Elliott County, KY

Designated Market Area: Charleston-Huntington, WV-KY-OH
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Government, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

Places in Elliott County, KY [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 7,293 ( 559 from 2010 , 59 from 2020)
Land area: 234.3 square miles
Population density: 31.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,763	92.73%	9.5%
Black:	305	4.18%	16.4%
Indian:	20	0.27%	122.2%
Asian:	26	0.36%	136.4%
2+ races:	66	0.90%	100.0%
Hispanic:	113	1.55%	82.3%

Total non-White:	530	7.27%	39.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	117	8.0
Deaths:	225	15.3
Net Migration:	56	3.8
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.1

Change in White population:	-710	-9.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	151	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,852
7,473	95.17%
262	3.34%
9	0.11%
11	0.14%
33	0.42%
62	0.79%
379	4.83%

2000
6,748
6,655	98.62%
2	0.03%
5	0.07%
1	0.01%
45	0.67%
40	0.59%
93	1.38%

1990
6,455
6,414	99.36%
0	0.00%
16	0.25%
0	0.00%
n/a
25	0.39%
41	0.64%

1980
6,908
6,857	99.26%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
51	0.74%
51	0.74%

1970
5,933
5,876	99.04%
47	0.79%
5	0.08%
5	0.08%
n/a
0	0.00%
57	0.96%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
725	10.7
728	10.8
2,204	32.7
15	0.2

818	12.1
286	4.2

Number	Rate
1990's
698	10.8
651	10.1
140	2.2
2	0.0

241	3.7
52	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
760	11.0
568	8.2
-605	-8.8
n/a

-443	-6.4
-10	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
591	10.0
n/a

981	16.5
-6	-0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Elliott County, KY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.6
1,279	17.5%
6,014	82.5%
1,510	20.7%

2,263
2.68

1,524	67.3%
1,205	79.1%
117	7.7%
739	32.7%

2010
Number	Percent
39.9
1,600	20.4%
6,252	79.6%
1,134	14.4%

2,773
2.45

1,955	70.5%
1,503	76.9%
165	8.4%
818	29.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.9
1,703	25.2%
5,045	74.8%
902	13.4%

2,629
2.54

1,919	73.0%
1,564	81.5%
140	7.3%
710	27.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
1,864	28.9%
4,591	71.1%
807	12.5%

2,333
2.77

1,863	79.9%
1,524	81.8%
136	7.3%
470	20.1%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
2,383	34.5%
4,525	65.5%
761	11.0%

2,192
3.15

1,865	85.1%
1,651	88.5%
108	5.8%
327	14.9%

2022 Housing Data for Elliott County, KY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	208	9.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	244	10.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	162	7.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	127	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	155	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	118	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	140	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	43	1.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	165	7.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	2.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	303	13.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	222	9.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	201	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	84	3.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	20	0.9%
$200,000 or more	11	0.5%

Median Household Income	39,469
Per Capita Income	17,242

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	92
Compared to U.S.	74

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	280	12.4%
Public Assistance	34	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	566	25.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,790	38.8%
Unemployed	121	2.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,911	41.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,697	58.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		61.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	491	592	45.3%
Non-Profit	3	75	3.8%
Self-Employed	346	37	90.3%

Local Government	29	38	43.3%
State Government	162	111	59.3%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	837	629	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	194	224	46.4%
Total	1,031	853	54.7%

Pct. Govt.	18.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	155	8.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	215	11.4%
Professional, Technical	425	22.6%
Service Occupations	226	12.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	34	1.8%
All others	863	45.8%

White Collar		42.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	388	20.6%
Construction	278	14.8%
Health care and social assistance	263	14.0%
Public administration	206	10.9%
Educational services	138	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	111	5.9%
Retail trade	101	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	100	5.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	56	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	53	2.8%
Other services	44	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	35	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	34	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	1.5%
Finance and insurance	21	1.1%
Utilities	13	0.7%
Wholesale trade	8	0.4%
Information	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.07%
Puerto Rican	30	0.41%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	35	0.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,010	99.1%
German, other Germanic	49	0.7%
Spanish	14	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	2,695	36.5%
Irish	1,041	14.1%
English	771	10.4%
German	430	5.8%
Scottish	149	2.0%
French	134	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	81	1.1%
Polish	58	0.8%
Welsh	56	0.8%
Dutch	43	0.6%
European	26	0.4%
Swedish	25	0.3%
Italian	19	0.3%
Eastern European	14	0.2%
British	13	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,373	99.9%
Not a citizen	5	0.1%

Native	7,369	99.9%
Foreign-born	9	0.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
679	12.2%	689	12.4%	2,529	45.5%	1,099	19.8%	387	7.0%	178	3.2%
Average years of education: 11.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	679	12.2%
9-12 Years	689	12.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,529	45.5%
Some College	1,099	19.8%
Bach. Degree	387	7.0%
Grad Degree	178	3.2%
Average years of education: 11.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,246	1,935	311	13.8%	6.0%
1991	2,448	2,033	415	17.0%	7.3%
1992	2,409	1,997	412	17.1%	6.9%
1993	2,401	2,041	360	15.0%	6.2%
1994	2,457	2,124	333	13.6%	5.4%
1995	2,619	2,154	465	17.8%	5.4%
1996	2,780	2,370	410	14.7%	5.4%
1997	2,899	2,492	407	14.0%	5.2%
1998	2,876	2,484	392	13.6%	4.5%
1999	2,777	2,388	389	14.0%	4.5%

2000	2,458	2,241	217	8.8%	4.1%
2001	2,550	2,326	224	8.8%	5.2%
2002	2,637	2,409	228	8.6%	5.8%
2003	2,737	2,510	227	8.3%	6.2%
2004	2,827	2,535	292	10.3%	5.5%
2005	2,993	2,706	287	9.6%	5.9%
2006	3,091	2,832	259	8.4%	5.7%
2007	3,046	2,818	228	7.5%	5.4%
2008	3,156	2,890	266	8.4%	6.5%
2009	3,286	2,827	459	14.0%	10.8%

2010	2,413	2,028	385	16.0%	10.3%
2011	2,337	1,969	368	15.7%	9.4%
2012	2,306	1,973	333	14.4%	8.2%
2013	2,254	1,930	324	14.4%	7.9%
2014	2,154	1,911	243	11.3%	6.4%
2015	2,036	1,829	207	10.2%	5.2%
2016	2,096	1,858	238	11.4%	5.0%
2017	2,110	1,891	219	10.4%	4.8%
2018	2,045	1,859	186	9.1%	4.2%
2019	2,027	1,866	161	7.9%	4.1%

2020	1,967	1,769	198	10.1%	6.6%
2021	1,876	1,728	148	7.9%	4.4%
2022	1,893	1,741	152	8.0%	3.9%
2023	1,879	1,724	155	8.2%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,056
Median Value	$90,400

Occupied	2,263	74.1%
Vacant	793	25.9%

Owned	1,735	76.7%
Rented	528	23.3%
Median Rent	$625

Single-Family Units	1,742	57.0%
Detached	1,730	56.6%
Attached	12	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	97	3.2%
Mobile Homes	1,173	38.4%

Elliott County, KY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elliott County, KY

2022 Housing Data for Elliott County, KY

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elliott County, KY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Elliott County, KY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elliott County, KY

Historical Labor Force Data for Elliott County, KY