Caldwell County, Kentucky

Caldwell County has a population of 12,618 and has shrunk 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $118,500, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $59,583.

Home price
$118,500
Income
$59,583
Population
12,618
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$118,500county
Median gross rent$767county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198059.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.5%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$1,038county
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$59,583county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate15.1%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 home4.0%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.0%county
Economic output per resident$43,031county

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 time24.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service49 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13456county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.4 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 station70 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.7%county
Traffic deaths47.6county
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 higher17.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.2%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1879county
Students per full-time teacher17.9county
Free lunch eligible59.7%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution43 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.2%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.8%county

Place

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

Population12,618county
Land area in square miles345county
People per square mile of land36.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age42.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.4%county
Share of households that are one person26.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls97.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents348county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in248county
Households that moved away294county
Average income of arriving households$42,964county
Average income of departing households$41,650county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature59.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation53.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.24 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F54 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing74 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days205 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 7county
Average first fall frostOct 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$154county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.5¢county
Household electricity use1,139 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity39.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.7%county
Homes heated by propane21.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband87.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk30.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk71.8county
Landslide risk27.7county
Hail risk42.4county
Earthquake risk86.0county
Tornado risk61.2county
Tropical cyclone risk22.7county
Extreme heat risk52.1county
Winter weather risk47.4county
Strong wind risk63.6county
Wildfire risk5.8county

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 Caldwell 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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