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Floyd County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Floyd County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Floyd County, KY is a small Appalachian county of 35,342 residents with an economy marked by low labor force participation (43.9%) and a 7.1% unemployment rate, reflecting the structural workforce constraints common to the region. The available labor pool skews older (median age 42.8) with 15.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings run at $35,913 against a median household income of $41,279. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $93,300 and median gross rent of $713/month—though a 26.6% poverty rate and a 4.3% population decline over five years signal ongoing economic contraction.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

35,342

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$41,279

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.3% since 2018

Floyd County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,726 (95.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race745 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races340 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone195 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone134 (0.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone59 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Asian and Pacific Island88
  2. 2.Spanish67
  3. 3.Other Indo-European53
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic42
  5. 5.Arabic32

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,331

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,381

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,142

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

26.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,834
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,403
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services963
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)849
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)787

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,323
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,365
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,987
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,659
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,062

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.99×)552
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.64×)437
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.41×)771
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.37×)3,720
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.07×)1,087

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$93,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$713/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,194 (11.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,171 (11.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,058 (10.0%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999649 (6.1%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999620 (5.8%)
  • Less Than $10,000562 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

43.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,913

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,184 (82.9%)
  • Carpooled1,177 (10.6%)
  • Worked At Home355 (3.2%)
  • Walked210 (1.9%)
  • Other129 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle10 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.