SpottsvilleKY
194 people live in this town, settled in 1858.
Is Spottsville a good place to live?
Spottsville’s median age is 58.5 years, above both Kentucky’s towns (37.6 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 143 in Kentucky we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Spottsville. Spottsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
194 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Spottsville: who provides what
Spottsville 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Spottsville.
Most of Spottsville’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles. Nearly a quarter of residents live below the poverty line in Spottsville. The top destinations are Henderson (24%), Evansville (17%) and Owensboro (9%).
| Spottsville | Typical Kentucky town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Spottsville, mostly inland flooding
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Spottsville after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Compared with just over three quarters of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Expected losses in Spottsville break down as 49% from inland flooding and 22% from earthquakes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Spottsville brings four seasons and hot summers
Expect July afternoons of 88° and January nights of 25°, with about 7 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Spottsville is
For adults in Spottsville, the share who worry about having enough food is 12%. Two figures for adults locally: 19% smoke cigarettes, 41% have obesity.
| Spottsville | Typical Kentucky town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Spottsville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.1% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.7% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
USS LST-325 and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spottsville. Close and well known come first.
12 mi MuseumUSS LST-325
6 mi Ancient siteAngel Mounds
33 mi Theme parkHoliday World & Splashin' Safari
11 mi Stadium & arenaFord Center
29 mi National MemorialLincoln Boyhood National Memorial116K visitors a year
14 mi Zoo & aquariumMesker Park Zoo and Botanic GardenPhoto credits
USS LST-325: Wikideas1, CC0 · Angel Mounds: Heironymous Rowe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Holiday World & Splashin' Safari: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Public domain · Ford Center: Nyttend, Public domain · Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: Rene Sturgell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden: Randella (talk), CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Spottsville
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Spottsville
About 0 of every 100 Spottsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
100% of working residents leave Spottsville for work
Where Spottsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Spottsville
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Spottsville is a census-designated place (CDP) and former coal town in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Spottsville had a population of 274. U.S. Route 60 forms the northern edge of Spottsville, and the Green River forms the eastern edge. The first Spottsville Bridge over the Green River opened on December 17, 1931. In September 2013, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet determined that the structure was functionally obsolete because of its narrow deck width and was structurally deficient. The new Spottsville Bridge was completed in 2022, with the ribbon being cut by Irma Stanley Day who had cut the ribbon on the original Spottsville Bridge in 1931. The Green…
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 397 ft
- ZIP code
- 42458
Questions about Spottsville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spottsville, KY a good place to live?
Spottsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.