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Prestonsburg, KY Urban Area

6,190 Population
6.5 square miles 957.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±5.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$28,784 ±$7,778 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$32,822 ±$10,775 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

38.4% ±7.5% (2,264  ±527) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

20.1 minutes ±5.8 (36,270  ±14,329) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,647 ±369 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.1 ±0.4 (5,668  ±761) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

6.4% ±5.2% (87  ±72) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

2,921 ±350 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$111,300 ±$9,134 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

18.5% ±5.3% (1,129  ±353.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

75.3% ±14% (3,104  ±402.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
13.7% ±3.8% (566  ±171.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths 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

0.4% ±0.6% (26  ±37) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

4.1% ±1.8% (201  ±92) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
201 Total veterans ±92 190 Male ±92 11 Female ±19

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