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Prestonsburg, KY Urban Area

5,673 Population
6.5 square miles 877.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.2 ±4.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,390 ±$5,749 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$32,940 ±$11,341 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

39.9% ±6.8% (2,166  ±424) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.4 minutes ±3.2 (33,010  ±9,404) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,703 ±279 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.9 ±0.3 (5,250  ±518) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2% ±2.5% (22  ±28) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,064 ±296 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$115,500 ±$10,521 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.3% ±3.8% (754  ±225.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79.1% ±6.2% (3,204  ±409.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.1% ±4.8% (613  ±204.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths 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

0.5% ±0.7% (27  ±38) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.7% ±2% (217  ±94) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
217 Total veterans ±94 203 Male ±94 14 Female ±11

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