Hodgenville is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,309 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hodgenville is the 126th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities, Hodgenville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hodgenville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hodgenville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hodgenville who work in office and administrative support (15.67%), teaching (13.92%), and healthcare (11.86%). Also of interest is that Hodgenville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.39% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Hodgenville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Hodgenville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.57% of adults 25 and older in Hodgenville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Hodgenville in 2022 was $24,475, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,900 for a family of four. However, Hodgenville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Hodgenville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hodgenville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hodgenville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hodgenville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.42% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hodgenville include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Hodgenville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
