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25% of residents live below the poverty line in Fordsville, above both Kentucky’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only one of the 140 Kentucky towns we compare has a lower typical rent than Fordsville. Falls of Rough Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Fordsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Fordsville beats most towns.
Louisville, Henderson, and St. Louis Railroad DepotIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 85 in 1880, a peak of 649 in 1910, 446 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1932 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fordsville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Fordsville.
In Fordsville, 7.7% of working residents work locally, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 8%. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Fordsville dropped by 145, to 419. Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles. The top destinations are Owensboro (28%), Hartford (10%) and Henderson (2%).
| Fordsville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.7% | 15% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools: the Ohio County school district. Its one school is below. 245 students attend Fordsville’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fordsville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 245 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 8.2%. For households in Fordsville, the share who are owner-occupiers is 55%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expect July afternoons of 88° and January nights of 26°, with about 4 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Households in Fordsville have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Compared with nearly two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. FEMA puts 49% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fordsville: 30% of adults get no exercise outside work. Among adults locally, 43% have high blood pressure and 15% have diabetes.
| Fordsville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fordsville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.4% | 8.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.2% | 11.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Fordsville; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Fordsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Where Fordsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Kentucky, United States
Fordsville is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Fordsville had a population of 446.
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Fordsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.