Carlisle County, Kentucky

Carlisle County has a population of 4,762 and has shrunk 1.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $120,400, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $62,439.

Home price
$120,400
Income
$62,439
Population
4,762
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$120,400county
Median gross rent$792county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198050.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$915county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$717county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,173county
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$62,439county
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 home4.3%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government13.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.8%county
Economic output per resident$55,570county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.78%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 time26.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service17 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13456county
Miles to nearest general aviation field21 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 station23 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.8%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher14.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.8%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment738county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible57.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians42county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

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

Population4,762county
Land area in square miles189county
People per square mile of land25.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person25.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents352county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in76county
Households that moved away115county
Average income of arriving households$49,750county
Average income of departing households$37,157county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year14,940(statewide)
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 temperature59.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.1 incounty
Annual snowfall13.4 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.31 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F49 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing77 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days207 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 1county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$156county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.4¢county
Household electricity use1,162 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.9%county
Homes heated by propane34.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood1.8%county
Households with broadband87.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk7.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk70.9county
Landslide risk40.3county
Hail risk14.4county
Earthquake risk86.2county
Tornado risk30.5county
Tropical cyclone risk24.6county
Extreme heat risk40.0county
Winter weather risk30.5county
Strong wind risk37.7county
Wildfire risk3.3county

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 Carlisle 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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