Mammoth Cave is a very small town located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,451 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mammoth Cave is the 232nd largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some towns, Mammoth Cave isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mammoth Cave are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mammoth Cave is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Mammoth Cave who work in healthcare (12.44%), maintenance occupations (11.71%), and food service (9.78%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.85% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Another notable thing is that Mammoth Cave is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Mammoth Cave has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Mammoth Cave a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Mammoth Cave is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mammoth Cave, the average commute to work is 38.05 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Mammoth Cave does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Mammoth Cave, just 8.10% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Mammoth Cave in 2022 was $26,043, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,172 for a family of four. However, Mammoth Cave contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Mammoth Cave home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mammoth Cave residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mammoth Cave include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Mammoth Cave is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
