Trosper, KY Demographics

Population 578 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Trosper

Household size in Trosper

Household size, people per household
PeriodTrosperKentuckyU.S.
2006–102.402.512.68
2010–142.372.532.73
2015–192.642.522.71
2020–242.352.512.65
Change−0.06−0.00−0.03
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Households in Trosper are small: just 2.35 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 Trosper

Median age, years
PeriodTrosperKentuckyU.S.
2006–1040.438.537.7
2010–1445.339.338.6
2015–1937.640.039.6
2020–2453.439.940.1
Change+13.0+1.5+2.3
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With a median age of 53.4, Trosper is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees. The median age has climbed from 40.4 in 2006–10, 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 Trosper

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodTrosperKentuckyU.S.
2006–1014.5%11.7%12.3%
2010–1412.0%11.9%12.3%
2015–199.0%11.8%11.6%
2020–2416.3%11.9%11.6%
Change+1.9 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about one in six households in Trosper (16.3%), well 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 Trosper

Renters in Trosper

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodTrosperKentuckyU.S.
2006–1028.7%30.1%33.3%
2010–1414.4%32.3%35.6%
2015–1920.6%32.8%36.0%
2020–2431.6%31.7%34.8%
Change+2.9 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Most households in Trosper own their homes; 31.6% rent, a little below the national share of 34.8%. Kentucky as a whole looks much the same. Nearly nine in ten owners (85.5%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Trosper

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodTrosperKentuckyU.S.
2006–1012.1%12.2%11.4%
2010–1433.1%11.9%11.4%
2015–1919.0%12.3%11.1%
2020–2429.2%10.6%9.6%
Change+17.1 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 29.2% of the housing in Trosper, 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 Trosper

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodTrosperKentuckyU.S.
2006–10197719771974
2010–14197419791975
2015–19197719801977
2020–24198319821980
Change+7+5+6
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Homes in Trosper are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1983, versus 1980 nationally.

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 Trosper

Rent, per month
PeriodTrosperKentuckyU.S.
2006–10$417$657$965
2010–14$412$728$1,040
2015–19$432$814$1,213
2020–24$429$1,024$1,571
Change+$11+$367+$606
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Rent in Trosper runs $429 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 20.6% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

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 Trosper

Bachelor's degrees in Trosper

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodTrosperKentuckyU.S.
2006–1014.8%21.3%28.4%
2010–146.4%22.5%29.6%
2015–195.3%24.5%32.1%
2020–2411.4%27.6%35.6%
Change−3.4 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Trosper: 11.4% 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 Trosper

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodTrosperKentuckyU.S.
2006–1064.6%81.7%84.9%
2010–1468.2%83.9%86.1%
2015–1977.1%86.4%87.7%
2020–2473.7%88.8%89.3%
Change+9.1 pts+7.2 pts+4.3 pts
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Just over a quarter of adults in Trosper never finished high school, well above the national share: only 73.7% 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 Trosper

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodTrosperKentuckyU.S.
2006–108.0%8.4%8.1%
2010–1414.0%9.5%9.4%
2015–194.6%5.8%5.6%
2020–240.0%5.1%5.4%
Change−8.0 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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The survey found almost no one in Trosper out of work and looking, against 5.4% of the labor force 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).

Trosper compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Trosper2.3553.416.3%31.6%29.2%1983$42911.4%73.7%0.0%
Wheeler2.5749.117.8%18.3%25.9%1983$3442.5%80.6%0.0%
Fourmile2.3048.414.5%46.6%25.7%1977$57018.3%65.7%11.1%
Himyar2.5249.416.9%16.1%26.2%1983$3783.3%79.9%0.0%
Pineville2.4137.016.8%48.3%14.2%1976$51116.6%79.6%10.9%
Artemus2.3640.315.5%43.4%21.7%1978$62214.9%85.5%15.5%
Wasioto2.4843.016.8%43.2%16.5%1983$61020.0%84.3%15.3%
Ivy Grove2.4147.015.6%46.3%16.3%1975$52011.9%70.9%23.7%
Flat Lick2.3538.813.8%41.5%40.4%1987$66919.9%46.0%15.2%
Clear Creek Springs2.3546.516.8%49.4%18.4%1981$60417.1%83.5%14.9%
Old Flat Lick2.1041.920.8%43.5%35.7%1989$68730.8%48.4%33.5%

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 Trosper. 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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