Jenkins vs Mayking

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

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

Jenkins has the higher population (1,569 vs 645 in Mayking). Jenkins has the higher median household income ($34,400 vs $29,198 in Mayking). Mayking has the higher median home value ($71,500 vs $65,600 in Jenkins).

Population, income & housing

	Jenkins	Mayking
Population	1,569	645
Median age	40.1 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$34,400	$29,198
Median home value	$65,600	$71,500
Median gross rent	$535	$676
Housing units	946	247
Homeownership rate	61.2%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jenkins	Mayking
Population	2,245 → 1,569 (-30.1%)	488 → 645 (+32.2%)
Median household income	$27,763 → $34,400 (+23.9%)	$59,250 → $29,198 (-50.7%)
Median home value	$55,200 → $65,600 (+18.8%)	$56,700 → $71,500 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$430 → $535 (+24.4%)	$614 → $676 (+10.1%)

Jenkins

Population

2,2451,569

Median household income

$27,763$34,400

Median home value

$55,200$65,600

Median gross rent

$430$535

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)

	Jenkins	Mayking
Under 5	3.3%	12.7%
5 to 17	15.2%	23.4%
18 to 24	6.2%	3.1%
25 to 34	18.4%	1.7%
35 to 44	16.1%	9.3%
45 to 54	5.9%	14.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	18.4%
65 to 74	13.3%	16.6%
75 and over	6.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jenkins	Mayking
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	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	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jenkins	Mayking
No high school diploma	12.7%	21.7%
High school graduate	41.1%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	1.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jenkins	Mayking
Drove alone	61.2%	85.9%
Carpooled	17.9%	14.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jenkins	Mayking
1-unit, detached	69.1%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	28.7%

Poverty & households

	Jenkins	Mayking
Poverty rate	23.4%	62.2%
Average household size	2.25	3.45
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1961	1976