Lynch

Population: 727
Median household income: $28,958
Median home value: $55,700

Lynch, a community in Harlan County, Kentucky, has 727 residents. At $28,958, its median household income sits below Harlan County's $37,198.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lynch's population grew 31.5% from 553 to 727, while its median home value rose 5.1% from $53,000 to $55,700.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 86.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 727
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $28,958
Median home value: $55,700
Median gross rent: $873
Housing units: 417
Homeownership rate: 67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

553727

Median household income

$38,462$28,958

Median home value

$53,000$55,700

Median gross rent

$708$873

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	553	$38,462	$53,000	$708
2020	536	$38,594	$56,300	$630
2021	699	$36,667	$55,600	$850
2022	684	$29,954	$54,600	$925
2023	727	$28,958	$55,700	$873

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	5.9%
5 to 17	124	17.1%
18 to 24	38	5.2%
25 to 34	65	8.9%
35 to 44	104	14.3%
45 to 54	73	10.0%
55 to 64	139	19.1%
65 to 74	96	13.2%
75 and over	45	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	630	86.7%
Black or African American	65	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	32	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate17.6%

Some college or associate's51.3%

Bachelor's degree4.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78	14.9%
High school graduate	92	17.6%
Some college or associate's	268	51.3%
Bachelor's degree	22	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	62	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled16.9%

Public transit5.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	160	73.1%
Carpooled	37	16.9%
Public transit	12	5.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.9%
Other means	8	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	71	32.7%
15 to 29 min	44	20.3%
30 to 44 min	46	21.2%
45 to 59 min	13	6.0%
60+ min	43	19.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 38.4% (279 of 727)

	Count	Share
Family households	203	77.5%
Nonfamily households	59	22.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	262	62.8%
Vacant	155	37.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	178	67.9%
Renter-occupied	84	32.1%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached13.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	336	80.6%
1-unit, attached	58	13.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	5.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2148540
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.9642, -82.9143