Floyd County, Kentucky

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 35,342
Median household income: $41,582
Median home value: $93,300

Floyd County is a county in Kentucky with a population of 35,342. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $41,582 runs below the Kentucky figure of $62,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Floyd County's population declined 3.1% from 36,456 to 35,342, while its median household income rose 27.0% from $32,730 to $41,582.

61.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1981.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,342
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $41,582
Median home value: $93,300
Median gross rent: $713
Housing units: 17,475
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,45635,342

Median household income

$32,730$41,582

Median home value

$74,400$93,300

Median gross rent

$646$713

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,456	$32,730	$74,400	$646
2020	35,931	$35,096	$74,000	$644
2021	36,127	$37,360	$79,100	$681
2022	35,780	$38,723	$89,900	$740
2023	35,342	$41,582	$93,300	$713

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,006	5.7%
5 to 17	5,800	16.4%
18 to 24	2,527	7.2%
25 to 34	4,072	11.5%
35 to 44	4,355	12.3%
45 to 54	4,662	13.2%
55 to 64	5,046	14.3%
65 to 74	4,378	12.4%
75 and over	2,496	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,027	96.3%
Black or African American	190	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.0%
Asian	126	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	15	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.1%
Two or more races	607	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	330	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.9%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,736	18.9%
High school graduate	9,588	38.3%
Some college or associate's	6,912	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,144	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,629	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone85.7%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,594	85.7%
Carpooled	1,066	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	157	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	320	2.9%
Other means	59	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,127	28.8%
15 to 29 min	4,311	39.6%
30 to 44 min	1,853	17.0%
45 to 59 min	543	5.0%
60+ min	1,042	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 26.6% (9,177 of 34,500)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,060	69.6%
Nonfamily households	4,400	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,460	82.7%
Vacant	3,015	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,429	72.1%
Renter-occupied	4,031	27.9%

1-unit, detached61.5%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other29.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,745	61.5%
1-unit, attached	41	0.2%
2 to 4 units	840	4.8%
5 to 19 units	593	3.4%
20 or more units	154	0.9%
Mobile home & other	5,102	29.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 21071
State: Kentucky
Land area: 393 sq mi
Water area: 2.4 sq mi
Center point: 37.5525, -82.7397

Cities & places

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