Eddyville

Population: 2,945
Median household income: $58,527
Median home value: $188,500

Eddyville is a community in Lyon County, Kentucky, home to 2,945 residents. At $58,527, its median household income sits below Lyon County's $64,464.

Between 2019 and 2023, Eddyville's population grew 15.6% from 2,548 to 2,945, while its median home value rose 57.7% from $119,500 to $188,500.

68.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,945
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $58,527
Median home value: $188,500
Median gross rent: $745
Housing units: 1,047
Homeownership rate: 57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5482,945

Median household income

$34,205$58,527

Median home value

$119,500$188,500

Median gross rent

$524$745

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,548	$34,205	$119,500	$524
2020	2,556	$32,411	$135,800	$539
2021	2,618	$40,500	$141,700	$603
2022	2,783	$37,475	$162,500	$681
2023	2,945	$58,527	$188,500	$745

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 176.1%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3425.8%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	223	7.6%
5 to 17	179	6.1%
18 to 24	242	8.2%
25 to 34	761	25.8%
35 to 44	405	13.8%
45 to 54	380	12.9%
55 to 64	293	9.9%
65 to 74	235	8.0%
75 and over	227	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,349	79.8%
Black or African American	376	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	37	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.2%
Two or more races	96	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate55.4%

Some college or associate's19.6%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	249	10.8%
High school graduate	1,275	55.4%
Some college or associate's	451	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	192	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	134	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.2%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	812	86.2%
Carpooled	49	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	7.5%
Other means	2	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	407	46.7%
15 to 29 min	170	19.5%
30 to 44 min	66	7.6%
45 to 59 min	132	15.2%
60+ min	96	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 11.3% (222 of 1,963)

	Count	Share
Family households	523	61.5%
Nonfamily households	328	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	851	81.3%
Vacant	196	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	490	57.6%
Renter-occupied	361	42.4%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.2%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	720	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	180	17.2%
5 to 19 units	71	6.8%
20 or more units	9	0.9%
Mobile home & other	67	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2123824
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.81 sq mi
Center point: 37.0774, -88.0749

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