Rockcastle County, Kentucky

Rockcastle County has a population of 16,163 and has grown 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $123,600, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $48,862.

Home price
$123,600
Income
$48,862
Population
16,163
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$123,600county
Median gross rent$676county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198034.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile25.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$741county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,126county
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$48,862county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate25.6%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 home10.4%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government19.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.7%county
Economic output per resident$26,702county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.48%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 time26.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 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 station93 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.3%county
Traffic deaths61.9county
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 higher13.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.4%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2792county
Students per full-time teacher14.6county
Free lunch eligible64.2%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians50county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Frequent mental distress19.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.4%county

Place

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

Population16,163county
Land area in square miles317county
People per square mile of land51.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.3%county
Share of households that are one person30.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.4%county
Second languages1.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents287county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in342county
Households that moved away328county
Average income of arriving households$38,547county
Average income of departing households$38,774county
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 temperature56.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation64.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing92 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 21county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$140county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use1,096 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity77.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.9%county
Homes heated by propane8.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.3%county
Homes heated by wood8.8%county
Households with broadband80.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk53.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk22.8county
Landslide risk85.0county
Hail risk61.1county
Earthquake risk40.9county
Tornado risk48.9county
Tropical cyclone risk35.5county
Extreme heat risk40.1county
Winter weather risk62.7county
Strong wind risk58.3county
Wildfire risk47.5county

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 Rockcastle 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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