Elkhorn City

Population: 911
Median household income: $58,021
Median home value: $105,100

Elkhorn City, a community in Pike County, Kentucky, has 911 residents. At $58,021, its median household income sits above Pike County's $42,179.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elkhorn City's population declined 17.0% from 1,097 to 911, while its median home value rose 42.0% from $74,000 to $105,100.

The median gross rent is $588. 25.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 911
Median age: 50.8 yrs
Median household income: $58,021
Median home value: $105,100
Median gross rent: $588
Housing units: 485
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 13.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,097911

Median household income

$24,338$58,021

Median home value

$74,000$105,100

Median gross rent

$526$588

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,097	$24,338	$74,000	$526
2020	1,085	$25,685	$69,300	$653
2021	1,173	$30,208	$76,300	$586
2022	1,013	$43,819	$100,800	$628
2023	911	$58,021	$105,100	$588

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

Age distribution

Under 51.0%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7417.1%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	1.0%
5 to 17	98	10.8%
18 to 24	101	11.1%
25 to 34	95	10.4%
35 to 44	85	9.3%
45 to 54	142	15.6%
55 to 64	129	14.2%
65 to 74	156	17.1%
75 and over	96	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	893	98.0%
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	18	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	123	17.5%
High school graduate	232	33.0%
Some college or associate's	166	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	134	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	48	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled21.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	231	74.3%
Carpooled	66	21.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	14	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	121	38.9%
15 to 29 min	33	10.6%
30 to 44 min	112	36.0%
45 to 59 min	28	9.0%
60+ min	17	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 13.2% (109 of 823)

	Count	Share
Family households	202	58.6%
Nonfamily households	143	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	345	71.1%
Vacant	140	28.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	244	70.7%
Renter-occupied	101	29.3%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units15.7%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other11.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	298	61.4%
1-unit, attached	3	0.6%
2 to 4 units	42	8.7%
5 to 19 units	76	15.7%
20 or more units	11	2.3%
Mobile home & other	55	11.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2124382
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.3203, -82.3523