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Morehead, KY Urban Area

8,652 Population
8.1 square miles 1,065.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

22.6 ±0.4 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$19,314 ±$2,117 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$40,513 ±$9,989 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

31.4% ±7.7% (1,876  ±503) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

18.8 minutes ±1.7 (65,500  ±11,882) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,606 ±298 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.4 (5,950  ±639) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

2.4% ±2.4% (80  ±83) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,114 ±291 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$122,800 ±$18,487 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

23.6% ±3.8% (2,031  ±357.8) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

88.4% ±4.6% (3,186  ±399.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
28.7% ±4.5% (1,035  ±201.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

4.4% ±1.8% (384  ±162) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

3.1% ±1.4% (225  ±102) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
225 Total veterans ±102 172 Male ±99 53 Female ±36

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