Estill County, Kentucky

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Estill County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the highest in the country for average commute time (114th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Estill County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	14,035	4,534,824	334,922,499	2223rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$46,051	$63,726	$80,734	2931st of 3,221
Median Age	44.4	39.1	38.9	849th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.2%	27.6%	35.7%	3090th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$119,500	$205,600	$332,700	2680th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$711	$967	$1,413	2694th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.7%	16.1%	12.5%	486th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.0%	4.9%	5.2%	429th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	55.5	114.8	n/a	1440th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	4.7%	14.1%	2071st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.6	n/a	n/a	2903rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.4%	68.3%	65.2%	2247th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	35.3	24.0	26.4	114th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.0%	10.2%	15.1%	2113th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2206th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.6%	46.6%	46.9%	1933rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.1%	n/a	n/a	2520th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Estill County, Kentucky

Statistic	Estill County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.9%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	7.8	32.5	61.4

Age in Estill County, Kentucky

Statistic	Estill County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	44.4	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.3%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.6%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	29.7%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.6%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Estill County, Kentucky

Statistic	Estill County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	5,975	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.9%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.9%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.3%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.7%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	25.8%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Estill County, Kentucky

Statistic	Estill County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,226	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	27.9%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.0%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.1%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.7%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	49.3%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	25.8%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Estill County, Kentucky

Statistic	Estill County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	6,864	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.5%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.9%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.0%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.6%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.0%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$799	$1,544	n/a

Education in Estill County, Kentucky

Statistic	Estill County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	21.4%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.2%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.2%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.9%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.3%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Estill County, Kentucky

Statistic	Estill County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.6%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.5%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.5%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.1%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	20.4%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.9%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Estill County, Kentucky

Statistic	Estill County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.8%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.6%	5.5%	16.7%

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