Shreve, KY Demographics

Population 114 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Shreve

Household size in Shreve

Household size, people per household
PeriodShreveKentuckyU.S.
2006–102.152.512.68
2010–141.972.532.73
2015–192.732.522.71
2020–242.752.512.65
Change+0.60−0.00−0.03
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Households in Shreve average 2.75 people, a bit above the national 2.65, so families with children are somewhat more common here. Household size has climbed from 2.15 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

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 Shreve

Median age, years
PeriodShreveKentuckyU.S.
2006–1051.438.537.7
2010–1447.939.338.6
2015–1940.040.039.6
2020–2441.939.940.1
Change−9.5+1.5+2.3
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The median resident of Shreve is 41.9 years old, a bit older than the national median of 40.1.

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 Shreve

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodShreveKentuckyU.S.
2006–105.9%11.7%12.3%
2010–149.9%11.9%12.3%
2015–198.9%11.8%11.6%
2020–2414.3%11.9%11.6%
Change+8.4 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about one in seven households in Shreve (14.3%), above 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 Shreve

Renters in Shreve

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodShreveKentuckyU.S.
2006–1015.2%30.1%33.3%
2010–1423.9%32.3%35.6%
2015–1920.2%32.8%36.0%
2020–2425.2%31.7%34.8%
Change+10.0 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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About a quarter of households in Shreve rent their homes (25.2%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 79.6% 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 Shreve

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodShreveKentuckyU.S.
2006–1011.2%12.2%11.4%
2010–1416.8%11.9%11.4%
2015–1926.9%12.3%11.1%
2020–2423.6%10.6%9.6%
Change+12.4 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 23.6% of the housing in Shreve, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

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 Shreve

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodShreveKentuckyU.S.
2006–10197219771974
2010–14197819791975
2015–19198019801977
2020–24198819821980
Change+16+5+6
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Much of the housing in Shreve is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1988, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.

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 Shreve

Rent, per month
PeriodShreveKentuckyU.S.
2006–10$511$657$965
2010–14$496$728$1,040
2015–19$611$814$1,213
2020–24$575$1,024$1,571
Change+$64+$367+$606
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Rent in Shreve runs $575 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 20.0% 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 Shreve

Bachelor's degrees in Shreve

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodShreveKentuckyU.S.
2006–104.9%21.3%28.4%
2010–144.3%22.5%29.6%
2015–1911.6%24.5%32.1%
2020–249.6%27.6%35.6%
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Fewer adults in Shreve have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 9.6%, 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 Shreve

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodShreveKentuckyU.S.
2006–1084.4%81.7%84.9%
2010–1488.4%83.9%86.1%
2015–1978.1%86.4%87.7%
2020–2484.8%88.8%89.3%
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Just over one in seven adults in Shreve never finished high school, more than nationally: 84.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.

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 Shreve

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodShreveKentuckyU.S.
2006–1014.3%8.4%8.1%
2010–1417.5%9.5%9.4%
2015–198.0%5.8%5.6%
2020–246.1%5.1%5.4%
Change−8.2 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment runs a little high in Shreve: 6.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. 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).

Shreve compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Shreve2.7541.914.3%25.2%23.6%1988$5759.6%84.8%6.1%
Fordsville2.5345.57.7%18.0%15.0%1985$48924.2%89.3%2.1%
Reynolds Station2.4438.03.0%9.5%8.8%1994$66910.7%97.7%4.2%
Easton2.0450.511.0%19.7%19.1%1992$60922.5%89.4%0.8%
Roseville2.2044.36.2%14.3%12.9%1994$64517.0%94.4%2.2%
Vanzant2.4248.44.6%1.9%44.9%1993$72124.8%91.6%3.6%
Magan2.4645.94.3%14.4%9.1%1983$45429.2%91.9%0.5%
Ralph2.3638.56.1%12.3%5.7%1985$76613.3%97.1%7.3%
Dundee2.9035.724.8%12.8%6.5%1993$5629.5%89.6%2.8%
Patesville2.0649.99.1%20.0%15.0%1993$59520.6%90.6%0.6%
Narrows2.3348.33.6%15.2%9.0%1986$71821.5%88.9%1.1%

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 Shreve. 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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