Coal Run Village vs Elkhorn City

A side-by-side comparison of Coal Run Village and Elkhorn City: population, income, housing, and more.

Coal Run Village and Elkhorn City are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Coal Run Village has the higher population (1,888 vs 911 in Elkhorn City). Elkhorn City has the higher median household income ($58,021 vs $47,212 in Coal Run Village). Coal Run Village has the higher median home value ($120,700 vs $105,100 in Elkhorn City).

Population, income & housing

	Coal Run Village	Elkhorn City
Population	1,888	911
Median age	41.0 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,212	$58,021
Median home value	$120,700	$105,100
Median gross rent	$846	$588
Housing units	887	485
Homeownership rate	67.3%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	13.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coal Run Village	Elkhorn City
Population	1,405 → 1,888 (+34.4%)	1,097 → 911 (-17.0%)
Median household income	$43,462 → $47,212 (+8.6%)	$24,338 → $58,021 (+138.4%)
Median home value	$62,200 → $120,700 (+94.1%)	$74,000 → $105,100 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $846 (+19.0%)	$526 → $588 (+11.8%)

Coal Run Village

Population

1,4051,888

Median household income

$43,462$47,212

Median home value

$62,200$120,700

Median gross rent

$711$846

Elkhorn City

Population

1,097911

Median household income

$24,338$58,021

Median home value

$74,000$105,100

Median gross rent

$526$588

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coal Run Village	Elkhorn City
Under 5	7.7%	1.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	10.8%
18 to 24	11.6%	11.1%
25 to 34	10.5%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.9%	9.3%
45 to 54	17.2%	15.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.1%	17.1%
75 and over	5.7%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coal Run Village	Elkhorn City
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	98.0%
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	2.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coal Run Village	Elkhorn City
No high school diploma	16.4%	17.5%
High school graduate	39.5%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coal Run Village	Elkhorn City
Drove alone	86.2%	74.3%
Carpooled	6.4%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.0%
Other means	1.7%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coal Run Village	Elkhorn City
1-unit, detached	38.3%	61.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	57.3%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Coal Run Village	Elkhorn City
Poverty rate	27.8%	13.2%
Average household size	2.38	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1993	1976