Elliott County, Kentucky

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,336
Median household income: $40,074
Median home value: $97,400

Home to 7,336 residents, Elliott County is one of Kentucky's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $40,074, its median household income sits below Kentucky's $62,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elliott County's population declined 2.3% from 7,510 to 7,336, while its median household income rose 24.0% from $32,306 to $40,074.

The typical home was built around 1988. 27.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,336
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $40,074
Median home value: $97,400
Median gross rent: $427
Housing units: 3,065
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5107,336

Median household income

$32,306$40,074

Median home value

$82,700$97,400

Median gross rent

$655$427

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,510	$32,306	$82,700	$655
2020	7,461	$36,950	$76,600	$801
2021	7,414	$36,455	$75,800	$824
2022	7,378	$39,469	$90,400	$625
2023	7,336	$40,074	$97,400	$427

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4415.2%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	278	3.8%
5 to 17	942	12.8%
18 to 24	509	6.9%
25 to 34	915	12.5%
35 to 44	1,113	15.2%
45 to 54	1,028	14.0%
55 to 64	969	13.2%
65 to 74	933	12.7%
75 and over	649	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,819	93.0%
Black or African American	216	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	118	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	148	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.1%

High school graduate49.1%

Some college or associate's19.6%

Bachelor's degree3.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,405	25.1%
High school graduate	2,755	49.1%
Some college or associate's	1,098	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	198	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	151	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,465	78.8%
Carpooled	226	12.2%
Public transit	12	0.6%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	154	8.3%
Other means	2	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	308	18.1%
15 to 29 min	504	29.6%
30 to 44 min	434	25.5%
45 to 59 min	176	10.3%
60+ min	283	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 27.2% (1,659 of 6,108)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,583	69.2%
Nonfamily households	706	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,289	74.7%
Vacant	776	25.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,907	83.3%
Renter-occupied	382	16.7%

1-unit, detached62.2%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other32.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,906	62.2%
1-unit, attached	17	0.6%
2 to 4 units	72	2.3%
5 to 19 units	53	1.7%
20 or more units	23	0.8%
Mobile home & other	994	32.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 21063
State: Kentucky
Land area: 234 sq mi
Water area: 1 sq mi
Center point: 38.1169, -83.0961