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A town of 989, settled in 1871.
Among 120 Kentucky towns, just 2 have a lower midpoint home value than Nortonville. Nortonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
1,204 counted in 2010 and 977 in 2020; an estimated 989 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Census counts: 49 in 1880, a peak of 1,336 in 1980, 977 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 3 maps from 1912 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nortonville, 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 Nortonville.
In Nortonville, the median rent is $857 a month. Values fell 2.5% in the year to September 2026. The share of households in Nortonville who are owner-occupiers: 63%.
| Nortonville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $857 a month | $934 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 63% | 59% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Just 2% of Nortonville’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in Nortonville grew to 172 in 2023, 117 more than in 2013. The income of the median household for Nortonville comes to $56,000, near the Kentucky town median ($60,000) and below the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The median commute is under 18 miles.
| Nortonville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected losses in Nortonville break down as 47% from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes. Compared with 75% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Federal aid has come to Nortonville households in 8 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 8 of the 143 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher typical July afternoon high than Nortonville. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 27° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Nortonville, 14% of adults binge drink. Two figures for adults here: 43% sleep under 7 hours, 28% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Nortonville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Nortonville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.2% | 18.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.1% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.4 miles. One park or preserve covers 5 acres in Nortonville. Also worth knowing: the trail network density for Nortonville comes to 0.3 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Kentucky’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Nortonville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nortonville City Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Nortonville
About 1 of every 100 Nortonville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
City in Kentucky, United States
Nortonville is a home rule-class city in Hopkins County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Nortonville had a population of 977.
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Nortonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.