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Floyd County, KY


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

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2022 population: 34,978   ( 4,473 from 2010 , 970 from 2020)
Land area: 393.3 square miles
Population density: 88.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:33,949 97.06% 12.1%
Black:2550.73% 12.7%
Indian:470.13% 20.5%
Asian:1110.32% 48.0%
2+ races:2870.82% 44.9%
Hispanic:3290.94% 50.2%
Total non-White:1,0292.94% 24.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:867 12.1
Deaths:1,54321.5
Net Migration: -282-3.9
Net Immigration: -2-0.0
Change in White population:-4,675 -11.9
Change in Non-White pop.:202 0.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
39,451
38,62497.90%
2920.74%
390.10%
750.19%
1980.50%
2190.56%
8272.10%

2000
42,441
41,28297.27%
5431.28%
450.11%
1280.30%
1710.40%
2600.61%
1,1592.73%

1990
43,586
43,17599.06%
2640.61%
150.03%
430.10%
n/a
890.20%
4110.94%

1980
48,764
48,12398.69%
2190.45%
460.09%
480.10%
n/a
3280.67%
6411.31%

1970
35,889
35,29998.36%
5061.41%
60.02%
120.03%
n/a
600.17%
590 1.64%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
5,100 12.0
4,54310.7
-908-2.1
600.1
-2,658 -6.3
-332 -0.8
1990's
NumberRate
6,037 13.9
4,59110.5
-2,041-4.7
1300.3
-1,893 -4.3
748 1.7
1980's
NumberRate
7,259 14.9
4,135 8.5
-7,967 -16.3
n/a
-4,948 -10.1
-230 -0.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
8,321 23.2
n/a
12,824 35.7
51 0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Floyd 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
NumberPercent
42.9
7,930 22.7%
27,048 77.3%
6,727 19.2%
14,282
2.44
9,976 69.9%
7,112 71.3%
955 9.6%
4,306 30.1%

2010
NumberPercent
39.9
8,874 22.5%
30,577 77.5%
5,351 13.6%
16,060
2.41
11,052 68.8%
8,038 72.7%
1,109 10.0%
5,008 31.2%

2000
NumberPercent
36.6
10,022 23.6%
32,419 76.4%
5,176 12.2%
16,869
2.45
12,371 73.3%
9,839 79.5%
1,101 8.9%
4,498 26.7%

1990
NumberPercent
31.9
12,499 28.7%
31,087 71.3%
5,024 11.5%
15,629
2.76
12,423 79.5%
10,278 82.7%
952 7.7%
3,206 20.5%

1980
NumberPercent
28.2
16,061 32.9%
32,703 67.1%
4,868 10.0%
15,958
3.04
13,396 83.9%
11,456 85.5%
740 5.5%
2,562 16.1%

2022 Housing Data for Floyd County, KY

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units17,446 
Median Value$89,900 
Occupied14,28281.9%
Vacant3,16418.1%
Owned10,17671.3%
Rented4,10628.7%
Median Rent$740 
Single-Family Units10,61060.8%
    Detached10,56560.6%
    Attached450.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units7854.5%
Mobile Homes5,27430.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Floyd County, KY

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,56310.9%
$10,000 to $14,9991,42310.0%
$15,000 to $19,9999426.6%
$20,000 to $24,9991,0087.1%
$25,000 to $29,9991,0177.1%
$30,000 to $34,9997285.1%
$35,000 to $39,9995553.9%
$40,000 to $44,9993582.5%
$45,000 to $49,9995513.9%
$50,000 to $59,9991,0167.1%
$60,000 to $74,9991,1828.3%
$75,000 to $99,9991,72212.1%
$100,000 to $124,9991,1177.8%
$125,000 to $149,9994773.3%
$150,000 to $199,9994333.0%
$200,000 or more1901.3%
Median Household Income38,723 
Per Capita Income22,179 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state90 
Compared to U.S.72 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,98913.9%
Public Assistance2822.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,66125.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed10,40347.4%
Unemployed8153.7%
In Armed Forces140.1%
Total Labor Force11,23251.2%
Not in Labor Force10,69548.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 52.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,0982,80859.3%
Non-Profit3521,13823.6%
Self-Employed39531555.6%
Local Government38538350.1%
State Government47775638.7%
Federal Government805858.0%
Total Private + Self4,4933,12359.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,2942,33535.7%
Total5,7875,45851.5%
Pct. Govt.19.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,63214.5%
Sales and Office Occupations2,32620.7%
Professional, Technical2,26520.1%
Service Occupations2,15419.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing60.1%
All others2,87225.5%
White Collar 55.3%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance2,07018.4%
Educational services1,38212.3%
Retail trade1,19710.6%
Accommodation and food services1,12010.0%
Public administration7256.4%
Manufacturing7156.4%
Construction6265.6%
Other services5064.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction4924.4%
Transportation and warehousing4784.2%
Wholesale trade3713.3%
Professional, scientific, technical3403.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2972.6%
Information2562.3%
Finance and insurance2382.1%
Utilities2232.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1251.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing590.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting290.3%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican310.09%
Puerto Rican120.03%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American250.07%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran250.07%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic00.00%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian560.16%
Japanese300.08%
Burmese260.07%
Filipino80.02%
Chinese60.02%
Vietnamese30.01%
Korean30.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English33,46299.1%
Arabic780.2%
Other Asian600.2%
Other Indo-European560.2%
German, other Germanic450.1%
Spanish370.1%
Chinese60.0%
Korean30.0%
Vietnamese20.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American7,74521.6%
English3,72410.4%
Irish3,2909.2%
German1,8745.2%
Scottish5911.7%
Scotch-Irish5341.5%
Italian3941.1%
Welsh3270.9%
European2330.7%
Polish1510.4%
Dutch1410.4%
Russian1300.4%
British1160.3%
French1120.3%
Hungarian730.2%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen35,65499.6%
Not a citizen1260.4%
Native35,61099.5%
Foreign-born1700.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Floyd County, KY

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,227 8.8%2,989 11.9%9,887 39.3%6,796 27.0%1,906 7.6%1,381 5.5%
  Average years of education: 12.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,227 8.8%
9-12 Years 2,989 11.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 9,887 39.3%
Some College 6,796 27.0%
Bach. Degree 1,906 7.6%
Grad Degree 1,381 5.5%
Average years of education: 12.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Floyd County, KY

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 14,661 13,439 1,222 8.3% 6.0%
1991 14,921 13,228 1,693 11.3% 7.3%
1992 15,040 13,391 1,649 11.0% 6.9%
1993 14,698 13,271 1,427 9.7% 6.2%
1994 14,406 13,194 1,212 8.4% 5.4%
1995 14,404 12,891 1,513 10.5% 5.4%
1996 14,034 12,563 1,471 10.5% 5.4%
1997 13,883 12,675 1,208 8.7% 5.2%
1998 13,894 12,975 919 6.6% 4.5%
1999 13,682 12,619 1,063 7.8% 4.5%
2000 13,815 12,868 947 6.9% 4.1%
2001 13,904 12,975 929 6.7% 5.2%
2002 14,204 13,181 1,023 7.2% 5.8%
2003 14,515 13,329 1,186 8.2% 6.2%
2004 14,820 13,760 1,060 7.2% 5.5%
2005 14,921 13,875 1,046 7.0% 5.9%
2006 15,188 14,214 974 6.4% 5.7%
2007 15,107 14,129 978 6.5% 5.4%
2008 15,323 14,288 1,035 6.8% 6.5%
2009 15,653 13,873 1,780 11.4% 10.8%
2010 14,018 12,113 1,905 13.6% 10.3%
2011 13,750 12,217 1,533 11.1% 9.4%
2012 13,744 12,142 1,602 11.7% 8.2%
2013 13,130 11,404 1,726 13.1% 7.9%
2014 12,404 11,135 1,269 10.2% 6.4%
2015 11,551 10,468 1,083 9.4% 5.2%
2016 11,447 10,169 1,278 11.2% 5.0%
2017 11,250 10,334 916 8.1% 4.8%
2018 10,895 10,204 691 6.3% 4.2%
2019 11,089 10,409 680 6.1% 4.1%
2020 10,688 9,705 983 9.2% 6.6%
2021 10,749 10,040 709 6.6% 4.4%
2022 10,907 10,273 634 5.8% 3.9%
2023 10,873 10,222 651 6.0% 4.2%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com