Magoffin County, Kentucky

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Magoffin County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Magoffin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,348	4,534,824	334,922,499	2396th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$33,080	$63,726	$80,734	3134th of 3,221
Median Age	42.6	39.1	38.9	1319th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.8%	27.6%	35.7%	3043rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$89,000	$205,600	$332,700	3105th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$730	$967	$1,413	2585th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	38.2%	16.1%	12.5%	71st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.0%	4.9%	5.2%	195th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	36.8	114.8	n/a	1824th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.5%	4.7%	14.1%	3047th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.4	n/a	n/a	2971st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.4%	68.3%	65.2%	1462nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.8	24.0	26.4	413th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.5%	10.2%	15.1%	3130th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.7%	n/a	n/a	1982nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.1%	46.6%	46.9%	1818th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.0%	n/a	n/a	2529th 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 Magoffin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Magoffin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	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)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	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	5.4	32.5	61.4

Age in Magoffin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Magoffin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	42.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.4%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.0%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.2%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.3%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.0%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Magoffin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Magoffin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	4,734	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	66.9%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	35.4%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.8%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.0%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	24.0%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Magoffin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Magoffin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$21,190	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	42.1%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	7.2%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.9%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	38.2%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	59.1%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	37.2%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Magoffin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Magoffin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	5,489	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	48.5%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.1%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.8%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.6%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	36.2%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$694	$1,544	n/a

Education in Magoffin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Magoffin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	27.6%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.1%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	21.5%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	4.9%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.9%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Magoffin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Magoffin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	36.7%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.8%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.4%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.1%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.3%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.4%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Magoffin County, Kentucky

Statistic	Magoffin County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.1%	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	98.8%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	5.5%	16.7%

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