Irvine is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 2,961 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Irvine is the 130th largest community in Kentucky.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Irvine is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.6% of the Irvine workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Irvine is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Irvine who work in sales jobs (10.57%), office and administrative support jobs (8.75%), and management occupations (7.36%).

One downside of living in Irvine, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.59 minutes every day commuting to work.

Irvine is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Irvine, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.24% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small city, Irvine does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Irvine Information and Demographics

The citizens of Irvine have a very low rate of college education: just 9.16% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Irvine in 2000 was $14,075, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $56,300 for a family of four.

The people who call Irvine home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Irvine is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Irvine include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Irvine is English.