Mayking

Population: 645
Median household income: $29,198
Median home value: $71,500

Mayking, a community in Letcher County, Kentucky, has 645 residents. At $29,198, its median household income sits below Letcher County's $40,501.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mayking's population grew 32.2% from 488 to 645.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 100.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 645
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $29,198
Median home value: $71,500
Median gross rent: $676
Housing units: 247
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

488645

Median household income

$59,250$29,198

Median home value

$56,700$71,500

Median gross rent

$614$676

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	488	$59,250	—	$614
2020	513	—	—	$1,021
2021	531	—	—	$1,018
2022	527	—	$56,700	$1,049
2023	645	$29,198	$71,500	$676

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

Age distribution

Under 512.7%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 341.7%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	82	12.7%
5 to 17	151	23.4%
18 to 24	20	3.1%
25 to 34	11	1.7%
35 to 44	60	9.3%
45 to 54	95	14.7%
55 to 64	119	18.4%
65 to 74	107	16.6%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	645	100.0%
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)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.7%

High school graduate36.5%

Some college or associate's38.0%

Bachelor's degree1.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	21.7%
High school graduate	143	36.5%
Some college or associate's	149	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	6	1.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9	2.3%

Commute to work

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	85	85.9%
Carpooled	14	14.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	57	57.6%
15 to 29 min	14	14.1%
30 to 44 min	18	18.2%
45 to 59 min	10	10.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.45
Poverty rate: 62.2% (401 of 645)

	Count	Share
Family households	147	78.6%
Nonfamily households	40	21.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	187	75.7%
Vacant	60	24.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	113	60.4%
Renter-occupied	74	39.6%

1-unit, detached71.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	176	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	71	28.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2150952
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.1363, -82.7746