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West Van Lear, KY

1,155 Population
1.1 square miles 1,062 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.7 ±8.1 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Johnson County: 42 ±0.9
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,152 ±$5,689 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Johnson County: $25,175 ±$2,101
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,815 ±$23,074 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Johnson County: $44,904 † ±$4,843
  • a little higher than the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.5% ±3.3% (40  ±42) Persons below poverty line
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Johnson County: 22.8% † 4,956 (±4.2% / ±916)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

27 minutes ±9.8 (12,670  ±7,765) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Johnson County: 23.5 166,815 (±1.6 / ±17,059)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

456 ±162 Number of households
  • Johnson County: 9,040 ±291
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.8 (1,155  ±546) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Johnson County: 2.4 21,836 (±0.1 / ±30)
  • a little higher than the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

492 ±170 Number of housing units
  • Johnson County: 10,583 ±29
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$135,300 ±$105,080 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Johnson County: $120,200 ±$10,642
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

N/A Moved since previous year

Social

100% ±53.1% (853  ±270.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Johnson County: 82.7% 13,007 (±5.3% / ±835.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.2% ±9.5% (147  ±102.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Johnson County: 16.8% † 2,636 (±2.5% / ±393.4)
  • about three-fifths 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

2.4% ±4.4% (28  ±52) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Johnson County: 1.5% 338
  • about half the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.4% ±2.4% (13  ±22) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Johnson County: 4.9% † 851 (±1.4% / ±250)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
13 Total veterans ±22 13 Male ±22 N/A Female ±13

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