Rosewood, KY Demographics

Population 358 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Rosewood

Household size in Rosewood

Household size, people per household
PeriodRosewoodKentuckyU.S.
2006–102.592.512.68
2010–142.912.532.73
2015–192.972.522.71
2020–242.522.512.65
Change−0.07−0.00−0.03
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The average household in Rosewood has 2.52 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Kentucky.

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 Rosewood

Median age, years
PeriodRosewoodKentuckyU.S.
2006–1045.038.537.7
2010–1442.739.338.6
2015–1939.740.039.6
2020–2443.739.940.1
Change−1.2+1.5+2.3
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Rosewood skews older than the country: its median age is 43.7, against 40.1 nationally. Since 2006–10, the median age has dropped from 45.0, 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 Rosewood

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodRosewoodKentuckyU.S.
2006–104.6%11.7%12.3%
2010–147.0%11.9%12.3%
2015–192.4%11.8%11.6%
2020–247.3%11.9%11.6%
Change+2.7 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 7.3% of households in Rosewood, 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 Rosewood

Renters in Rosewood

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodRosewoodKentuckyU.S.
2006–1011.9%30.1%33.3%
2010–149.0%32.3%35.6%
2015–1913.9%32.8%36.0%
2020–249.9%31.7%34.8%
Change−2.0 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Rosewood is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 9.9% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 50.5% 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 Rosewood

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodRosewoodKentuckyU.S.
2006–1022.7%12.2%11.4%
2010–1422.7%11.9%11.4%
2015–1925.9%12.3%11.1%
2020–249.2%10.6%9.6%
Change−13.5 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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About as many homes sit empty in Rosewood as nationally: 9.2%, 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 Rosewood

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodRosewoodKentuckyU.S.
2006–10197919771974
2010–14198119791975
2015–19198819801977
2020–24198219821980
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The typical home in Rosewood was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).

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 Rosewood

Rent, per month
PeriodRosewoodKentuckyU.S.
2006–10$271$657$965
2010–14$541$728$1,040
2015–19$742$814$1,213
2020–24$866$1,024$1,571
Change+$594+$367+$606
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Rent in Rosewood runs $866 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 11.9% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

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 Rosewood

Bachelor's degrees in Rosewood

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodRosewoodKentuckyU.S.
2006–1016.6%21.3%28.4%
2010–1417.5%22.5%29.6%
2015–1915.0%24.5%32.1%
2020–2418.6%27.6%35.6%
Change+1.9 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Rosewood: 18.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

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 Rosewood

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodRosewoodKentuckyU.S.
2006–1083.2%81.7%84.9%
2010–1483.8%83.9%86.1%
2015–1991.7%86.4%87.7%
2020–2495.9%88.8%89.3%
Change+12.7 pts+7.2 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion is high in Rosewood: 95.9% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

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 Rosewood

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodRosewoodKentuckyU.S.
2006–1012.5%8.4%8.1%
2010–143.7%9.5%9.4%
2015–192.4%5.8%5.6%
2020–2412.7%5.1%5.4%
Change+0.3 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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Finding work has been harder in Rosewood: 12.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).

Rosewood compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Rosewood2.5243.77.3%9.9%9.2%1982$86618.6%95.9%12.7%
Tyewhoppety2.5346.74.9%7.5%17.1%1982$80713.0%88.2%4.0%
Jerico2.1439.93.0%23.9%48.3%1977$1,31723.8%80.2%2.9%
Hollow Bill2.4040.44.3%21.5%37.3%1977$1,10922.9%77.1%4.7%
Dunmor2.4645.36.7%13.8%19.7%1979$81523.1%87.1%4.5%
Belton2.4646.18.0%10.6%14.1%1979$77019.3%90.1%2.9%
Beech Creek2.6343.88.7%15.6%10.2%1978$8619.2%84.5%3.7%
Penrod2.5345.47.6%10.7%11.7%1980$71819.3%89.9%3.2%
Beechmont2.5840.98.5%19.9%12.4%1977$87511.1%81.8%0.5%
Clifty2.7048.46.1%5.7%17.2%1986$82611.7%86.0%3.4%
Ebenezer2.8838.24.9%10.4%7.9%1989$63428.6%92.7%2.1%

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 Rosewood. 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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