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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.

How do Cold Spring, KY compare?

Population, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income (Census Bureau estimates Vintage 2025, 2020 Census, Building Permits Survey 2025, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates)
FigureCold Spring, KY
Residents, July 2025 (estimate)6,640
Change since April 2020+6.3%
Residents counted in the 2020 Census6,216
Residents per square mile (2020)1,309
Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents–
Median home value ÷ median household income3.4 years of income
A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less)19.1%
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ■ differs from Cold Spring beyond the margins of error.
MeasureCold Spring, KY
Total population6,341±40
Median age52.0±5.8
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.1%±1.1 pts
White alone, not Hispanic94.2%±2.6 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic2.2%±1.9 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.9%±0.9 pts
Born outside the United States3.5%±2.0 pts
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)42.6%±6.3 pts
Median household income$75,000±$8,366
Per capita income$53,092±$5,987
People below the poverty line9.9%±4.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%±1.6 pts
Median home value (owner-occupied)$253,600±$18,635
Median gross rent$1,191±$222
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent64.3%±25.7 pts
Owner-occupied homes89.1%±4.7 pts
Built 2020 or later0.0%±1.2 pts
Worked from home22.9%±7.2 pts
Drove alone to work70.2%±7.7 pts
Public transportation1.4%±1.4 pts
Mean travel time to work21.6 min±2.7
No health insurance coverage3.8%±2.4 pts

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov