Cities / Kentucky / Hopkinsville

Hopkinsville, KY

31,042 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Bowling Green)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 56.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

BNA

68 mi — Nashville International Airport

Population & People

Population

31,042

Median age

34.6

Median household income

$49,139

Poverty rate

19.3%

Unemployment rate

6.0%

Bachelor's degree+

23.3%

Avg. commute

20 min

Hispanic or Latino

5.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$172,100

Median gross rent

$902/mo

Homeownership rate

46.98%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$984

HUD Fair Market Rent (Kentucky statewide average across 120 areas — not specific to Hopkinsville), 2026. Efficiency $719, 1BR $794, 2BR $984, 3BR $1277, 4BR $1442. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Kentucky commercial electricity

11.88¢/kWh

Kentucky industrial electricity

6.96¢/kWh

Kentucky residential electricity

13.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

306897.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

233243.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Kentucky

588.4

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Kentucky-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BNA

Nashville International Airport

68 mi away

SDF

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

132 mi away

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

188 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Kentucky energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Kentucky economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).