Tompkinsville is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,297 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tompkinsville is the 177th largest community in Kentucky.Tompkinsville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Tompkinsville is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tompkinsville who work in office and administrative support (19.36%), food service (8.33%), and management occupations (7.67%). Tompkinsville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.The percentage of people in Tompkinsville with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.22% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Tompkinsville in 2022 was $23,418, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,672 for a family of four. However, Tompkinsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tompkinsville is a somewhat 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. Important ancestries of people in Tompkinsville include English, German, Irish, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Tompkinsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
