Menifee County, Kentucky

Menifee County has a population of 6,230 and has grown 5.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $125,800, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $45,096.

Home price
$125,800
Income
$45,096
Population
6,230
Unemployment
7.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$125,800county
Median gross rent$675county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198030.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant26.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.1%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$1,110county
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$45,096county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate26.9%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 home8.6%county
Unemployment rate7.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force44.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.2%county
Share of workers employed by government20.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.3%county
Economic output per resident$18,460county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.51%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 time29.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service56 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
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 station50 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.3%county
Traffic deaths16.1county
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 higher14.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.6%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment960county
Students per full-time teacher16.0county
Free lunch eligible72.0%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.2%county

Place

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

Population6,230county
Land area in square miles204county
People per square mile of land30.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age46.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.4%county
Share of households that are one person27.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls19.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents164county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents21county
Households that moved in177county
Households that moved away142county
Average income of arriving households$40,898county
Average income of departing households$38,021county
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 precipitation59.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.06 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing95 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$133county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.5¢county
Household electricity use986 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity63.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas10.4%county
Homes heated by propane16.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood9.4%county
Households with broadband81.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk21.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk15.5county
Landslide risk80.8county
Hail risk15.2county
Earthquake risk20.4county
Tornado risk19.8county
Tropical cyclone risk16.6county
Extreme heat risk20.2county
Winter weather risk23.8county
Strong wind risk22.1county
Wildfire risk51.5county

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 Menifee 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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