Elkhorn City vs McCarr

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

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

Elkhorn City has the higher population (911 vs 260 in McCarr). Elkhorn City has the higher median household income ($58,021 vs $37,043 in McCarr). Since 2019, McCarr's population has grown faster (+213.3% vs -17.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Elkhorn City	McCarr
Population	911	260
Median age	50.8 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,021	$37,043
Median home value	$105,100	—
Median gross rent	$588	—
Housing units	485	99
Homeownership rate	70.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	13.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkhorn City	McCarr
Population	1,097 → 911 (-17.0%)	83 → 260 (+213.3%)
Median household income	$24,338 → $58,021 (+138.4%)	$31,274 → $37,043 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$74,000 → $105,100 (+42.0%)	$96,300 → $34,000 (-64.7%)
Median gross rent	$526 → $588 (+11.8%)	—

Elkhorn City

Population

1,097911

Median household income

$24,338$58,021

Median home value

$74,000$105,100

Median gross rent

$526$588

McCarr

Population

83260

Median household income

$31,274$37,043

Median home value

$96,300$34,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkhorn City	McCarr
Under 5	1.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	10.8%	35.8%
18 to 24	11.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	3.5%
35 to 44	9.3%	19.2%
45 to 54	15.6%	24.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	8.8%
65 to 74	17.1%	5.4%
75 and over	10.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkhorn City	McCarr
White (non-Hispanic)	98.0%	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	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkhorn City	McCarr
No high school diploma	17.5%	26.4%
High school graduate	33.0%	64.8%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.1%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkhorn City	McCarr
Drove alone	74.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	21.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	4.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkhorn City	McCarr
1-unit, detached	61.4%	49.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	50.5%

Poverty & households

	Elkhorn City	McCarr
Poverty rate	13.2%	12.7%
Average household size	2.39	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1976	1980