Blackey

Population: 108
Median home value: $91,300

Blackey is a community in Letcher County, Kentucky, home to 108 residents. Its median home value of $91,300 runs above the Letcher County figure of $70,500.

From 2019 to 2023, Blackey's population grew 3.8% from 104 to 108, while its median home value rose 66.9% from $54,700 to $91,300.

24.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 108
Median age: 52.5 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $91,300
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 59
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

104108

Median home value

$54,700$91,300

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	104	$22,917	$54,700
2020	85	—	$50,600
2021	128	—	$55,000
2022	105	—	$56,400
2023	108	—	$91,300

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

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 170.9%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 446.5%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 7423.1%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	10.2%
5 to 17	1	0.9%
18 to 24	9	8.3%
25 to 34	14	13.0%
35 to 44	7	6.5%
45 to 54	14	13.0%
55 to 64	22	20.4%
65 to 74	25	23.1%
75 and over	5	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	103	95.4%
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	2	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate48.3%

Some college or associate's17.2%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9	10.3%
High school graduate	42	48.3%
Some college or associate's	15	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	18	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked26.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13	68.4%
Carpooled	1	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	26.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5	26.3%
15 to 29 min	8	42.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	1	5.3%
60+ min	5	26.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.86
Poverty rate: 51.9% (56 of 108)

	Count	Share
Family households	28	48.3%
Nonfamily households	30	51.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	58	98.3%
Vacant	1	1.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41	70.7%
Renter-occupied	17	29.3%

1-unit, detached81.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	48	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	10.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2107012
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.44 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.1372, -82.9856