Estill County, KY

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2023 Population

14,079

0.417% 1-year decline

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

44.3

1.37% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$111,900

11.2% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

5,084

5.59% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Estill County, KY had a population of 14.1k people with a median age of 44.3 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Estill County, KY declined from 14,138 to 14,079, a −0.417% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Estill County, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Estill County, KY was $111,900, and the homeownership rate was 72.4%.

Most people in Estill County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Estill County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Estill County, KY borders Clark County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Lee County, KY, Madison County, KY, and Powell County, KY.

United States Kentucky

Economy

The economy of Estill County, KY employs 5.08k people. The largest industries in Estill County, KY are Manufacturing (1,301 people), Retail Trade (708 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (634 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($85,125), Utilities ($80,556), and Wholesale Trade ($49,073).

Employment

Occupations

5.08k

2023 Value

± 496

5.59%

1 Year growth

± 13.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Estill County, KY grew at a rate of 5.59%, from 4.82k employees to 5.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Estill County, KY, are Production Occupations (1,028 people), Sales & Related Occupations (572 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (522 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Estill County, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.08k

2023 Value

± 496

5.59%

1 Year growth

± 13.8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Estill County, KY grew at a rate of 5.59%, from 4.82k employees to 5.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Estill County, KY, are Manufacturing (1,301 people), Retail Trade (708 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (634 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Estill County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Estill County, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

23
Other Services (except Public Administration)
17
Retail Trade
15
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$20.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$7.91k
Manufacturing
$7k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Estill County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 78% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.979%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (78%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.979%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Estill County, KY went to Donald J. Trump with 78% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.979%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Estill County, KY for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

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Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Estill County, KY was $111,900 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $100,600 to $111,900, a 11.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Estill County, KY is 72.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Estill County, KY have an average commute time of 34.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Estill County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$111,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$10,835

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Estill County, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Estill County, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Estill County, KY colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

5.9k

Number of Households

± 516

In N/A, the median household income of the 5.9k households in Estill County, KY N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Estill County, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Estill County, KY is from Estill County, KY.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Estill County, KY across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (73.8%)
Carpooled (17%)
Walked (4.41%)

In 2023, 73.8% of workers in Estill County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17%) and those who walked to work (4.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

34.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Estill County, KY have a longer commute time (34.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 7.97% of the workforce in Estill County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Estill County, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Estill County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Estill County, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Estill County, KY (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Estill County, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 30% of the children was living in poverty in Estill County, KY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 9.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Estill County, KY has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 41.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Estill County, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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