Pendleton County, Kentucky

Pendleton County has a population of 14,723 and has grown 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $159,800, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $64,669.

Home price
$159,800
Income
$64,669
Population
14,723
Unemployment
4.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$159,800county
Median gross rent$793county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198050.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,353county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,051county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,785county
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$64,669county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate15.9%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 home9.4%county
Unemployment rate4.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.5%county
Share of workers employed by government13.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.0%county
Economic output per resident$27,909county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.80%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 time36.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4500414county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.9 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 station29 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.7%county
Traffic deaths40.8county
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 higher15.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.6%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment2130county
Students per full-time teacher16.6county
Free lunch eligible59.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians27county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.5%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.7%county

Place

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

Population14,723county
Land area in square miles277county
People per square mile of land53.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.5%county
Share of households that are one person27.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages1.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents301county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in424county
Households that moved away400county
Average income of arriving households$52,302county
Average income of departing households$43,050county
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 temperature55.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.6 incounty
Annual snowfall13.4 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.06 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F33 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing94 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days249 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 9county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use1,103 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas18.8%county
Homes heated by propane20.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.5%county
Homes heated by wood6.9%county
Households with broadband81.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk49.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk18.3county
Landslide risk58.0county
Hail risk8.2county
Earthquake risk30.9county
Tornado risk51.8county
Tropical cyclone risk8.3county
Extreme heat risk35.2county
Winter weather risk17.9county
Strong wind risk58.8county
Wildfire risk5.5county

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 Pendleton 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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