Breathitt County, Kentucky

Breathitt County has a population of 13,276 and has shrunk 8.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $70,300, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $34,808.

Home price
$70,300
Income
$34,808
Population
13,276
Unemployment
9.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$70,300county
Median gross rent$548county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198033.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile42.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$714county
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$34,808county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate33.1%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 home7.0%county
Unemployment rate9.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force42.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government22.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry32.3%county
Economic output per resident$23,116county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.73%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 time28.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service74 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport93330county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.1 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 station78 micounty
Households without a vehicle15.2%county
Traffic deaths52.7county
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 higher15.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.3%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2042county
Students per full-time teacher16.5county
Free lunch eligible71.1%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
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 institution7.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.2%county
Frequent mental distress19.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.9%county

Place

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

Population13,276county
Land area in square miles492county
People per square mile of land27.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract17.2%county
Population change since 2020-8.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.7%county
Share of households that are one person34.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.3%county
Second languages0.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls17.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents211county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in152county
Households that moved away236county
Average income of arriving households$41,638county
Average income of departing households$38,525county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1county
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 temperature56.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation57.1 incounty
Annual snowfall28.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.04 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F18 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing92 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days205 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 10county
Average first fall frostNov 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$151county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,106 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity58.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas15.6%county
Homes heated by propane7.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil8.0%county
Homes heated by wood7.0%county
Households with broadband81.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk82.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk94.0county
Hail risk38.2county
Earthquake risk41.6county
Tornado risk27.5county
Tropical cyclone risk39.5county
Extreme heat risk35.1county
Winter weather risk57.1county
Strong wind risk36.3county
Wildfire risk69.9county

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 Breathitt 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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