In addition, South Shore is a college town. There are a lot of students in South Shore attending college, and as a result South Shore provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of South Shore spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.52 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
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 8.78% 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 $19,672, which is low income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,688 for a family of four. However, South Shore contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Eastern European.
The most common language spoken in South Shore is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
