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Paintsville, KY

4,203 Population
6.6 square miles 634.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.8 ±4.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Johnson County: 42 ±0.9
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,333 ±$5,077 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Johnson County: $25,175 ±$2,101
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$28,257 ±$9,232 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Johnson County: $44,904 † ±$4,843
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

32.9% ±11.1% (1,276  ±430) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Johnson County: 22.8% † 4,956 (±4.2% / ±916)
  • about double the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.5 minutes ±3.8 (20,750  ±6,663) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Johnson County: 23.5 166,815 (±1.6 / ±17,059)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,779 ±176 Number of households
  • Johnson County: 9,040 ±291
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (3,816  ±28) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Johnson County: 2.4 21,836 (±0.1 / ±30)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.8% ±5.3% (46  ±51) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Johnson County: 5.9% † 289 (±2.9% / ±145)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,300 ±226 Number of housing units
  • Johnson County: 10,583 ±29
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$116,100 ±$33,812 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Johnson County: $120,200 ±$10,642
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.1% ±5.6% (632  ±233.6) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Johnson County: 8.4% † 1,847 (±2.1% / ±453.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.5% ±10.2% (2,438  ±356.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Johnson County: 82.7% 13,007 (±5.3% / ±835.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.6% ±5.6% (513  ±169.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Johnson County: 16.8% † 2,636 (±2.5% / ±393.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.4% ±1.4% (60  ±60) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Johnson County: 1.5% 338
  • about one-third of the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.3% ±2.8% (143  ±93) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Johnson County: 4.9% † 851 (±1.4% / ±250)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
143 Total veterans ±93 139 Male ±90 4 Female ±10

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