McLean County, Kentucky

McLean County has a population of 9,114 and has shrunk 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $148,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $65,596.

Home price
$148,500
Income
$65,596
Population
9,114
Unemployment
5.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$148,500county
Median gross rent$641county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198057.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,110county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$846county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,466county
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$65,596county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate9.5%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 home6.8%county
Unemployment rate5.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.5%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.4%county
Economic output per resident$37,881county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.64%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 time31.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service16 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8835county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 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 station110 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths43.9county
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 higher16.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1387county
Students per full-time teacher14.8county
Free lunch eligible51.5%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians63(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.2%county

Place

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

Population9,114county
Land area in square miles253county
People per square mile of land36.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.5%county
Share of households that are one person25.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages2.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls78.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents339county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in214county
Households that moved away216county
Average income of arriving households$46,234county
Average income of departing households$45,861county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
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 temperature58.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation55.8 incounty
Annual snowfall12.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.21 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F46 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing79 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days218 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 31county
Average first fall frostNov 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$154county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.5¢county
Household electricity use1,139 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.8%county
Homes heated by propane17.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.8%county
Households with broadband85.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk45.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk70.4county
Landslide risk17.9county
Hail risk65.7county
Earthquake risk84.6county
Tornado risk37.6county
Tropical cyclone risk26.9county
Extreme heat risk45.4county
Winter weather risk53.4county
Strong wind risk70.5county
Wildfire risk4.5county

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 McLean 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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