Mortons Gap

Population: 746
Median household income: $38,750
Median home value: $99,000

Located in Hopkins County, Kentucky, Mortons Gap is a community with a population of 746. At $38,750, its median household income sits below Hopkins County's $57,610.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mortons Gap's population declined 25.5% from 1,001 to 746, while its median home value rose 84.0% from $53,800 to $99,000.

The median gross rent is $688. 6.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 746
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $38,750
Median home value: $99,000
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 367
Homeownership rate: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,001746

Median household income

$35,972$38,750

Median home value

$53,800$99,000

Median gross rent

$682$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,001	$35,972	$53,800	$682
2020	1,052	$35,156	$67,100	$709
2021	975	$41,050	$75,600	$641
2022	841	$39,205	$84,000	$814
2023	746	$38,750	$99,000	$688

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 242.0%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6423.1%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	7.5%
5 to 17	122	16.4%
18 to 24	15	2.0%
25 to 34	81	10.9%
35 to 44	97	13.0%
45 to 54	71	9.5%
55 to 64	172	23.1%
65 to 74	71	9.5%
75 and over	61	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	725	97.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree6.0%

Graduate or professional degree0.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	11.4%
High school graduate	237	42.9%
Some college or associate's	217	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	33	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone93.4%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	198	93.4%
Carpooled	5	2.4%
Public transit	2	0.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	7	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	53	25.0%
15 to 29 min	126	59.4%
30 to 44 min	17	8.0%
45 to 59 min	7	3.3%
60+ min	9	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 20.6% (154 of 746)

	Count	Share
Family households	206	66.0%
Nonfamily households	106	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	312	85.0%
Vacant	55	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	258	82.7%
Renter-occupied	54	17.3%

1-unit, detached87.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	320	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2153616
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.18 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.2422, -87.4675