Wolfe County, Kentucky

Wolfe County has a population of 6,443 and has shrunk 4.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $75,800, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $30,417.

Home price
$75,800
Income
$30,417
Population
6,443
Unemployment
13.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$75,800county
Median gross rent$501county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198030.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile32.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant12.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.7%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$1,081county
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$30,417county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate37.7%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 home6.2%county
Unemployment rate13.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force36.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government34.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.2%county
Economic output per resident$24,423county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.55%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 time32.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service63 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 station65 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.3%county
Traffic deaths62.1county
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 higher8.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher70.1%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment1072county
Students per full-time teacher12.5county
Free lunch eligible81.1%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians31county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.9%county
Frequent mental distress22.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity40.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.2%county

Place

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

Population6,443county
Land area in square miles222county
People per square mile of land29.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age42.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.4%county
Share of households that are one person26.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages2.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents290county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in88county
Households that moved away133county
Average income of arriving households$43,534county
Average income of departing households$33,451county
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 temperature55.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation58.7 incounty
Annual snowfall13.4 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.05 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing92 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days200 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 29county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$141county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use1,024 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity54.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas8.4%county
Homes heated by propane21.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.3%county
Homes heated by wood10.4%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk42.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk89.2county
Hail risk42.1county
Earthquake risk30.0county
Tornado risk21.4county
Tropical cyclone risk31.2county
Extreme heat risk24.8county
Winter weather risk39.7county
Strong wind risk32.5county
Wildfire risk63.8county

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 Wolfe 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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