PooleKY
Home to 256 people, the town was settled in 1894.
Is Poole a good place to live?
Poole’s average commute is 35 minutes, against 22 minutes in Kentucky’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 143 Kentucky towns, just one has a higher age of the median resident than Poole. Poole has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
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Poole stands out in Kentucky and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
The top destinations are Henderson (19%), Evansville (8%) and Madisonville (7%). 0.8% of Poole working residents work locally. Most working residents leave Poole for work: only 1% work in town.
| Poole | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Poole, with inland flooding at the top
Federal aid has come to Poole households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025. On expected storm and flood damage, Poole sits above 69% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 27% come from inland flooding and 23% from earthquakes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Poole is
Two figures for adults in Poole: 20% smoke cigarettes, 76% had a checkup this year. Against the Kentucky average, Poole comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 2. The share of adults in Poole who sleep under 7 hours: 42%.
| Poole | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Poole | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 7.1% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.5% | 4% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.1% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Poole sell for about $179K
92% of households live in a home they own in Poole.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Poole
Moving to Poole: who provides what
Poole is unincorporated, so Henderson County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
99% of working residents leave Poole for work
Where Poole’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Poole
About 6 of every 100 Poole residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
Questions about Poole
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Is Poole, KY a good place to live?
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