Elliott County, Kentucky

Elliott County has a population of 7,307 and has shrunk 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $123,500, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $45,776.

Home price
$123,500
Income
$45,776
Population
7,307
Unemployment
6.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$123,500county
Median gross rent$432county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198037.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$683county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,081county
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$45,776county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate25.1%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 home7.3%county
Unemployment rate6.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force35.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.3%county
Share of workers employed by government18.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.4%county
Economic output per resident$15,070county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.61%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 time41.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport93330county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 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 station35 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.3%county
Traffic deaths27.4county
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 higher8.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher78.8%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment892county
Students per full-time teacher12.7county
Free lunch eligible68.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians14county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.7%county

Place

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

Population7,307county
Land area in square miles234county
People per square mile of land31.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.5%county
Share of households that are one person22.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.1%county
Second languages0.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls9.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents54county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in71county
Households that moved away100county
Average income of arriving households$37,380county
Average income of departing households$41,460county
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 temperature55.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F23 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing100 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 18county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.1¢county
Household electricity use950 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity50.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas4.0%county
Homes heated by propane30.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood13.1%county
Households with broadband88.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk32.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk19.4county
Landslide risk87.2county
Hail risk21.0county
Earthquake risk35.1county
Tornado risk24.1county
Tropical cyclone risk35.3county
Extreme heat risk45.5county
Winter weather risk36.9county
Strong wind risk27.1county
Wildfire risk57.3county

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 Elliott 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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