Catlettsburg

Population: 1,672
Median household income: $34,524
Median home value: $71,400

Catlettsburg, a community in Boyd County, Kentucky, has 1,672 residents. Its median household income of $34,524 runs below the Boyd County figure of $60,659.

From 2019 to 2023, Catlettsburg's population declined 11.8% from 1,895 to 1,672, while its median home value was little changed from $70,700 to $71,400.

Households average 1.98 people. The median gross rent is $590.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,672
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $34,524
Median home value: $71,400
Median gross rent: $590
Housing units: 954
Homeownership rate: 51.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
Unemployment rate: 12.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8951,672

Median household income

$28,145$34,524

Median home value

$70,700$71,400

Median gross rent

$454$590

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,895	$28,145	$70,700	$454
2020	1,834	$31,250	$66,700	$480
2021	1,742	$30,250	$63,700	$537
2022	1,782	$33,047	$73,500	$558
2023	1,672	$34,524	$71,400	$590

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over14.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	3.4%
5 to 17	195	11.7%
18 to 24	109	6.5%
25 to 34	195	11.7%
35 to 44	199	11.9%
45 to 54	213	12.7%
55 to 64	203	12.1%
65 to 74	254	15.2%
75 and over	247	14.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,449	86.7%
Black or African American	101	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.5%
Some other race	7	0.4%
Two or more races	70	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.8%

High school graduate49.0%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree2.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	233	17.8%
High school graduate	643	49.0%
Some college or associate's	380	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	27	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	28	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit2.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	370	78.2%
Carpooled	49	10.4%
Public transit	10	2.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	41	8.7%
Other means	3	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	130	30.1%
15 to 29 min	209	48.4%
30 to 44 min	80	18.5%
45 to 59 min	9	2.1%
60+ min	4	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 25.4% (365 of 1,437)

	Count	Share
Family households	338	46.4%
Nonfamily households	390	53.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	728	76.3%
Vacant	226	23.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	376	51.6%
Renter-occupied	352	48.4%

1-unit, detached66.5%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units11.8%

Mobile home & other6.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	634	66.5%
1-unit, attached	4	0.4%
2 to 4 units	70	7.3%
5 to 19 units	68	7.1%
20 or more units	113	11.8%
Mobile home & other	65	6.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2113420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.4 sq mi
Center point: 38.4170, -82.6030