Mayfield

Population: 9,905
Median household income: $41,458
Median home value: $114,400

Mayfield is a community in Graves County, Kentucky, home to 9,905 residents. The median household income of $41,458 is below the Graves County median ($50,576).

From 2019 to 2023, Mayfield's population held roughly steady from 9,867 to 9,905, while its median home value rose 14.2% from $100,200 to $114,400.

Owners occupy 64.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,905
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $41,458
Median home value: $114,400
Median gross rent: $598
Housing units: 5,059
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,8679,905

Median household income

$32,289$41,458

Median home value

$100,200$114,400

Median gross rent

$624$598

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,867	$32,289	$100,200	$624
2020	9,823	$36,485	$104,200	$588
2021	10,041	$37,212	$107,400	$578
2022	10,011	$42,589	$113,600	$582
2023	9,905	$41,458	$114,400	$598

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	803	8.1%
5 to 17	1,763	17.8%
18 to 24	770	7.8%
25 to 34	1,339	13.5%
35 to 44	1,181	11.9%
45 to 54	730	7.4%
55 to 64	1,543	15.6%
65 to 74	886	8.9%
75 and over	890	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,714	67.8%
Black or African American	1,250	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	40	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	371	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,517	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	671	10.2%
High school graduate	2,656	40.4%
Some college or associate's	1,800	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	761	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	681	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,901	73.3%
Carpooled	479	12.1%
Public transit	8	0.2%
Walked	42	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	416	10.5%
Other means	113	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,165	61.1%
15 to 29 min	735	20.7%
30 to 44 min	510	14.4%
45 to 59 min	79	2.2%
60+ min	54	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 30.7% (2,969 of 9,686)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,459	57.8%
Nonfamily households	1,793	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,252	84.0%
Vacant	807	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,727	64.1%
Renter-occupied	1,525	35.9%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,061	80.3%
1-unit, attached	49	1.0%
2 to 4 units	477	9.4%
5 to 19 units	175	3.5%
20 or more units	156	3.1%
Mobile home & other	141	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2150898
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.7375, -88.6445