in Confluence never finished high school, well above the national share: only 72.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Confluence
| Period | Confluence | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.2% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 16.8% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.0% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.0% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −10.2 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
The survey found almost no one in Confluence out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Confluence compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confluence | 1.94 | 41.5 | 8.0% | 18.4% | 10.8% | 1985 | $592 | 17.9% | 72.1% | 0.0% |
| Sizerock | 2.04 | 40.3 | 7.2% | 18.2% | 11.7% | 1984 | $605 | 16.9% | 74.5% | 0.0% |
| Yerkes | 2.12 | 45.7 | 8.0% | 25.5% | 10.5% | 1987 | $679 | 7.2% | 78.4% | 2.2% |
| Saul | 2.34 | 41.7 | 10.8% | 21.2% | 8.6% | 1986 | $640 | 7.4% | 81.3% | 8.9% |
| Hyden | 1.86 | 42.3 | 9.4% | 19.6% | 11.5% | 1985 | $572 | 17.5% | 78.8% | 8.8% |
| Krypton | 2.30 | 48.1 | 9.2% | 20.2% | 6.5% | 1988 | $680 | 5.3% | 81.1% | 2.8% |
| Busy | 2.29 | 44.4 | 6.2% | 44.1% | 26.0% | 1987 | $774 | 8.6% | 73.8% | 0.5% |
| Gays Creek | 2.59 | 33.8 | 2.7% | 16.7% | 16.1% | 1977 | $678 | 11.3% | 87.9% | 0.0% |
| Avawam | 3.11 | 31.8 | 17.8% | 54.8% | 7.6% | 1974 | $906 | 12.4% | 83.3% | 18.1% |
| Buckhorn | 2.55 | 37.6 | 5.3% | 14.5% | 18.1% | 1982 | $643 | 12.5% | 85.2% | 2.5% |
| Bear Branch | 2.33 | 40.8 | 13.9% | 14.0% | 7.6% | 1981 | $529 | 13.7% | 78.0% | 0.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Confluence. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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