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Van Lear, KY

520 Population
4.1 square miles 127.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.5 ±11.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Johnson County: 42 ±1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$47,864 ±$40,723 Per capita income
  • about double the amount in Johnson County: $24,579 ±$2,124
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Kentucky: $34,960 ±$241
$32,895 ±$13,387 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Johnson County: $43,014 † ±$4,550
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $62,417 ±$401

29.4% ±21.5% (153  ±127) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Johnson County: 23.4% † 5,116 (±3.9% / ±851)
  • nearly double the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 707,480 (±0.2% / ±10,444)

21.1 minutes ±5.9 (4,690  ±2,887) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Johnson County: 26.4 180,840 (±2.1 / ±20,854)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,734,136 (±0.1 / ±320,197)

Families

252 ±99 Number of households
  • Johnson County: 8,843 ±338
  • Kentucky: 1,791,991 ±5,353
2.1 ±0.1 (520  ±206) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Johnson County: 2.5 21,930 (±0.1 / ±30)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 2.5 4,388,482

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

410 ±120 Number of housing units
  • Johnson County: 10,530 ±41
  • Kentucky: 2,010,655 ±372

$77,500 ±$49,995 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Johnson County: $125,300 † ±$12,618
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $192,300 ±$1,018

2.3% ±5.7% (12  ±30.1) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Johnson County: 9.5% † 2,097 (±2.3% / ±508.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Kentucky: 12.9% 574,533 (±0.2% / ±9,944)

Social

93.6% ±50.3% (323  ±120.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Johnson County: 82.4% 13,021 (±5% / ±784.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Kentucky: 88.5% 2,725,191 (±0.4% / ±12,155.7)
21.5% ±13.8% (74  ±55.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Johnson County: 16.6% † 2,624 (±2.4% / ±377.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 27% 830,856 (±0.2% / ±6,979.9)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

9.7% ±11.1% (38  ±46) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in Johnson County: 5% † 865 (±1.2% / ±206)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Kentucky: 6.8% 235,118 (±0.1% / ±3,869)
38 Total veterans ±46 26 Male ±41 12 Female ±20

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