Moving to Nortonville, Kentucky

Population: 1,264. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,252 (-0.9% change)
Males: 616 (48.7%), Females: 648 (51.3%)

Hopkins County

Zip code: 42442

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $27,222
Median house value: $40,700

Population by Race

Races in Nortonville:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
• Black (2.1%)
• American Indian (1.0%)
• Hispanic (0.9%)
• Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: United States (22.8%), Irish (6.7%), English (6.6%), German (5.0%), Scottish (1.8%), French (1.5%).

Elevation: 407 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Nortonville

• High school or higher: 66.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
• Unemployed: 9.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nortonville city

• Never married: 17.8%
• Now married: 58.6%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 12.1%
• Divorced: 9.7%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+3.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Nortonville:

• REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR OF HOPKINS CO (about 11 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY)
• MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GREENVILLE, KY)
• FHC CUMBERLAND HALL (about 23 miles; HOPKINSVILLE, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nortonville:

• CAMPBELL AAF (about 36 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)
• OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 43 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; Abbreviation: OWB)
• EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Nortonville:

• MADISONVILLE MUNI (about 13 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: 2I0)
• TRADEWATER (about 15 miles; DAWSON SPRINGS, KY; Abbreviation: 8M7)
• MUHLENBERG COUNTY (about 22 miles; GREENVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: M21)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nortonville:

• AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
• TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
• UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 55 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 55 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
• MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
• WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
• TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,346)

Public primary/middle schools in Nortonville:

• SOUTH HOPKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 468; Location: 9140 HOPKINSVILLE RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
• SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 459; Location: 9220 HOPKINSVILLE RD; Grades: PK – 05)