Moving to South Shore, Kentucky
Males: 522 (42.6%), Females: 704 (57.4%)
Greenup County
Zip code: 41175
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $18,214
Median house value: $41,300
Population by Race
Races in South Shore:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (27.8%), Irish (10.2%), German (8.1%), English (6.0%), French (1.6%), Italian (1.1%).
Elevation: 540 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in South Shore
- High school or higher: 65.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 11.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in South Shore city
- Never married: 16.3%
- Now married: 51.9%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 16.2%
- Divorced: 13.5%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -119 (-8.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near South Shore:
- SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH)
- RIVER VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM-IRONTON CPS (about 24 miles; IRONTON, OH)
- PIKE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; WAVERLY, OH)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Shore:
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 38 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
- AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 75 miles; WILMINGTON, OH; Abbreviation: ILN)
- RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 75 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Abbreviation: LCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to South Shore:
- GREATER PORTSMOUTH REGIONAL (about 12 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Abbreviation: PMH)
- ASHLAND-BOYD COUNTY (about 20 miles; ASHLAND, KY; Abbreviation: DWU)
- PIKE COUNTY (about 31 miles; WAVERLY, OH; Abbreviation: EOP)
Amtrak station:
SOUTH PORTSMOUTH (RTE. 23 AT MAIN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Shore:
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; Full-time enrollment: 4,050)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 73 miles; ATHENS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 18,721)
- CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,187)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 86 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,999)
Public primary/middle schools in South Shore:
- MCKELL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 367; Location: ROUTE 4 BOX 245; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MCKELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 339; Location: BOX 325 RT 4; Grades: PK – 03)
- MCKELL UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 181; Location: ROUTE 4 BOX 247; Grades: 04 – 05)