Floyd County, KY

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None of the households in Floyd 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.

99.6% of the residents in Floyd County, KY are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Floyd County, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Floyd County, KY was 2 cars per household.

Floyd County, KY borders Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, and Pike County, KY.

United States Kentucky

Population & Diversity

Floyd County, KY is home to a population of 35.3k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Floyd County, KY residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

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Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.6%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Floyd County, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Floyd County, KY employs 11.6k people. The largest industries in Floyd County, KY are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,133 people), Educational Services (1,587 people), and Retail Trade (1,328 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

11.6k

2023 Value

± 934

2.94%

1 Year growth

± 11%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Floyd County, KY, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Floyd 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

11.6k

2023 Value

± 934

2.94%

1 Year growth

± 11%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Floyd County, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,133 people), Educational Services (1,587 people), and Retail Trade (1,328 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Floyd County, KY, though some of these residents may live in Floyd 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 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.

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

N/AMitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

N/ARand 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.

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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

Most students graduating from Universities in Floyd County, KY are White (1,259 and 96.3%), followed by Two or More Races (17 and 1.3%), Unknown (13 and 0.994%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (10 and 0.765%).

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Electrician
148 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
54 degrees awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences
47 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Floyd County, KY was Electrician with 148 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Floyd County, KY according to their major.

Student Diversity

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In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,259 degrees mean that there were 74.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 17 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($4,464) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($192) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,152) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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

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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

People in Floyd County, KY have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Floyd County, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Floyd 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (85.7%)
Carpooled (9.52%)
Worked At Home (2.86%)

In 2023, 85.7% of workers in Floyd County, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.52%) and those who worked at home (2.86%).

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

25.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Floyd County, KY have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 5.61% of the workforce in Floyd County, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Floyd 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 Floyd County, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Floyd County, KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Floyd County, KY (9.18k out of 34.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than 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 Floyd County, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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.

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.

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

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