Evarts

Population: 804
Median household income: $35,625
Median home value: $81,400

Evarts, a community in Harlan County, Kentucky, has 804 residents. At $35,625, its median household income sits below Harlan County's $37,198.

Between 2019 and 2023, Evarts's population grew 17.2% from 686 to 804, while its median home value rose 33.2% from $61,100 to $81,400.

The median gross rent is $652. 11.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 804
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $35,625
Median home value: $81,400
Median gross rent: $652
Housing units: 282
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 16.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

686804

Median household income

$29,306$35,625

Median home value

$61,100$81,400

Median gross rent

$523$652

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	686	$29,306	$61,100	$523
2020	701	$28,981	$70,000	$545
2021	798	$28,804	$70,300	$606
2022	874	$32,222	$80,700	$621
2023	804	$35,625	$81,400	$652

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4425.9%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	2.6%
5 to 17	113	14.1%
18 to 24	49	6.1%
25 to 34	122	15.2%
35 to 44	208	25.9%
45 to 54	109	13.6%
55 to 64	99	12.3%
65 to 74	52	6.5%
75 and over	31	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	728	90.5%
Black or African American	25	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.2%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree3.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	175	28.2%
High school graduate	186	30.0%
Some college or associate's	191	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	21	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	48	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked10.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	146	82.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	10.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	3.4%
Other means	7	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	73	42.4%
15 to 29 min	62	36.0%
30 to 44 min	15	8.7%
45 to 59 min	3	1.7%
60+ min	19	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 23.7% (142 of 599)

	Count	Share
Family households	185	80.1%
Nonfamily households	46	19.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	231	81.9%
Vacant	51	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	159	68.8%
Renter-occupied	72	31.2%

1-unit, detached75.5%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other14.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	213	75.5%
1-unit, attached	1	0.4%
2 to 4 units	12	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	16	5.7%
Mobile home & other	40	14.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2125606
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.38 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 36.8651, -83.1925