Breathitt County, Kentucky

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 13,438
Median household income: $41,101
Median home value: $61,800

Breathitt County, Kentucky counts 13,438 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $41,101 is below the Kentucky median ($62,417).

Between 2019 and 2023, Breathitt County's population grew 3.6% from 12,977 to 13,438, while its median household income rose 50.3% from $27,344 to $41,101.

77.8% of workers drive to work alone. 50.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,438
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $41,101
Median home value: $61,800
Median gross rent: $543
Housing units: 6,559
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,97713,438

Median household income

$27,344$41,101

Median home value

$54,000$61,800

Median gross rent

$488$543

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,977	$27,344	$54,000	$488
2020	12,802	$29,538	$53,000	$473
2021	13,652	$32,259	$52,700	$476
2022	13,580	$38,209	$58,800	$501
2023	13,438	$41,101	$61,800	$543

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	770	5.7%
5 to 17	2,036	15.2%
18 to 24	912	6.8%
25 to 34	1,660	12.4%
35 to 44	1,745	13.0%
45 to 54	1,801	13.4%
55 to 64	2,050	15.3%
65 to 74	1,617	12.0%
75 and over	847	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,933	96.2%
Black or African American	73	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	102	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	156	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	155	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,883	19.4%
High school graduate	3,971	40.9%
Some college or associate's	2,260	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	805	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	801	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,522	77.8%
Carpooled	616	13.6%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	152	3.4%
Bicycle	17	0.4%
Worked from home	181	4.0%
Other means	36	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,490	34.3%
15 to 29 min	1,041	23.9%
30 to 44 min	872	20.1%
45 to 59 min	203	4.7%
60+ min	741	17.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 28.2% (3,726 of 13,230)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,588	64.9%
Nonfamily households	1,944	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,532	84.3%
Vacant	1,027	15.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,112	74.3%
Renter-occupied	1,420	25.7%

1-unit, detached50.4%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other41.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,305	50.4%
1-unit, attached	60	0.9%
2 to 4 units	243	3.7%
5 to 19 units	199	3.0%
20 or more units	18	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2,734	41.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 21025
State: Kentucky
Land area: 492 sq mi
Water area: 2.85 sq mi
Center point: 37.5178, -83.3172