Middlesborough

Population: 9,258
Median household income: $34,349
Median home value: $88,700

Located in Bell County, Kentucky, Middlesborough is a community with a population of 9,258. At $34,349, its median household income sits above Bell County's $32,403.

Between 2019 and 2023, Middlesborough's population declined 1.5% from 9,395 to 9,258, while its median home value fell 3.1% from $91,500 to $88,700.

The median resident is 41.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,258
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $34,349
Median home value: $88,700
Median gross rent: $670
Housing units: 4,412
Homeownership rate: 57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 11.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,3959,258

Median household income

$25,488$34,349

Median home value

$91,500$88,700

Median gross rent

$538$670

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,395	$25,488	$91,500	$538
2020	9,242	$29,114	$72,400	$548
2021	9,493	$28,734	$72,600	$541
2022	9,383	$35,798	$87,000	$623
2023	9,258	$34,349	$88,700	$670

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	575	6.2%
5 to 17	1,481	16.0%
18 to 24	753	8.1%
25 to 34	1,273	13.8%
35 to 44	969	10.5%
45 to 54	952	10.3%
55 to 64	1,413	15.3%
65 to 74	1,005	10.9%
75 and over	837	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,366	90.4%
Black or African American	350	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	33	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.3%
Two or more races	375	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	109	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,207	18.7%
High school graduate	2,130	33.0%
Some college or associate's	2,142	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	619	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	351	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone60.7%

Carpooled29.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,588	60.7%
Carpooled	783	29.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	108	4.1%
Bicycle	10	0.4%
Worked from home	107	4.1%
Other means	19	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,483	59.1%
15 to 29 min	454	18.1%
30 to 44 min	309	12.3%
45 to 59 min	119	4.7%
60+ min	143	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 28.8% (2,630 of 9,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,318	60.6%
Nonfamily households	1,504	39.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,822	86.6%
Vacant	590	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,209	57.8%
Renter-occupied	1,613	42.2%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,798	63.4%
1-unit, attached	24	0.5%
2 to 4 units	485	11.0%
5 to 19 units	358	8.1%
20 or more units	163	3.7%
Mobile home & other	584	13.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2151924
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 36.6135, -83.7225