South Shore is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,064 people and two associated neighborhoods, South Shore is the 251st largest community in Kentucky.When you are in South Shore, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 50.71% of South Shore’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, South Shore is a city of construction workers and builders, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Shore who work in healthcare (16.43%), management occupations (6.23%), and food service (5.38%). Of important note, South Shore is also a city of artists. South Shore has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape South Shore’s character.South Shore is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in South Shore enrolled in college, South Shore has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. Overall, South Shore’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. One of the benefits of South Shore is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.65 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. South Shore is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of South Shore have a very low rate of college education: just 8.17% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in South Shore in 2022 was $18,661, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,644 for a family of four. The people who call South Shore home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Shore residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Shore include Scottish, English, Irish, German, and European. The most common language spoken in South Shore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
