Stanton

Population: 3,211
Median household income: $29,141
Median home value: $127,200

Stanton, a community in Powell County, Kentucky, has 3,211 residents. At $29,141, its median household income sits below Powell County's $39,811.

Between 2019 and 2023, Stanton's population grew 18.5% from 2,710 to 3,211, while its median home value rose 8.2% from $117,600 to $127,200.

27.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.58 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,211
Median age: 36.1 yrs
Median household income: $29,141
Median home value: $127,200
Median gross rent: $820
Housing units: 1,385
Homeownership rate: 55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7103,211

Median household income

$36,343$29,141

Median home value

$117,600$127,200

Median gross rent

$728$820

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,710	$36,343	$117,600	$728
2020	2,701	$28,464	$112,500	$755
2021	3,115	$32,313	$112,900	$776
2022	3,214	$29,097	$122,100	$743
2023	3,211	$29,141	$127,200	$820

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	110	3.4%
5 to 17	494	15.4%
18 to 24	361	11.2%
25 to 34	586	18.2%
35 to 44	570	17.8%
45 to 54	279	8.7%
55 to 64	332	10.3%
65 to 74	269	8.4%
75 and over	210	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,075	95.8%
Black or African American	28	0.9%
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	78	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate52.7%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	291	13.0%
High school graduate	1,183	52.7%
Some college or associate's	530	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	127	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	115	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	911	79.6%
Carpooled	131	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	37	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	66	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	515	47.7%
15 to 29 min	119	11.0%
30 to 44 min	195	18.1%
45 to 59 min	75	7.0%
60+ min	175	16.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 27.7% (798 of 2,876)

	Count	Share
Family households	670	60.1%
Nonfamily households	445	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,115	80.5%
Vacant	270	19.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	618	55.4%
Renter-occupied	497	44.6%

1-unit, detached56.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units15.7%

5 to 19 units17.3%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	784	56.6%
1-unit, attached	9	0.6%
2 to 4 units	218	15.7%
5 to 19 units	240	17.3%
20 or more units	6	0.4%
Mobile home & other	128	9.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2173164
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.28 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.8492, -83.8556

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