Adair County, Kentucky

Adair County has a population of 19,089 and has grown 2.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $150,800, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $53,553.

Home price
$150,800
Income
$53,553
Population
19,089
Unemployment
6.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$150,800county
Median gross rent$771county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198045.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$683county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,204county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$53,553county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate18.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.7%county
Unemployment rate6.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government18.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.1%county
Economic output per resident$29,870county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.64%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service74 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station135 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths99.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher21.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.3%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment2585county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible66.9%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians26county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.5%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population19,089county
Land area in square miles405county
People per square mile of land47.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age39.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.7%county
Share of households that are one person30.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.7%county
Second languages4.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents275county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in452county
Households that moved away392county
Average income of arriving households$39,232county
Average income of departing households$34,110county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings40.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation60.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.16 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F37 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing88 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days202 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$134county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,043 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity77.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.0%county
Homes heated by propane6.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood8.3%county
Households with broadband85.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk44.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk38.1county
Landslide risk48.8county
Hail risk70.5county
Earthquake risk65.3county
Tornado risk65.7county
Tropical cyclone risk48.3county
Extreme heat risk34.6county
Winter weather risk69.4county
Strong wind risk63.9county
Wildfire risk15.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Adair County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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