Fleming-Neon

Population: 555
Median household income: $37,969
Median home value: $52,700

Located in Letcher County, Kentucky, Fleming-Neon is a community with a population of 555. At $37,969, its median household income sits below Letcher County's $40,501.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fleming-Neon's population grew 3.4% from 537 to 555, while its median home value rose 44.4% from $36,500 to $52,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.3% of the population. 78.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 555
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $37,969
Median home value: $52,700
Median gross rent: $693
Housing units: 306
Homeownership rate: 88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

537555

Median household income

$25,694$37,969

Median home value

$36,500$52,700

Median gross rent

$363$693

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	537	$25,694	$36,500	$363
2020	494	$28,203	$36,200	—
2021	621	$26,909	$37,300	$592
2022	862	$55,438	$43,600	$725
2023	555	$37,969	$52,700	$693

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

Age distribution

Under 510.6%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 3419.3%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 5422.9%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	10.6%
5 to 17	95	17.1%
18 to 24	17	3.1%
25 to 34	107	19.3%
35 to 44	35	6.3%
45 to 54	127	22.9%
55 to 64	50	9.0%
65 to 74	34	6.1%
75 and over	31	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	490	88.3%
Black or African American	23	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	14.6%
High school graduate	134	34.9%
Some college or associate's	133	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	47	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	177	78.3%
Carpooled	10	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	15.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39	20.5%
15 to 29 min	92	48.4%
30 to 44 min	21	11.1%
45 to 59 min	11	5.8%
60+ min	27	14.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 14.9% (82 of 549)

	Count	Share
Family households	175	76.4%
Nonfamily households	54	23.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	229	74.8%
Vacant	77	25.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	203	88.6%
Renter-occupied	26	11.4%

1-unit, detached62.4%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	191	62.4%
1-unit, attached	9	2.9%
2 to 4 units	19	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	87	28.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2127846
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1990, -82.7033