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Horse Cave, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Horse Cave is a Census city of 2,143 people across 3.15 square miles of land, in Hart County. Median household income is $51,118, 53.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Horse Cave
What Horse Cave is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.15 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land681 plus or minus 140
- County holding the largest share of its areaHart 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.
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How many people live in Horse Cave
- Population2,143 plus or minus 441
- Median age48.2
- Population under 18375 plus or minus 124
- Share under 1817.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over522 plus or minus 133
- Share 65 and over24.4 percent
- Households944 plus or minus 193
- Family households565 plus or minus 142
- Share of households that are families59.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Horse Cave
- Median household income$51,118 plus or minus $17,789
- Per capita income$24,018
- Civilian labor force644 plus or minus 180
- Employed611 plus or minus 181
- Unemployed33 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over1,686 plus or minus 338
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.3 percent plus or minus 22.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Horse Cave
- Housing units1,111 plus or minus 222
- Occupied units944 plus or minus 193
- Vacant units167 plus or minus 95
- Vacancy rate15.0 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied505 plus or minus 130
- Renter occupied439 plus or minus 141
- Ownership rate53.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$113,700 plus or minus $41,897
- Median gross rent, monthly$651
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Single family units718 plus or minus 179
- Share single family64.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more352 plus or minus 127
- Share in buildings of two or more31.7 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Mobile homes41 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Horse Cave gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute566 plus or minus 170
- Commuting under 15 minutes277 plus or minus 100
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more135 plus or minus 75
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.9 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Drove alone85.5 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home4.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Horse Cave
- NFIP communityCity of Horse Cave
- NFIP community number210399
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/11(M)
The City of Horse Cave participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210399 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.
Hart County, not Horse Cave
Hart County context, not Horse Cave figures
- Establishments in Hart County276
- Covered employment, Hart County5,269
- Average annual pay, Hart County$52,189
- Housing units permitted, Hart County79
Every figure in this section is published for Hart County as a whole and is not a measurement of Horse Cave.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Horse Cave questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Horse Cave, Kentucky?
2,143, in 944 households. Horse Cave city covers 3.15 square miles of land, which is 681 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Horse Cave in?
Hart 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 Horse Cave?
$51,118. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $113,700. Median gross rent is $651 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Horse Cave in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Horse Cave appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Horse Cave, city of, community 210399, 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 Horse Cave figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hart 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 Horse Cave.
Is zoning published for Horse Cave?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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