Graves County, Kentucky

Graves County has a population of 36,630 and has grown 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $147,800, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $50,772.

Home price
$147,800
Income
$50,772
Population
36,630
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$147,800county
Median gross rent$775county
Median year homes here were built1977county
Share of homes built before 198056.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%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$1,204county
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$50,772county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate19.9%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 rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.1%county
Share of workers employed by government14.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.6%county
Economic output per resident$47,878county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.66%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 time20.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13456county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.1 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 station20 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.6%county
Traffic deaths54.6county
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 higher18.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.3%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment5921county
Students per full-time teacher15.9county
Free lunch eligible61.2%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here1county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.7%county

Place

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

Population36,630county
Land area in square miles552county
People per square mile of land66.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store10.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract11.1%county
Population change since 2020+1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age40.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.4%county
Share of households that are one person27.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.8%county
Second languages6.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls73.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents327county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in679county
Households that moved away735county
Average income of arriving households$45,351county
Average income of departing households$45,959county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year83county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature59.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation58.0 incounty
Annual snowfall9.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.29 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F55 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing78 dayscounty

Gardening

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

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 electricity38.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.9%county
Homes heated by propane19.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood1.7%county
Households with broadband82.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk56.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk89.0county
Landslide risk68.5county
Hail risk60.3county
Earthquake risk96.9county
Tornado risk70.6county
Tropical cyclone risk48.7county
Extreme heat risk75.2county
Winter weather risk84.2county
Strong wind risk91.7county
Wildfire risk26.7county

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 Graves 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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