Crittenden County, Kentucky

Crittenden County has a population of 8,979 and has shrunk 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $127,300, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $46,656.

Home price
$127,300
Income
$46,656
Population
8,979
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$127,300county
Median gross rent$714county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198060.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$660county
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$46,656county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate17.7%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 home5.5%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%county
Share of workers employed by government15.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.6%county
Economic output per resident$27,408county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.57%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 time24.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13456county
Miles to nearest general aviation field0.9 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 station67 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.0%county
Traffic deaths33.4county
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 higher84.4%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment1272county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Free lunch eligible60.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution49 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

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

Population8,979county
Land area in square miles360county
People per square mile of land25.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.1%county
Share of households that are one person32.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages7.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls64.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents367county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-17county
Households that moved in187county
Households that moved away196county
Average income of arriving households$43,460county
Average income of departing households$43,408county
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 temperature58.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.8 incounty
Annual snowfall4.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.24 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F49 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing77 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days202 days(statewide)

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 electricity39.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas21.2%county
Homes heated by propane31.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.0%county
Homes heated by wood6.1%county
Households with broadband78.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk30.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk67.6county
Landslide risk36.4county
Hail risk34.1county
Earthquake risk81.6county
Tornado risk47.7county
Tropical cyclone risk24.5county
Extreme heat risk49.0county
Winter weather risk47.3county
Strong wind risk63.5county
Wildfire risk8.8county

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 Crittenden 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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