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Shepherdsville, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Shepherdsville is a Census city of 14,533 people across 16.32 square miles of land, in Bullitt County. Median household income is $71,476, 74.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shepherdsville
What Shepherdsville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.32 sq mi
- Water area0.29 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land890
- County holding the largest share of its areaBullitt County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shepherdsville
How many people live in Shepherdsville
- Population14,533
- Median age34.7
- Population under 184,002
- Share under 1827.5 percent
- Population 65 and over1,517
- Share 65 and over10.4 percent
- Households5,491
- Family households3,913
- Share of households that are families71.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shepherdsville
Income and work in Shepherdsville
- Median household income$71,476
- Per capita income$31,829
- Civilian labor force7,694
- Employed7,368
- Unemployed326 plus or minus 153
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over9,346
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shepherdsville
Housing in Shepherdsville
- Housing units5,903
- Occupied units5,491
- Vacant units412 plus or minus 163
- Vacancy rate7.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied4,074
- Renter occupied1,417
- Ownership rate74.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$222,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$943
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent
- Single family units4,305
- Share single family72.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,161 plus or minus 261
- Share in buildings of two or more19.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Mobile homes437 plus or minus 192
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Shepherdsville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,601
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,975 plus or minus 402
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,613
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.6 percent
- Drove alone80.2 percent
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home8.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shepherdsville
SBA loans in Shepherdsville (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$9,276,800
- Average approval$579,800
- Median approval$239,400
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported62
- Jobs per approval3.9
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises6.3 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shepherdsville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Shepherdsville
SBA loans in Shepherdsville (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$3,768,000
- Average approval$628,000
- Median approval$450,000
- Largest approval$1,827,000
- Jobs supported92
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shepherdsville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Shepherdsville
Flood risk in Shepherdsville
- NFIP communityCity of Shepherdsville
- NFIP community number210028
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/25
The City of Shepherdsville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210028 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bullitt County, not Shepherdsville
Bullitt County context, not Shepherdsville figures
- Establishments in Bullitt County1,308
- Covered employment, Bullitt County29,786
- Average annual pay, Bullitt County$52,323
- Housing units permitted, Bullitt County380
Every figure in this section is published for Bullitt County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shepherdsville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Shepherdsville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shepherdsville, Kentucky?
14,533, in 5,491 households. Shepherdsville city covers 16.32 square miles of land, which is 890 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shepherdsville in?
Bullitt County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Shepherdsville?
$71,476. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $222,100. Median gross rent is $943 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Shepherdsville businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $9.3 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $239,400, plus 6 504 approvals worth $3.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shepherdsville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Shepherdsville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Shepherdsville. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Shepherdsville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Shepherdsville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Shepherdsville, city of, community 210028, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Shepherdsville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bullitt County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Shepherdsville.
Is zoning published for Shepherdsville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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