Logan County, Kentucky

Logan County has a population of 27,986 and has grown 4.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $164,900, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $60,382.

Home price
$164,900
Income
$60,382
Population
27,986
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$164,900county
Median gross rent$751county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.6%county
Typical monthly rent$890county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$660county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,178county
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$60,382county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate16.8%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 home3.9%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.6%county
Share of workers employed by government10.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.8%county
Economic output per resident$47,551county

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 time28.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service52 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.1 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 station115 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.2%county
Traffic deaths28.6county
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 higher16.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.7%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment4422county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Free lunch eligible57.1%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians22county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.8%county

Place

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

Population27,986county
Land area in square miles552county
People per square mile of land50.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store3.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.1%county
Share of households that are one person28.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls70.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents346county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in721county
Households that moved away583county
Average income of arriving households$50,911county
Average income of departing households$43,726county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year69county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings31.9%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature58.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation58.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.22 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F46 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing82 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days203 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 6county
Average first fall frostOct 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$151county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.0¢county
Household electricity use1,185 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity44.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas29.9%county
Homes heated by propane22.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood2.7%county
Households with broadband86.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk41.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk58.3county
Landslide risk25.1county
Hail risk83.1county
Earthquake risk81.3county
Tornado risk67.7county
Tropical cyclone risk34.8county
Extreme heat risk53.3county
Winter weather risk32.5county
Strong wind risk68.9county
Wildfire risk5.7county

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 Logan 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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