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Magoffin County, KY

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

AI Overview

Magoffin County is a small rural Kentucky county of 11,495 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of just $13,821 and median household income of $33,080, alongside a poverty rate of 33.4% and unemployment of 12.4%. The labor force participation rate of 37.7% is notably low, and only 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, while 74.9% have a high school diploma or equivalent. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $88,300 and median gross rent of $633 per month, and the county's population has declined 9.2% over the past five years.

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

Population

11,495

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$33,080

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-9.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,038 (97.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races126 (1.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race65 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone45 (0.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone35 (0.3%)
  • Asian Alone27 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish104
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

404

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$13,821

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$20,024

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

12.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

33.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,005
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)321
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)308
  4. 4.Construction (Group)305
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)222

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations948
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations627
  3. 3.Service Occupations523
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations479
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations479

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.88×)140
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.02×)291
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.38×)290
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.31×)397
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.27×)906

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$88,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$633/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $80,000 to $89,999293 (8.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999252 (7.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999250 (7.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999218 (6.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999210 (5.9%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999202 (5.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

74.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

37.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,119

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,273 (77.8%)
  • Carpooled362 (12.4%)
  • Walked128 (4.4%)
  • Other77 (2.6%)
  • Worked At Home73 (2.5%)
  • Public Transit10 (0.3%)

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.