Hodgenville is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 3,379 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hodgenville is the 126th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hodgenville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. As is often the case in a small city, Hodgenville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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.
