Allen County, Kentucky

Allen County has a population of 21,293 and has grown 9.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $192,300, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $61,403.

Home price
$192,300
Income
$61,403
Population
21,293
Unemployment
6.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$192,300county
Median gross rent$844county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198036.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile20.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$996county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$759county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,224county
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$61,403county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate13.5%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 home5.7%county
Unemployment rate6.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government12.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.6%county
Economic output per resident$28,950county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.54%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 time27.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service50 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station149 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.6%county
Traffic deaths51.7county
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 higher18.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.3%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment3138county
Students per full-time teacher17.4county
Free lunch eligible60.9%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians14county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.6%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.7%county

Place

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

Population21,293county
Land area in square miles344county
People per square mile of land61.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store14.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract24.8%county
Population change since 2020+9.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.9%county
Share of households that are one person26.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents204county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in574county
Households that moved away446county
Average income of arriving households$60,122county
Average income of departing households$48,845county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year17county
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 temperature59.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation60.4 incounty
Annual snowfall4.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.21 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F51 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing86 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days198 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$144county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use1,147 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity75.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.5%county
Homes heated by propane10.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood6.4%county
Households with broadband82.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk27.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk43.6county
Landslide risk43.5county
Hail risk84.8county
Earthquake risk75.0county
Tornado risk69.5county
Tropical cyclone risk29.6county
Extreme heat risk40.6county
Winter weather risk51.9county
Strong wind risk69.8county
Wildfire risk9.3county

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 Allen 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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