Magoffin County, Kentucky

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 11,495
Median household income: $33,632
Median home value: $88,300

Magoffin County, Kentucky counts 11,495 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $33,632 runs below the Kentucky figure of $62,417.

Between 2019 and 2023, Magoffin County's population declined 8.0% from 12,491 to 11,495, while its median household income rose 19.5% from $28,147 to $33,632.

Households average 2.49 people. The median gross rent is $633.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,495
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $33,632
Median home value: $88,300
Median gross rent: $633
Housing units: 5,466
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 12.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,49111,495

Median household income

$28,147$33,632

Median home value

$66,800$88,300

Median gross rent

$533$633

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,491	$28,147	$66,800	$533
2020	12,346	$27,807	$71,100	$604
2021	11,818	$29,615	$77,900	$609
2022	11,647	$31,927	$83,400	$623
2023	11,495	$33,632	$88,300	$633

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	696	6.1%
5 to 17	1,901	16.5%
18 to 24	793	6.9%
25 to 34	1,393	12.1%
35 to 44	1,282	11.2%
45 to 54	1,569	13.6%
55 to 64	1,731	15.1%
65 to 74	1,347	11.7%
75 and over	783	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,220	97.6%
Black or African American	6	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.2%
Asian	13	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	84	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	150	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.1%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,035	25.1%
High school graduate	3,368	41.6%
Some college or associate's	1,633	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	367	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	702	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,283	79.0%
Carpooled	436	15.1%
Public transit	8	0.3%
Walked	84	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	1.5%
Other means	37	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	844	29.6%
15 to 29 min	760	26.7%
30 to 44 min	501	17.6%
45 to 59 min	355	12.5%
60+ min	388	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 33.4% (3,775 of 11,309)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,052	66.9%
Nonfamily households	1,512	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,564	83.5%
Vacant	902	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,539	77.5%
Renter-occupied	1,025	22.5%

1-unit, detached50.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other44.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,745	50.2%
1-unit, attached	23	0.4%
2 to 4 units	149	2.7%
5 to 19 units	103	1.9%
20 or more units	14	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2,432	44.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 21153
State: Kentucky
Land area: 308 sq mi
Water area: 0.71 sq mi
Center point: 37.6990, -83.0697