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Shively, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Shively is a Census city of 15,638 people across 4.57 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $50,221, 61.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shively
What Shively is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.57 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,421
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson 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.
Shively
How many people live in Shively
- Population15,638
- Median age47.5
- Population under 182,972
- Share under 1819.0 percent
- Population 65 and over3,615
- Share 65 and over23.1 percent
- Households6,786
- Family households3,838
- Share of households that are families56.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shively
Income and work in Shively
- Median household income$50,221
- Per capita income$31,765
- Civilian labor force7,259
- Employed6,756
- Unemployed503 plus or minus 200
- Unemployment rate6.9 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over11,698
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Shively
- Housing units7,160
- Occupied units6,786
- Vacant units374 plus or minus 169
- Vacancy rate5.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied4,194
- Renter occupied2,592
- Ownership rate61.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$154,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$899
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.5 percent
- Single family units5,031
- Share single family70.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,023 plus or minus 468
- Share in buildings of two or more28.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes106 plus or minus 93
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shively
How Shively gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,738
- Commuting under 15 minutes893 plus or minus 201
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,785 plus or minus 400
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Drove alone74.8 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport4.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home14.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jefferson County, not Shively
Jefferson County context, not Shively figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County20,164
- Covered employment, Jefferson County482,313
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$71,280
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County2,863
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Shively.
All Jefferson County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Shively questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shively, Kentucky?
15,638, in 6,786 households. Shively city covers 4.57 square miles of land, which is 3,421 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shively in?
Jefferson 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 Shively?
$50,221. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $154,700. Median gross rent is $899 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Shively figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson 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 Shively.
Is zoning published for Shively?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.