Mayking vs McRoberts

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

Mayking and McRoberts 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 303 in McRoberts). Since 2019, Mayking's population has grown faster (+32.2% vs -66.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Mayking	McRoberts
Population	645	303
Median age	42.0 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$29,198	—
Median home value	$71,500	—
Median gross rent	$676	—
Housing units	247	371
Homeownership rate	60.4%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mayking	McRoberts
Population	488 → 645 (+32.2%)	898 → 303 (-66.3%)
Median household income	$59,250 → $29,198 (-50.7%)	$28,239 → $29,250 (+3.6%)
Median home value	$56,700 → $71,500 (+26.1%)	$53,700 → $56,800 (+5.8%)
Median gross rent	$614 → $676 (+10.1%)	—

Mayking

Population

488645

Median household income

$59,250$29,198

Median home value

$56,700$71,500

Median gross rent

$614$676

McRoberts

Population

898303

Median household income

$28,239$29,250

Median home value

$53,700$56,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mayking	McRoberts
Under 5	12.7%	10.2%
5 to 17	23.4%	15.2%
18 to 24	3.1%	1.7%
25 to 34	1.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.3%	24.4%
45 to 54	14.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	18.4%	12.5%
65 to 74	16.6%	22.1%
75 and over	0.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mayking	McRoberts
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mayking	McRoberts
No high school diploma	21.7%	28.1%
High school graduate	36.5%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	38.0%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	1.5%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mayking	McRoberts
Drove alone	85.9%	59.1%
Carpooled	14.1%	28.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mayking	McRoberts
1-unit, detached	71.3%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.7%	25.9%

Poverty & households

	Mayking	McRoberts
Poverty rate	62.2%	47.1%
Average household size	3.45	1.92
Median year structure built	1976	1938