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Place dossier plate
SheetKY-TOMPKINSVILLE-KY · Tompkinsville, KY 2,672 pop · income 6th pct · 4 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Tompkinsville
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Tompkinsville on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Lineville · lowest
37,396
Lineville · lowest
37,396 median HH income
39.6% of the leader · rank #1
Waycross · near
37,398
Waycross · near
37,398 median HH income
39.6% of the leader · rank #2
Sutton · near
37,400
Sutton · near
37,400 median HH income
39.6% of the leader · rank #3
Red Rock · near
37,401
Red Rock · near
37,401 median HH income
39.6% of the leader · rank #4
Riverview · near
37,404
Riverview · near
37,404 median HH income
39.6% of the leader · rank #5
Tompkinsville · this city
37,405
Tompkinsville · this city
37,405 median HH income
39.6% of the leader · rank #6
Sutter · highest
94,375
Sutter · highest
94,375 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Tompkinsville on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 2,672.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Tompkinsville - the verdict
Nationally, Tompkinsville sits in the 6th percentile for household income and the 96th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
6th
percentile, household income
5th
percentile, home value
10th
percentile, median rent
96th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Tompkinsville, KY
Tompkinsville is a small town in Kentucky, home to 2,672 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Tompkinsville brings in $37,405 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 18.6%. Tompkinsville's housing stock carries a median value of $86,100, and the median resident age is 37.2 years. 12.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 57.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Tompkinsville reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 175.3 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Kentucky run below the national norm: the state registers 90.2 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $984 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Kentucky's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 44.2 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Tompkinsville's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to schools and households to housing and income to population change to within-city variation to reported crime to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Tompkinsville, city-specific coverage includes within-city Census tract profiles, commute-mode shares, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Tompkinsville?
Within Kentucky, the closest population matches are Thruston (2,675 residents, $83,707 income); Pioneer (2,690 residents, $79,566 income); Hartford (2,653 residents, $61,313 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Reed Creek, GA (2,672 residents); Vineyard Haven, MA (2,672 residents); Sutter, CA (2,671 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What does the education layer cover for Tompkinsville?
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 12.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
How far does income reach against housing in Tompkinsville?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 18.6%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
What can 4 Census tracts reveal inside Tompkinsville?
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Tompkinsville growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -63 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -2.7% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
-2.7%
2025 estimate
2,235
2020 estimate
2,298
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Tompkinsville?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 175.3 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 92% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
175.3
Violent rate
0.0
Total reported rate
175.3
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the journey to work look like in Tompkinsville?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 74.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.5%
Work from home
4.8%
Drive alone
74.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 1,112 workers age 16+.
Lowest-decile income · poverty 18.6% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.2 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Kentucky average
D
City profile score · Tompkinsville, KY
42/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Violent crime A+
0 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living A
90.2 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate F
18.6%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
12.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income F
$37,405
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Tompkinsville profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Violent crime: 97/100 (A+) · 0 /100k
Cost of living: 85/100 (A) · 90.2 index
Poverty rate: 16/100 (F) · 18.6%
Bachelor's+ share: 14/100 (F) · 12.8%
Household income: 3/100 (F) · $37,405
Where Tompkinsville sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Tompkinsville's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Tompkinsville highlighted among 27 peers.Read the chart values
Tompkinsville, KY (this city): home $86,100, crime 175/100k
Trenton, IL : home $179,200, crime 266/100k
Dublin, VA : home $166,700, crime 1,243/100k
Hartford, KY : home $103,800, crime 1,022/100k
Cadiz, KY : home $120,800, crime 1,010/100k
Louisa, KY : home $144,900, crime 1,054/100k
Eminence, KY : home $171,300, crime 1,525/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Tompkinsville compare to other US cities?
Where Tompkinsville sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income6% higher than other cities
Home value5% pricier than other cities
Median rent10% pricier than other cities
Safety96% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Kentucky and the picture shifts: Tompkinsville ranks #21 of 181 Kentucky cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Tompkinsville against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Kentucky only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Kentucky-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Tompkinsville near the bottom of Kentucky's cities
Among the 520 Kentucky cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Tompkinsville ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Tompkinsville only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#396 of 485
18th percentile in Kentucky
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 520
0th percentile in Kentucky
Median Home Value
#415 of 484
14th percentile in Kentucky
Poverty Rate
#160 of 519
69th percentile in Kentucky
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#340 of 520
35th percentile in Kentucky
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Kentucky only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
6th percentile nationally for median household income · 96th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Tompkinsville's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Tompkinsville's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Tompkinsville's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$86,100Among the most affordablemore affordable than 95% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Tompkinsville's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#2,958 of 15,516
More affordable than 81% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,733 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.3×, Tompkinsville sits in the affordable band:
national rank #2,958 of 15,516 and #2,733 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$37,405Tompkinsville, KY median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Tompkinsville, KY median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Tompkinsville, KY.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)12.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)18.6%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)57.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
2,672
Median Income
$37,405
Median Home Value
$86,100
Median Age
37.2
Poverty Rate
18.6%
Labor force participation
57.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
12.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
175.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
0.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
175.3
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Tompkinsville's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
2,298 residents
2021
2,282 residents
2022
2,282 residents
2023
2,261 residents
2024
2,236 residents
2025
2,235 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
74.0%
Carpool
12.1%
Public Transit
0.5%
Walk
5.5%
Work from Home
4.8%
Other
3.1%
Based on 1,112 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Kentucky statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Kentucky at $225 (electricity about $115 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Kentucky statewide averages, not a meter reading for Tompkinsville. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Kentucky's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.2 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Tompkinsville is $984/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Kentucky statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 44.2 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Kentucky statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Tompkinsville sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Tompkinsville compares to similar-size Kentucky cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.