Floyd County, Kentucky

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Floyd County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Floyd County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	35,224	4,534,824	334,922,499	1337th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,279	$63,726	$80,734	3055th of 3,221
Median Age	42.8	39.1	38.9	1271st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.3%	27.6%	35.7%	2770th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$98,700	$205,600	$332,700	3005th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$672	$967	$1,413	2863rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	28.0%	16.1%	12.5%	164th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.7%	4.9%	5.2%	314th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	89.6	114.8	n/a	1061st of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	4.7%	14.1%	3044th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	68.8	n/a	n/a	2994th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.2%	68.3%	65.2%	1984th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.1	24.0	26.4	967th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.2%	10.2%	15.1%	3036th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.6%	n/a	n/a	2340th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.7%	46.6%	46.9%	1909th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.6%	n/a	n/a	2237th 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 Floyd County, Kentucky

Statistic	Floyd County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.9%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	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)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	9.0	32.5	61.4

Age in Floyd County, Kentucky

Statistic	Floyd County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	42.8	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.6%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Floyd County, Kentucky

Statistic	Floyd County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	14,700	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.8%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.2%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.1%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.9%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	22.3%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Floyd County, Kentucky

Statistic	Floyd County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,406	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	32.8%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.6%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.3%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	28.0%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	46.2%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	24.1%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Floyd County, Kentucky

Statistic	Floyd County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	17,505	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.3%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.4%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.0%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.8%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.4%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$748	$1,544	n/a

Education in Floyd County, Kentucky

Statistic	Floyd County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	18.5%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.8%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.3%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.4%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Floyd County, Kentucky

Statistic	Floyd County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	43.6%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.9%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.9%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.0%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.5%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Floyd County, Kentucky

Statistic	Floyd County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.3%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.4%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	5.5%	16.7%

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