Tompkinsville is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,239 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tompkinsville is the 177th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Tompkinsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Tompkinsville is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tompkinsville who work in office and administrative support (16.74%), food service (10.89%), and management occupations (7.53%). The overall crime rate in Tompkinsville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Tompkinsville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.60 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.In Tompkinsville, just 10.95% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Tompkinsville in 2022 was $23,093, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,372 for a family of four. Tompkinsville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Tompkinsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tompkinsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Tompkinsville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Tompkinsville include English, Irish, German, French, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Tompkinsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
