Rolling Hills, Kentucky Explained

Official Name:Rolling Hills, Kentucky
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label:Rolling Hills
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Kentucky
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kentucky
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jefferson
Government Type:Mayor-Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Elissa Gustafsson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.49
Area Land Km2:0.49
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.19
Area Land Sq Mi:0.19
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:934
Population Density Km2:1904.10
Population Density Sq Mi:4941.80
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:640
Coordinates:38.2825°N -85.5783°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:40242
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:21-66504
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2404647

Rolling Hills is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The population was 959 at the time of the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

Rolling Hills is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the north by Langdon Place, to the east by Meadow Vale, to the west by Westwood, and otherwise by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. It is northeast of downtown Louisville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Rolling Hills has a total area of 0.5km2, all land.[2]

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 907 people in 385 households, including 259 families, in the city. The population density was 5126.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 400 housing units at an average density of 2261sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 90.74% White, 6.50% African American, 0.33% Native American, 1.54% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33%.[3]

Of the 385 households 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.3% of households were one person and 9.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.90.

The age distribution was 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median household income was $51,071 and the median family income was $57,375. Males had a median income of $40,395 versus $28,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,037. About 2.8% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 18, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Rolling Hills city, Kentucky. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. June 19, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213093059/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2166504. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.