Woodford County, Kentucky

Woodford County has a population of 27,279 and has grown 3.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $299,700, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $83,788.

Home price
$299,700
Income
$83,788
Population
27,279
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$299,700county
Median gross rent$1,138county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198041.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,566county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,272county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,079county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,743county
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$83,788county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate10.5%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 home14.9%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.0%county
Share of workers employed by government16.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.3%county
Economic output per resident$59,965county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.70%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 time24.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service6.5 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 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 station66 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths55.0county
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 higher40.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.1%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment3978county
Students per full-time teacher15.9county
Free lunch eligible46.6%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public33.3%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians78county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.6%county
Frequent mental distress13.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

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

Population27,279county
Land area in square miles190county
People per square mile of land144.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store38.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract13.5%county
Population change since 2020+3.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age42.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.7%county
Share of households that are one person24.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.8%county
Second languages7.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents197county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in844county
Households that moved away758county
Average income of arriving households$65,052county
Average income of departing households$62,297county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year95county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings6.3%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation64.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F32 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing89 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days196 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 12county
Average first fall frostOct 26county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.8¢county
Household electricity use1,097 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity53.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.7%county
Homes heated by propane3.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband92.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk48.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk21.4county
Landslide risk15.9county
Hail risk52.8county
Earthquake risk58.0county
Tornado risk73.2county
Tropical cyclone risk33.8county
Extreme heat risk28.6county
Winter weather risk57.2county
Strong wind risk80.3county
Wildfire risk7.7county

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 Woodford 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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