Hopkinsville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 30,813 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Hopkinsville is the ninth largest community in Kentucky.

Hopkinsville is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Hopkinsville, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

Hopkinsville is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

The citizens of Hopkinsville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.15% of adults in Hopkinsville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hopkinsville in 2022 was $26,815, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,260 for a family of four. However, Hopkinsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Hopkinsville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hopkinsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hopkinsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hopkinsville include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Hopkinsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.