Powell County, Kentucky

Powell County has a population of 13,038 and has shrunk 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $141,100, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $40,309.

Home price
$141,100
Income
$40,309
Population
13,038
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$141,100county
Median gross rent$747county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198040.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile24.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%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$40,309county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate22.5%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 home4.0%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force50.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.2%county
Share of workers employed by government20.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry18.6%county
Economic output per resident$25,821county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.62%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 time26.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
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 station56 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.9%county
Traffic deaths46.0county
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 higher13.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.0%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2031county
Students per full-time teacher15.4county
Free lunch eligible67.9%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians8county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µg(statewide)
Without health insurance5.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.0%county

Place

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

Population13,038county
Land area in square miles179county
People per square mile of land72.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age39.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.2%county
Share of households that are one person27.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages1.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents251county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in258county
Households that moved away247county
Average income of arriving households$41,081county
Average income of departing households$41,247county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year5county
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 temperature56.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation62.6 incounty
Annual snowfall21.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F24 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing90 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days184 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.4¢county
Household electricity use1,084 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity56.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas23.2%county
Homes heated by propane10.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.7%county
Homes heated by wood6.6%county
Households with broadband79.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk51.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk18.4county
Landslide risk48.8county
Hail risk35.7county
Earthquake risk37.8county
Tornado risk37.1county
Tropical cyclone risk34.8county
Extreme heat risk32.1county
Winter weather risk55.0county
Strong wind risk77.2county
Wildfire risk43.2county

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 Powell 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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