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Breathitt County School District, KY

12,448 Population
490.8 square miles 25.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.4 ±1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Breathitt County: 42.8 ±0.9
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,562 ±$1,707 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Breathitt County: $22,593 ±$1,585
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$35,250 ±$4,279 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Breathitt County: $34,808 † ±$3,824
  • about half the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

33.7% ±4.2% (4,134  ±520) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Breathitt County: 33.1% † 4,331 (±4% / ±524)
  • more than double 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)

29.5 minutes ±1.6 (105,475  ±12,793) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Breathitt County: 28.2 108,830 (±1.4 / ±12,589)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,008 ±210 Number of households
  • Breathitt County: 5,464 ±196
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (12,174  ±198) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Breathitt County: 2.4 13,002 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • 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

3.8% ±1.9% (108  ±55) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Breathitt County: 4.3% † 129 (±2% / ±59)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,946 ±124 Number of housing units
  • Breathitt County: 6,575 ±24
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$69,200 ±$12,626 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Breathitt County: $70,300 † ±$10,295
  • about one-third of the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.7% ±2.4% (941  ±289.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Breathitt County: 8% † 1,043 (±2.3% / ±297.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.4% ±5.2% (7,170  ±480.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Breathitt County: 80.3% 7,673 (±5% / ±481.4)
  • about 90 percent of 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)
14.9% ±2.3% (1,332  ±206.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Breathitt County: 15.3% † 1,463 (±2.2% / ±214.9)
  • about half the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • 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

0.4% ±0.4% (43  ±46) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Breathitt County: 0.3% 43
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.7% ±1% (356  ±100) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Breathitt County: 3.9% † 406 (±1.1% / ±118)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
356 Total veterans ±100 351 Male ±100 5 Female ±9

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