Calloway County, Kentucky

Calloway County has a population of 38,224 and has grown 5.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $183,200, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $52,706.

Home price
$183,200
Income
$52,706
Population
38,224
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$183,200county
Median gross rent$870county
Median year homes here were built1983county
Share of homes built before 198046.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,112county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,098county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$837county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,317county
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$52,706county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate17.2%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 home6.0%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government16.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.7%county
Economic output per resident$50,068county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.65%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 time17.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service40 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13456county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.8 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 station33 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.0%county
Traffic deaths15.7county
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 higher31.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.1%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment4966county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Free lunch eligible55.0%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.5%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

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

Population38,224county
Land area in square miles385county
People per square mile of land99.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store18.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract23.2%county
Population change since 2020+5.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age35.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.9%county
Share of households that are one person31.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.0%county
Second languages4.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls61.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents259county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in1,078county
Households that moved away1,055county
Average income of arriving households$47,101county
Average income of departing households$44,330county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year20county
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 temperature59.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.9 incounty
Annual snowfall10.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.28 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F56 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing81 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days230 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 23county
Average first fall frostNov 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.4¢county
Household electricity use1,012 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity53.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas32.3%county
Homes heated by propane12.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.0%county
Households with broadband82.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk50.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk66.0county
Landslide risk65.7county
Hail risk62.2county
Earthquake risk95.4county
Tornado risk79.3county
Tropical cyclone risk39.4county
Extreme heat risk73.5county
Winter weather risk81.4county
Strong wind risk63.7county
Wildfire risk18.6county

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 teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Calloway 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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