McRoberts vs Payne Gap

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

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

McRoberts has the higher population (303 vs 217 in Payne Gap). Since 2019, Payne Gap's population has grown faster (-23.0% vs -66.3%).

Population, income & housing

	McRoberts	Payne Gap
Population	303	217
Median age	42.6 yrs	48.6 yrs
Housing units	371	195
Homeownership rate	65.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.9%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	35.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McRoberts	Payne Gap
Population	898 → 303 (-66.3%)	282 → 217 (-23.0%)
Median household income	$28,239 → $29,250 (+3.6%)	$32,143 → $31,042 (-3.4%)
Median home value	$53,700 → $56,800 (+5.8%)	—

McRoberts

Population

898303

Median household income

$28,239$29,250

Median home value

$53,700$56,800

Payne Gap

Population

282217

Median household income

$32,143$31,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McRoberts	Payne Gap
Under 5	10.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	3.7%
18 to 24	1.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	24.4%	34.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	37.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.0%
65 to 74	22.1%	9.2%
75 and over	4.0%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McRoberts	Payne Gap
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	71.9%
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%	28.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McRoberts	Payne Gap
No high school diploma	28.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	24.4%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McRoberts	Payne Gap
Drove alone	59.1%	65.4%
Carpooled	28.4%	34.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McRoberts	Payne Gap
1-unit, detached	74.1%	56.9%
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	25.9%	43.1%

Poverty & households

	McRoberts	Payne Gap
Poverty rate	47.1%	28.1%
Average household size	1.92	1.57
Median year structure built	1938	1991