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Salyersville, KY

1,708 Population
2.5 square miles 691.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.9 ±9.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Magoffin County: 42.6 ±0.8
  • 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

$18,762 ±$4,296 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Magoffin County: $21,190 † ±$2,442
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$20,580 ±$3,276 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Magoffin County: $33,080 † ±$6,707
  • about one-third of the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

58.2% ±4.8% (923  ±207) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Magoffin County: 38.2% † 4,255 (±6.4% / ±714)
  • more than 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)

32.9 minutes ±15.6 (11,080  ±7,221) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Magoffin County: 30.8 † 87,685 (±3.9 / ±16,033)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

790 ±161 Number of households
  • Magoffin County: 4,734 ±204
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.1 (1,590  ±334) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Magoffin County: 2.4 11,230 (±0.1 / ±3)
  • about 80 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

5.1% ±7.9% (22  ±35) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Magoffin County: 7.7% † 180 (±5% / ±117)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

910 ±171 Number of housing units
  • Magoffin County: 5,489 ±19
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$77,400 ±$72,176 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Magoffin County: $89,000 † ±$11,866
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.6% ±8.6% (231  ±153.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Magoffin County: 13.2% † 1,488 (±4.8% / ±541.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

69.3% ±6.9% (924  ±189.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Magoffin County: 72.4% 5,804 (±6.2% / ±496.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.3% ±5.9% (137  ±82.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Magoffin County: 12.8% † 1,027 (±2.6% / ±211.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • about one-quarter of 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

N/A Foreign-born population

6.7% ±4.6% (90  ±64) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Magoffin County: 4.6% † 404 (±1.7% / ±152)
  • a little higher than the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
90 Total veterans ±64 90 Male ±64 N/A Female ±13

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