Blackey vs Fleming-Neon

A side-by-side comparison of Blackey and Fleming-Neon: population, income, housing, and more.

Blackey and Fleming-Neon are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fleming-Neon has the higher population (555 vs 108 in Blackey). Blackey has the higher median home value ($91,300 vs $52,700 in Fleming-Neon).

Population, income & housing

	Blackey	Fleming-Neon
Population	108	555
Median age	52.5 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$37,969
Median home value	$91,300	$52,700
Median gross rent	—	$693
Housing units	59	306
Homeownership rate	70.7%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blackey	Fleming-Neon
Population	104 → 108 (+3.8%)	537 → 555 (+3.4%)
Median household income	—	$25,694 → $37,969 (+47.8%)
Median home value	$54,700 → $91,300 (+66.9%)	$36,500 → $52,700 (+44.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$363 → $693 (+90.9%)

Blackey

Population

104108

Median home value

$54,700$91,300

Fleming-Neon

Population

537555

Median household income

$25,694$37,969

Median home value

$36,500$52,700

Median gross rent

$363$693

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blackey	Fleming-Neon
Under 5	10.2%	10.6%
5 to 17	0.9%	17.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	3.1%
25 to 34	13.0%	19.3%
35 to 44	6.5%	6.3%
45 to 54	13.0%	22.9%
55 to 64	20.4%	9.0%
65 to 74	23.1%	6.1%
75 and over	4.6%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blackey	Fleming-Neon
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blackey	Fleming-Neon
No high school diploma	10.3%	14.6%
High school graduate	48.3%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blackey	Fleming-Neon
Drove alone	68.4%	78.3%
Carpooled	5.3%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	26.3%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blackey	Fleming-Neon
1-unit, detached	81.4%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	28.4%

Poverty & households

	Blackey	Fleming-Neon
Poverty rate	51.9%	14.9%
Average household size	1.86	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1948	1969