Pippa Passes

Population: 472

Pippa Passes, a community in Knott County, Kentucky, has 472 residents.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pippa Passes's population declined 28.2% from 657 to 472, while its median gross rent fell 17.1% from $375 to $311.

The median resident is 20.6 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 75.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 472
Median age: 20.6 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $311
Housing units: 80
Homeownership rate: 7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 78.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

657472

Median gross rent

$375$311

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	657	$61,875	—	$375
2020	677	—	—	$339
2021	618	—	—	$353
2022	543	—	$325,000	$328
2023	472	—	—	$311

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 171.5%

18 to 2475.6%

25 to 343.6%

35 to 441.7%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 644.0%

65 to 743.8%

75 and over0.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	2.5%
5 to 17	7	1.5%
18 to 24	357	75.6%
25 to 34	17	3.6%
35 to 44	8	1.7%
45 to 54	33	7.0%
55 to 64	19	4.0%
65 to 74	18	3.8%
75 and over	1	0.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	396	83.9%
Black or African American	36	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	1.3%
Asian	8	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	1.5%
Two or more races	3	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate2.1%

Some college or associate's18.8%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree45.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1	1.0%
High school graduate	2	2.1%
Some college or associate's	18	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	31	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	44	45.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone29.0%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked56.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	45	29.0%
Carpooled	12	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	87	56.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	7.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	112	77.8%
15 to 29 min	17	11.8%
30 to 44 min	13	9.0%
45 to 59 min	1	0.7%
60+ min	1	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.78
Poverty rate: 26.7% (31 of 116)

	Count	Share
Family households	21	32.3%
Nonfamily households	44	67.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	65	81.3%
Vacant	15	18.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5	7.7%
Renter-occupied	60	92.3%

1-unit, detached46.3%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units41.3%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	37	46.3%
1-unit, attached	6	7.5%
2 to 4 units	33	41.3%
5 to 19 units	4	5.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2161374
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.3342, -82.8733

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