Crab Orchard

Population: 762
Median household income: $31,397
Median home value: $97,700

Crab Orchard is a community in Lincoln County, Kentucky, home to 762 residents. The median household income of $31,397 is below the Lincoln County median ($50,862).

From 2019 to 2023, Crab Orchard's population declined 6.3% from 813 to 762, while its median home value rose 36.3% from $71,700 to $97,700.

31.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.32 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 762
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $31,397
Median home value: $97,700
Median gross rent: $613
Housing units: 428
Homeownership rate: 58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
Unemployment rate: 19.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

813762

Median household income

$25,833$31,397

Median home value

$71,700$97,700

Median gross rent

$398$613

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	813	$25,833	$71,700	$398
2020	717	$20,536	$67,400	$390
2021	668	$24,659	$69,300	$432
2022	796	$27,721	$83,800	$577
2023	762	$31,397	$97,700	$613

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	6.7%
5 to 17	118	15.5%
18 to 24	84	11.0%
25 to 34	81	10.6%
35 to 44	117	15.4%
45 to 54	113	14.8%
55 to 64	75	9.8%
65 to 74	68	8.9%
75 and over	55	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	724	95.0%
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	20	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.4%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	109	21.4%
High school graduate	217	42.6%
Some college or associate's	157	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	23	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	175	81.0%
Carpooled	30	13.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	5.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29	14.1%
15 to 29 min	80	39.0%
30 to 44 min	50	24.4%
45 to 59 min	17	8.3%
60+ min	29	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 31.2% (238 of 762)

	Count	Share
Family households	182	55.3%
Nonfamily households	147	44.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	329	76.9%
Vacant	99	23.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	192	58.4%
Renter-occupied	137	41.6%

1-unit, detached77.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	331	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	5.4%
5 to 19 units	47	11.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	6.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2117956
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.4623, -84.5070