Blackey vs Mayking

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

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

Mayking has the higher population (645 vs 108 in Blackey). Blackey has the higher median home value ($91,300 vs $71,500 in Mayking). Since 2019, Mayking's population has grown faster (+32.2% vs +3.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Blackey	Mayking
Population	108	645
Median age	52.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$29,198
Median home value	$91,300	$71,500
Median gross rent	—	$676
Housing units	59	247
Homeownership rate	70.7%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blackey	Mayking
Population	104 → 108 (+3.8%)	488 → 645 (+32.2%)
Median household income	—	$59,250 → $29,198 (-50.7%)
Median home value	$54,700 → $91,300 (+66.9%)	$56,700 → $71,500 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$614 → $676 (+10.1%)

Blackey

Population

104108

Median home value

$54,700$91,300

Mayking

Population

488645

Median household income

$59,250$29,198

Median home value

$56,700$71,500

Median gross rent

$614$676

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blackey	Mayking
Under 5	10.2%	12.7%
5 to 17	0.9%	23.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	3.1%
25 to 34	13.0%	1.7%
35 to 44	6.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	13.0%	14.7%
55 to 64	20.4%	18.4%
65 to 74	23.1%	16.6%
75 and over	4.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blackey	Mayking
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blackey	Mayking
No high school diploma	10.3%	21.7%
High school graduate	48.3%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	17.2%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	1.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blackey	Mayking
Drove alone	68.4%	85.9%
Carpooled	5.3%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	26.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blackey	Mayking
1-unit, detached	81.4%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	28.7%

Poverty & households

	Blackey	Mayking
Poverty rate	51.9%	62.2%
Average household size	1.86	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1948	1976