Vanceburg

Population: 1,443
Median household income: $26,369
Median home value: $78,100

Vanceburg, a community in Lewis County, Kentucky, has 1,443 residents. At $26,369, its median household income sits below Lewis County's $41,632.

From 2019 to 2023, Vanceburg's population declined 1.3% from 1,462 to 1,443, while its median home value rose 36.8% from $57,100 to $78,100.

8.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 50.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,443
Median age: 49.6 yrs
Median household income: $26,369
Median home value: $78,100
Median gross rent: $465
Housing units: 755
Homeownership rate: 50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4621,443

Median household income

$17,197$26,369

Median home value

$57,100$78,100

Median gross rent

$425$465

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,462	$17,197	$57,100	$425
2020	1,385	$18,264	$62,800	$395
2021	1,430	$21,179	$65,000	$465
2022	1,303	$25,089	$68,700	$490
2023	1,443	$26,369	$78,100	$465

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6421.1%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	4.4%
5 to 17	164	11.4%
18 to 24	113	7.8%
25 to 34	110	7.6%
35 to 44	185	12.8%
45 to 54	162	11.2%
55 to 64	305	21.1%
65 to 74	204	14.1%
75 and over	136	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,384	95.9%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
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	44	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.3%

High school graduate48.0%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree3.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	268	24.3%
High school graduate	529	48.0%
Some college or associate's	213	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	40	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	52	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone94.6%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	298	94.6%
Carpooled	7	2.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	160	51.6%
15 to 29 min	25	8.1%
30 to 44 min	46	14.8%
45 to 59 min	55	17.7%
60+ min	24	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.92
Poverty rate: 41.7% (542 of 1,301)

	Count	Share
Family households	316	46.7%
Nonfamily households	361	53.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	677	89.7%
Vacant	78	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	340	50.2%
Renter-occupied	337	49.8%

1-unit, detached59.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units12.3%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other12.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	447	59.2%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	93	12.3%
5 to 19 units	112	14.8%
20 or more units	4	0.5%
Mobile home & other	96	12.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2179068
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 38.5945, -83.3236