Tompkinsville is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,286 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tompkinsville is the 177th largest community in Kentucky.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Tompkinsville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 37.16% of the Tompkinsville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Tompkinsville is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tompkinsville who work in office and administrative support (21.85%), food service (7.48%), and management occupations (6.44%). Overall, Tompkinsville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Tompkinsville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Tompkinsville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.In Tompkinsville, just 12.80% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Tompkinsville in 2022 was $23,863, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,452 for a family of four. However, Tompkinsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tompkinsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tompkinsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tompkinsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tompkinsville include English, Irish, German, French, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Tompkinsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
