Estill County, Kentucky

Estill County has a population of 14,035 and has shrunk 1.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $119,500, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $46,051.

Home price
$119,500
Income
$46,051
Population
14,035
Unemployment
7.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$119,500county
Median gross rent$711county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198047.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile23.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$790county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,120county
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$46,051county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate20.7%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 home7.0%county
Unemployment rate7.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government22.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.7%county
Economic output per resident$20,801county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.67%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 time35.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 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 station66 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.9%county
Traffic deaths7.1county
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 higher12.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher78.6%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2210county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Free lunch eligible67.8%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 physicians21county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.3%county
Frequent mental distress19.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.5%county

Place

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

Population14,035county
Land area in square miles253county
People per square mile of land55.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age44.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.6%county
Share of households that are one person26.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents268county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in270county
Households that moved away229county
Average income of arriving households$42,400county
Average income of departing households$36,515county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
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 temperature56.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation62.1 incounty
Annual snowfall26.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.06 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F24 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing90 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days181 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$141county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use1,109 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity52.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas22.8%county
Homes heated by propane13.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.0%county
Homes heated by wood7.9%county
Households with broadband80.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk63.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk17.2county
Landslide risk51.8county
Hail risk41.3county
Earthquake risk35.4county
Tornado risk37.8county
Tropical cyclone risk28.1county
Extreme heat risk34.7county
Winter weather risk59.3county
Strong wind risk47.7county
Wildfire risk44.7county

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 Estill 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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