Edmonson County, Kentucky

Edmonson County has a population of 12,355 and has grown 5.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $160,300, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $54,937.

Home price
$160,300
Income
$54,937
Population
12,355
Unemployment
7.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$160,300county
Median gross rent$778county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198033.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile33.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,153county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$985county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,384county
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$54,937county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate15.3%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 home7.4%county
Unemployment rate7.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force49.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government12.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.9%county
Economic output per resident$20,257county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.55%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 time32.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service63 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8835county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 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 station153 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths48.6county
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 higher10.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.1%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1854county
Students per full-time teacher16.0county
Free lunch eligible60.2%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians8county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.5%county
Frequent mental distress18.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.6%county

Place

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

Population12,355county
Land area in square miles303county
People per square mile of land40.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.8%county
Share of households that are one person24.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages3.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls100.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents157county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in324county
Households that moved away279county
Average income of arriving households$52,793county
Average income of departing households$40,785county
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 temperature59.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation67.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.17 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F51 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing82 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days198 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$136county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.0¢county
Household electricity use1,097 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity83.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.3%county
Homes heated by propane7.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood4.8%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 risk18.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk26.1county
Landslide risk40.0county
Hail risk78.0county
Earthquake risk43.4county
Tornado risk40.9county
Tropical cyclone risk16.3county
Extreme heat risk28.5county
Winter weather risk18.0county
Strong wind risk38.1county
Wildfire risk3.5county

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 Edmonson 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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