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Central City, KY

5,707 Population
5.3 square miles 1,077.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±3.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Muhlenberg County: 43.2 ±0.7
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,345 ±$3,552 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Muhlenberg County: $30,585 ±$2,044
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$50,885 ±$7,260 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Muhlenberg County: $51,927 ±$3,212
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.6% ±8.7% (1,274  ±433) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Muhlenberg County: 18.4% † 5,391 (±2.5% / ±744)
  • about 1.5 times 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)

24.4 minutes ±3.9 (53,295  ±11,016) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Muhlenberg County: 27 305,155 (±1.4 / ±22,857)
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,089 ±199 Number of households
  • Muhlenberg County: 12,123 ±257
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (4,970  ±57) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Muhlenberg County: 2.4 29,286 (±0.1 / ±69)
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.6% ±5.9% (73  ±66) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Muhlenberg County: 5.1% † 320 (±2.2% / ±136)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,312 ±203 Number of housing units
  • Muhlenberg County: 13,557 ±49
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$143,600 ±$22,955 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Muhlenberg County: $127,400 ±$11,798
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

24.1% ±6.2% (1,356  ±346.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Muhlenberg County: 11.3% † 3,441 (±1.9% / ±583.5)
  • nearly double the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.6% ±10.5% (3,293  ±471.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Muhlenberg County: 84.3% 18,462 (±3.9% / ±866.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
5.7% ±2.7% (224  ±106) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Muhlenberg County: 14.7% † 3,210 (±1.8% / ±401)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • less than a fifth 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

1.1% ±0.8% (62  ±43) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Muhlenberg County: 1.8% 541
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.7% ±3.6% (213  ±166) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Muhlenberg County: 7.3% † 1,758 (±1.2% / ±288)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
213 Total veterans ±166 186 Male ±148 27 Female ±44

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